Comments on: Republicans Hemorrhaging Money For Fall Elections http://firedoglake.com/2008/05/19/republicans-hemorrhaging-money-for-fall-elections/ Firedoglake weblog Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:39:31 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Bluetoe2 http://firedoglake.com/2008/05/19/republicans-hemorrhaging-money-for-fall-elections/#comment-1452664 Bluetoe2 Mon, 19 May 2008 21:59:26 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/05/19/republicans-hemorrhaging-money-for-fall-elections/#comment-1452664 <p>Republicans are deserving of nothing less than electoral euthanasia.</p> Republicans are deserving of nothing less than electoral euthanasia.

]]> By: rwcole http://firedoglake.com/2008/05/19/republicans-hemorrhaging-money-for-fall-elections/#comment-1452524 rwcole Mon, 19 May 2008 19:26:36 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/05/19/republicans-hemorrhaging-money-for-fall-elections/#comment-1452524 <p>Yep</p> <p>There are no clean hands in the kitchen of politics.</p> Yep

There are no clean hands in the kitchen of politics.

]]> By: cinnamonape http://firedoglake.com/2008/05/19/republicans-hemorrhaging-money-for-fall-elections/#comment-1452519 cinnamonape Mon, 19 May 2008 19:22:56 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/05/19/republicans-hemorrhaging-money-for-fall-elections/#comment-1452519 <p>Ditto for Edwards…look at his actual voting record in the Senate for gosh-sakes…and his participation in Lieberman’s New Democrat Coalition…and the fact that he actually helped train lobbyists for a major hedge-fund financial house after he left the Senate.</p> Ditto for Edwards…look at his actual voting record in the Senate for gosh-sakes…and his participation in Lieberman’s New Democrat Coalition…and the fact that he actually helped train lobbyists for a major hedge-fund financial house after he left the Senate.

]]> By: cinnamonape http://firedoglake.com/2008/05/19/republicans-hemorrhaging-money-for-fall-elections/#comment-1452513 cinnamonape Mon, 19 May 2008 19:17:08 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/05/19/republicans-hemorrhaging-money-for-fall-elections/#comment-1452513 <p>Both Democratic Candidates have been shifting campaign moneys to those running for Congress this year. It’s a standard thing, those candidates in safe and non-competive districts give money to those that are in highly competitive races. In addition the DNC has asked (following the RNC’s model) that all incumbents raise a specified amount for the Party coffers. How much they are required to give depends on incumbency, Committee rank or Chairmanships, and other standards. Obama is pretty low on those scales so his contributions are well above what is expected, and have been ever since he entered the Senate.</p> <p>Hillary’s in a bit of a bind, since she has far less cash to share. She did give a lot earlier, but since Super Tuesday her efforts have been more limited.</p> <p><a href="http://www.capitaleye.org/capital_eye/inside.php?ID=336" rel="nofollow">Democratic Presidential Contributions To Congressional Campaigns</a></p> <p>The article above suggests that all of this is being done to win over Super Delegates. But both Obama and Clinton were doing this long before they declared. Also the article doesn’t discuss how much support has been to non-incumbents who are running for office (but would not be Super Delegates). And it should be noted that some of the support is given even to individuals who are Super Delegates announced for the opposing candidate. Obama’s Hope Fund has even given Clinton’s Senatorial Campaign a contribution!</p> Both Democratic Candidates have been shifting campaign moneys to those running for Congress this year. It’s a standard thing, those candidates in safe and non-competive districts give money to those that are in highly competitive races. In addition the DNC has asked (following the RNC’s model) that all incumbents raise a specified amount for the Party coffers. How much they are required to give depends on incumbency, Committee rank or Chairmanships, and other standards. Obama is pretty low on those scales so his contributions are well above what is expected, and have been ever since he entered the Senate.

Hillary’s in a bit of a bind, since she has far less cash to share. She did give a lot earlier, but since Super Tuesday her efforts have been more limited.

Democratic Presidential Contributions To Congressional Campaigns

The article above suggests that all of this is being done to win over Super Delegates. But both Obama and Clinton were doing this long before they declared. Also the article doesn’t discuss how much support has been to non-incumbents who are running for office (but would not be Super Delegates). And it should be noted that some of the support is given even to individuals who are Super Delegates announced for the opposing candidate. Obama’s Hope Fund has even given Clinton’s Senatorial Campaign a contribution!

