red states rule
05-02-2008, 06:24 AM
Chalk up another win for Operation Chaos. One of the objectives is to have Obama, Hillary, and the DNC to spend their money while Republicans raise money
Seems to be working folks
DNC coffers dry amid flood of Dem cash
By DAVID PAUL KUHN | 5/2/08 4:33 AM EST
In an election year marked by jaw-dropping Democratic fundraising, one key political player isn’t so flush: The Democratic National Committee.
Despite record hauls by Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton, the DNC has raised less than half the amount taken in by the Republican National Committee.
According to the latest Federal Election Commission reports filed through the end of March, the RNC had $31 million in cash on hand while the DNC had only $5.3 million. The RNC has raised $36.5 million this year while the DNC has raised $17.7 million.
The story was equally grim in 2007, when the RNC raised a total of $83 million to the DNC’s $50 million.
“The general election has started; we should we raising $15 million a month,” said one senior DNC official who spoke on the condition of anonymity. The committee is raising less than $6 million each month.
for the complete article
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0508/10031.html
Seems to be working folks
DNC coffers dry amid flood of Dem cash
By DAVID PAUL KUHN | 5/2/08 4:33 AM EST
In an election year marked by jaw-dropping Democratic fundraising, one key political player isn’t so flush: The Democratic National Committee.
Despite record hauls by Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton, the DNC has raised less than half the amount taken in by the Republican National Committee.
According to the latest Federal Election Commission reports filed through the end of March, the RNC had $31 million in cash on hand while the DNC had only $5.3 million. The RNC has raised $36.5 million this year while the DNC has raised $17.7 million.
The story was equally grim in 2007, when the RNC raised a total of $83 million to the DNC’s $50 million.
“The general election has started; we should we raising $15 million a month,” said one senior DNC official who spoke on the condition of anonymity. The committee is raising less than $6 million each month.
for the complete article
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0508/10031.html