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GOP gets big bump of donors in August
« on: September 26, 2009, 05:35:08 AM »
Saw this on the front page, above-the-fold, on Thursday.

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GOP gets big bump of donors in August

By Fredreka Schouten and Matt Kelley, USA TODAY

WASHINGTON — Despite being in the minority in Congress, Republican campaign committees outraised Democrats by $1.7 million in August as they have aggressively collected political cash amid the rancorous debate over health care.

Republicans also held an edge over Democrats in the amount of money available, when counting debts, as both parties set the stage for the 2010 elections, in which more than three dozen competitive House and Senate seats are at stake.

The GOP spike is a departure. In each of the past four years, the party in power — whether Democrat or Republican — raised more than the minority's fundraising committees in August, a USA TODAY review of campaign records shows.

"Republicans have been able to tap into some of the anger against Democrats in power and translate that into fundraising," said Nathan Gonzales of The Rothenberg Political Report. "There are a lot of Republicans who wish the election were this November, not November 2010, because they feel like the momentum is on their side now."

In the Senate, where Republicans are far outnumbered, their fundraising committee collected $3.1 million last month, compared to $2.2 million by the Democratic committee. It was the second month in a row that the Senate GOP committee outperformed Democrats — bringing its fundraising total for the year to $26.5 million, just $1 million less than the Democrats.

It's only gonna get worse for the Dems . . .  :fuelfire:

The rest is at:

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2009-09-24-party-money_N.htm
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Re: GOP gets big bump of donors in August
« Reply #1 on: September 26, 2009, 10:43:00 PM »
Hi,

Right now people are scared and sending money to the republican party.  I also believe that conservatives have stopped doing so.  If the idiot Steele ever gets off his ass and starts running the party the way Gingrich did they would be overwhelmed with money.

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Re: GOP gets big bump of donors in August
« Reply #2 on: September 27, 2009, 12:11:45 PM »
Quote from: 5412 on September 26, 2009, 10:43:00 PM
Hi,

Right now people are scared and sending money to the republican party.  I also believe that conservatives have stopped doing so.  If the idiot Steele ever gets off his ass and starts running the party the way Gingrich did they would be overwhelmed with money.

regards,5412

I agree wholeheartedly.
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Re: GOP gets big bump of donors in August
« Reply #3 on: September 27, 2009, 09:34:57 PM »
Quote from: 5412 on September 26, 2009, 10:43:00 PM
Hi,

Right now people are scared and sending money to the republican party.  I also believe that conservatives have stopped doing so.  If the idiot Steele ever gets off his ass and starts running the party the way Gingrich did they would be overwhelmed with money.

regards,5412

I may consider donating to the GOP if they find their spine and stop running lib-lites like McCain for office.

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Re: GOP gets big bump of donors in August
« Reply #4 on: September 27, 2009, 09:57:10 PM »
Quote from: 5412 on September 26, 2009, 10:43:00 PM
Hi,

Right now people are scared and sending money to the republican party.  I also believe that conservatives have stopped doing so.  If the idiot Steele ever gets off his ass and starts running the party the way Gingrich did they would be overwhelmed with money.

regards,5412

Actually I like Michael Steele a lot. I might see him when he comes to New Jersey. Steele was doing a lot of public relations when he first got the job as chairman--critics said he was in the spotlight too much, after that--he started going low-key and working behind the scenes.

When he shows up on Fox on occasion I get very excited. He says the most articulate and creative things. I think it is very good for the Republican party to have an African American as Chairman of the GOP. Steele is a true conservative --I have followed him on the issues and he is conservative on every issue.

Quote from: rich_t on September 27, 2009, 09:34:57 PM
I may consider donating to the GOP if they find their spine and stop running lib-lites like McCain for office.

Well, remember that McCain won the primaries--nobody appointed him as the GOP candidate.
Blame the mushy moderates for voting for McCain in the primaries, not the rest of the Republicans.
Some of these moderates are the same people that think Colin Powell is a great conservative.
Yeah, Colin Powell is the guy that voted for Obama and refused to work with the Bush administration for a second term.
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Re: GOP gets big bump of donors in August
« Reply #5 on: September 27, 2009, 10:27:31 PM »
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Well, remember that McCain won the primaries--nobody appointed him as the GOP candidate.

Please tell me you are joking.
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Re: GOP gets big bump of donors in August
« Reply #6 on: September 27, 2009, 11:39:35 PM »
Quote from: rich_t on September 27, 2009, 10:27:31 PM
Please tell me you are joking.

What, you think there is some conspiracy? Please explain.
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Re: GOP gets big bump of donors in August
« Reply #7 on: September 28, 2009, 06:34:40 AM »
Quote from: Mustang on September 27, 2009, 11:39:35 PM
What, you think there is some conspiracy? Please explain.

McCain won the primaries for the same reason that 0Bama won the presidency. It's no coincidence that McCain was the pick of almost every lefty newspaper in the US to be the GOP nominee.
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Re: GOP gets big bump of donors in August
« Reply #8 on: September 28, 2009, 07:58:42 AM »
Quote from: rich_t on September 27, 2009, 09:34:57 PM
I may consider donating to the GOP if they find their spine and stop running lib-lites like McCain for office.



Which you know isn't going to happen anytime soon.  Which is also why I only donate to individual candidates.
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