]]> By: rwcole http://firedoglake.com/2008/05/19/republicans-hemorrhaging-money-for-fall-elections/#comment-1452508 rwcole Mon, 19 May 2008 19:14:49 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/05/19/republicans-hemorrhaging-money-for-fall-elections/#comment-1452508 <p>Well if that was the goal- she succeeded. Whoever wanted a bald trophy wife? Maybe she wears a wig and it slipped a little?</p> Well if that was the goal- she succeeded. Whoever wanted a bald trophy wife? Maybe she wears a wig and it slipped a little?

]]> By: rwcole http://firedoglake.com/2008/05/19/republicans-hemorrhaging-money-for-fall-elections/#comment-1452507 rwcole Mon, 19 May 2008 19:13:50 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/05/19/republicans-hemorrhaging-money-for-fall-elections/#comment-1452507 <p>Smart money asks “Who do I have ta fuck ta get a role in this movie?”</p> <p>It will come in big for the WINNER regardless of political views. If there is no clear winner- it will bet on both horses.</p> <p>There is absolutely no excuse for a company to piss away it’s political capital on a Loser.</p> Smart money asks “Who do I have ta fuck ta get a role in this movie?”

It will come in big for the WINNER regardless of political views. If there is no clear winner- it will bet on both horses.

There is absolutely no excuse for a company to piss away it’s political capital on a Loser.

]]> By: Fern http://firedoglake.com/2008/05/19/republicans-hemorrhaging-money-for-fall-elections/#comment-1452506 Fern Mon, 19 May 2008 19:13:11 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/05/19/republicans-hemorrhaging-money-for-fall-elections/#comment-1452506 <p>Just thought the campaign might have thought it was a good idea for her not to look too much like a trophy wife - you know - conservative values and all.</p> Just thought the campaign might have thought it was a good idea for her not to look too much like a trophy wife – you know – conservative values and all.

]]> By: dakine01 http://firedoglake.com/2008/05/19/republicans-hemorrhaging-money-for-fall-elections/#comment-1452501 dakine01 Mon, 19 May 2008 19:06:54 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/05/19/republicans-hemorrhaging-money-for-fall-elections/#comment-1452501 <p><a href="http://firedoglake.com/2008/05/19/first-geneva-now-helsinki-the-fdas-slide-to-the-inhuman/" rel="nofollow">Dave Neiwert is upstairs on the FDA</a></p> Dave Neiwert is upstairs on the FDA

]]> By: rwcole http://firedoglake.com/2008/05/19/republicans-hemorrhaging-money-for-fall-elections/#comment-1452500 rwcole Mon, 19 May 2008 19:06:29 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/05/19/republicans-hemorrhaging-money-for-fall-elections/#comment-1452500 <p>By the way- to assume that Hillary is favored by all the corporations of American and that Obama is supported only by grass roots progressives is to argue for facts which are not in evidence…</p> By the way- to assume that Hillary is favored by all the corporations of American and that Obama is supported only by grass roots progressives is to argue for facts which are not in evidence…

]]> By: cbl2 http://firedoglake.com/2008/05/19/republicans-hemorrhaging-money-for-fall-elections/#comment-1452498 cbl2 Mon, 19 May 2008 19:04:55 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/05/19/republicans-hemorrhaging-money-for-fall-elections/#comment-1452498 <blockquote><p>Care to share it with us?</p></blockquote> <p>Harold Ickes made some <a href="http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/attytood/Team_Hillary_warns_of_Obama_October_surprise.html" rel="nofollow">threatening noises a few weeks back</a></p> <p>and Phil Gramm’s <em>Depends</em> our on fire - he is a Vice Chair for the bank’s investment arm - you know, the folks that bought all the CDO fool’s gold</p>

Care to share it with us?

Harold Ickes made some threatening noises a few weeks back

and Phil Gramm’s Depends our on fire – he is a Vice Chair for the bank’s investment arm – you know, the folks that bought all the CDO fool’s gold

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