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Drop in Fundraising Shocks Dems |
2009-09-25 |
Democratic political committees have seen a decline in their fundraising fortunes this year, a result of complacency The vast majority of those declines were accounted for by the absence of large donors who, strategists say, have shut their checkbooks in part because Democrats have heightened their attacks on the conduct of major financial firms and set their sights on rewriting the laws that regulate their behavior. As the battle over President Obama's effort to overhaul the health-care system reached a fever pitch this summer, the Republican committees combined to bring in $1.7 million more than their Democratic counterparts in August. The Democratic committees have watched their receipts plummet by a combined 20 percent with little more than a year to go before the November 2010 midterm elections. Large-scale defeats in the midterms could be a crippling blow to the ambitious agenda mapped out by Obama's top advisers. "If they take them Joe knows what he's trying to do. Get re-elected. Democrats said a struggling economy is only partly to blame for the poor fundraising performance and acknowledged a more perilous problem: satisfaction among activists that the party now holds the White House, 60 votes in the Senate and 60 percent of the House. Everybody that thought they were going to get everything they wanted has been disappointed. "There was a little sense of complacency that set in despite our best efforts to warn people," said Rep. Chris Van Hollen (Md.), chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. "We made it very clear: Beware." Maybe not just complacency, Chris; how about arrogance? No shortage of that, is there? Democrats had watched the party's campaign committees rake in increasing amounts of money throughout this decade. They used that financial edge to boost their candidates with seven- and sometimes eight-figure advertising budgets, often using that money to run negative ads that candidates shy away from airing. Now there are signs that such advantages may not be there next year. |
Posted by:Bobby |
#7 Could it be time for the Republicans to extend a olive branch some of the Demcrat big donors? |
Posted by: Richard of Oregon 2009-09-25 19:39 |
#6 A man walked into a very high-tech bar. As he sat down on a stool he noticed that the bartender was a robot. The robot clicked to attention and asked, gSir, what will you have?h The man thought a moment then replied, gA martini please.h The robot clicked a couple of times and mixed the best martini the man had ever had. The robot then asked, gSir, what is your IQ?h The man answered goh, about 164.h The robot then proceeded to discuss the etheory of relativityf, einter-steller space travelf, ethe latest medical break throughsf, etc. The man was most impressed. He left the bar but thought he would try a different tact.. He returned and took a seat. Again the robot clicked and asked what he would have? gA Martini please.h Again it was superb. The robot again asked gwhat is your IQ sir?h This time the man answered, gOh about 100. So the robot started discussing Nascar racing, the latest basketball scores, and what to expect the Dodgers to do this weekend. The guy had to try it one more time. So he left, returned and took a stoolc. Again a martini, and the question, gWhat is your IQ?h?? This time the man drawled out gUhc.. bout 50. The robot clicked then leaned close and very slowly asked, gA-r-e y-o-u p-e-o-p-l-e s-t-i-l-l h-a-p-p-y w-i-t-h O-B-A-M-A? |
Posted by: Woozle Uneter9007 2009-09-25 17:46 |
#5 Unfortunately, no, P2k. It's more likely the rich Dems are pissed about Bambi's tax-the-rich proposals. |
Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2009-09-25 16:23 |
#4 You think clearly sticking it to a small democracy in the Middle East has anything to do with "a decline in their fundraising fortunes this year.. among their rank-and-file donors and a de facto boycott by many of their wealthiest givers"? |
Posted by: Procopius2k 2009-09-25 15:54 |
#3 anon-2u, I put my mouse pointer over the graphic, right-clicked, and then pasted the graphic into a Word document. Does that help? |
Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2009-09-25 14:40 |
#2 Where do I get that graphic? That's fantastic. |
Posted by: anonymous2u 2009-09-25 12:30 |
#1 ...this is the end of the road for what Barack and I are trying to do," Vice President Biden said Monday at a fundraiser. DEFINITELY a feature and not a bug!! |
Posted by: AlanC 2009-09-25 10:03 |