{"id":2779,"date":"2008-01-24T12:21:00","date_gmt":"2008-01-24T18:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nmpolitics.net\/index\/2008\/01\/pearce-raises-more-than-50k-at-event-with-cheney\/"},"modified":"2008-01-24T12:21:00","modified_gmt":"2008-01-24T18:21:00","slug":"pearce-raises-more-than-50k-at-event-with-cheney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/2008\/01\/pearce-raises-more-than-50k-at-event-with-cheney\/","title":{"rendered":"Pearce raises more than $50K at event with Cheney"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_IabUCQmoheQ\/R5jXVF9XKWI\/AAAAAAAAEn8\/DHB1WKrG_Go\/s1600-h\/Pearce,+Steve.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_IabUCQmoheQ\/R5jXVF9XKWI\/AAAAAAAAEn8\/DHB1WKrG_Go\/s200\/Pearce,+Steve.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159110130529675618\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>U.S. Rep. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.peopleforpearce.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Steve Pearce<\/a> raised more than $50,000 at a Tuesday fundraiser hosted by Vice President <a href=\"http:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/vicepresident\/\" target=\"_blank\">Dick Cheney<\/a> in <st1:state st=\"on\"><st1:place st=\"on\">Washington<\/st1:place><\/st1:state>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><o:p> <\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">By contrast, U.S. Rep. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.heatherforsenate.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Heather Wilson<\/a>, one of Pearce\u2019s primary opponents in the U.S. Senate race, raised about $110,000 at a fundraiser with Cheney in November.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><o:p> <\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Though the Pearce campaign wouldn\u2019t officially release the fundraising total, a source close to the campaign did on condition of anonymity because the campaign doesn\u2019t discuss fundraising totals from individual events. The source said the total raised \u201cis a lot more than we expected, so we were very pleased with the outcome.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><o:p> <\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_IabUCQmoheQ\/R5jXO19XKVI\/AAAAAAAAEn0\/jXgc-L1PxsM\/s1600-h\/Cheney,+Dick.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_IabUCQmoheQ\/R5jXO19XKVI\/AAAAAAAAEn0\/jXgc-L1PxsM\/s400\/Cheney,+Dick.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159110023155493202\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>The campaign put out a news release that included comments Cheney made about Pearce at the event:<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><o:p> <\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\u201cSteve is, of course, one of the most trusted names in <st1:state st=\"on\"><st1:place st=\"on\">New Mexico<\/st1:place><\/st1:state> politics,\u201d the news release quoted Cheney as saying. \u201cOut in <st1:state st=\"on\">New  Mexico<\/st1:state> and here in <st1:state st=\"on\"><st1:place st=\"on\">Washington<\/st1:place><\/st1:state>, Steve has earned tremendous respect from his colleagues on both sides of the aisle. He works hard and shows tremendous devotion to the folks back home and never forgets where he came from. He votes for western common sense, for fiscal conservatism and a strong, secure <st1:country-region st=\"on\"><st1:place st=\"on\">America<\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><o:p> <\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\u201cSteve Pearce is the kind of person that belongs in public office,\u201d the release quoted Cheney as saying. \u201cIn a challenging time for the country, we need more people like him on Capitol Hill more than ever before. This year\u2019s election will hinge on the question of who is fundamentally serious about the challenges facing the country. Steve Pearce is serious and his record speaks for itself.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><o:p> <\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Cheney has not officially endorsed either candidate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. Rep. Steve Pearce raised more than $50,000 at a Tuesday fundraiser hosted by Vice President Dick Cheney in Washington. By contrast, U.S. Rep. Heather Wilson, one of Pearce\u2019s primary opponents in the U.S. Senate race, raised about $110,000 at a fundraiser with Cheney in November. Though the Pearce campaign wouldn\u2019t officially release the fundraising [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2779","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2779","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2779"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2779\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2779"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2779"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2779"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}