Palin’s PAC Spent $7,300 on De-icing Private Jets, Donated $7,500 to Candidates

Via: Politics Daily: SarahPAC took in $400,000 in the first quarter of 2010, which left it with $900,000 in the bank. She donated $7,500 to candidates, including Rand Paul in Kentucky, the son of Rep. Ron Paul, who is running as the tea bagger opponent to the GOP candidate. However, she donated nothing — zero dollars — the campaigns of candidates running against the 20 House Dems she targeted, literally, on her Facebook page.

Meanwhile, she spent $7,300 to de-ice private jets, and $11,596 on photography.

And:

Consultants: Almost $243,000 went to consultants, including almost $45,000 to PAC treasurer Timothy Crawford (some of it for expenses), plus $21,500 for legal services. NorthStar Strategies took in $50,000, and Orion Strategies $30,000. Consulting services included media strategy, fundraising, candidate research and grassroots coalitions.

Travel: More than $42,000 went to travel … Destinations for Team Palin included New Orleans, Cincinnati, Dallas, Phoenix, Nashville, Salt Lake City and Minneapolis.

Fundraising and postage: The PAC spent more than $31,780 on postage and more than $25,000 on Internet fundraising.

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