Yes, she can

By Joshua Benton @jbenton Oct. 30, 2008, 10:51 a.m.

An update on Ana Marie Cox‘s efforts to crowdfund her campaign-trail reporting: She’s raised $7,000 from her audience (likely more by now). That’s probably not including the $2,000 she got to write down the stretch for The Washington Independent. And in a blow for transparency, she’s started detailing her expenses on the trail, including a $56 cab ride from Toledo Express Airport to a Palin rally in West Toledo.

POSTED Oct. 30, 2008, 10:51 a.m.

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