RNC document mocks donors, plays on 'fear'

[Ralph Wiggum]

The Republican National Committee plans to raise money this election cycle through an aggressive campaign capitalizing on “fear” of President Barack Obama and a promise to "save the country from trending toward socialism."

The strategy was detailed in a confidential party fundraising presentation, obtained by POLITICO, which also outlines how “ego-driven” wealthy donors can be tapped with offers of access and “tchochkes.”

The presentation explains the Republican fundraising in simple terms.

"What can you sell when you do not have the White House, the House, or the Senate...?" it asks.
The answer: "Save the country from trending toward Socialism!”

Manipulating donors with crude caricatures and playing on their fears is hardly unique to Republicans or to the RNC – Democrats raised millions off George W. Bush in similar terms – but rarely is it practiced in such cartoonish terms.

One page, headed “The Evil Empire,” pictures Obama as the Joker from Batman, while House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leaders Harry Reid are depicted as Cruella DeVille and Scooby Doo, respectively.



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[SSG Snuggle Bunny]

That is so poorly conceived and executed I would have expected it to come from DKos.

[NHSparky]

As if I needed any more reason not to donate to the RNC.  Individual candidates (conservatives), yes.  RINO's, no effin way.

[thundley4]

I just saw this. It makes sense.

I Smell a RAT

Posted by Gregory of Yardale at 9:58 AM

Politico is trumpeting the discovery of a supposedly top-secret GOP fundraising document, that includes crude caricatures of Obama, Pelosi, and Reid and much insulting and condescending language directed at GOP donors.

There's a lot about this story that doesn't smell right. Just off the top of my head...
The PowerPoint document is very crude. Its graphics and layout look like something out of a low-rent non-profit's presentation, not what one would expect from a major political party.
A major political party insulting large donors? Who does that? Not even Michael Steele is that inept.
A Democrat operative claims he found the document left behind in a hotel room where Republicans had been staying for a conference.
Really? A document with so much damning information on it is just "left behind" in a hotel room? And the cleaning staff don't throw it out before the room is reoccupied? And it just happens to be found by a Democrat operative? And it just happens to be a fundraising headache for the GOP? There's something hinky about all of this.

While it's entirely possible the National GOP really is this stupid (Dede Scozzafava anyone?), it's also possible that the document has been fabricated or altered. And that Republicans interviewed for the story seem confused about the document and deny having seen it sort of plays into the possibility it may not be what Politico claims it is.

moonbattery

[DumbAss Tanker]

Fundraising flacks are fundraising flacks, regardless of party.  Many of them are apolitical whores who will gladly work for whoever hires them, ditto for campaign consultants; some are even moles who will leak damaging information from inner circles when they think it opportune to torpedo their candidate, as long as they can do it without leaving fingerprints...after all, if they are working for a particular candidate instead of the party, they're going to be out of a job either way on election night, so why not ingratiate themselves to someone else while they're getting paid? 

So, this could be true, but dollars to donuts the Dems' equivalent gang of inbred marketing geeks has generated equally cynical and halfwit documents by the truckload, too.

[5412]

Fundraising flacks are fundraising flacks, regardless of party.  Many of them are apolitical whores who will gladly work for whoever hires them, ditto for campaign consultants; some are even moles who will leak damaging information from inner circles when they think it opportune to torpedo their candidate, as long as they can do it without leaving fingerprints...after all, if they are working for a particular candidate instead of the party, they're going to be out of a job either way on election night, so why not ingratiate themselves to someone else while they're getting paid? 

So, this could be true, but dollars to donuts the Dems' equivalent gang of inbred marketing geeks has generated equally cynical and halfwit documents by the truckload, too.

Hi Tank,

This is no different that the NRA raising money and if you don't help out all your guns will be confiscated.  Donate to this childrens fund or all poor children will die and it will be your fault.  You get the drift.

The particular letter referred to is one of the stronger ones from the RNC and, until they decide to embrace conservatism will fall on deaf ears.

regards,
5412

[DumbAss Tanker]

Yeah, that's the way I read it too, 5412.