Cantor’s loss a blow to state GOP fundraising.

[elleng]

Virginia state Republican lawmakers have lost one of their more reliable sources of campaign cash with U.S. House Majority Leader Eric Cantor’s pending exit from Congress, a loss that’s already causing tension within the party.

Cantor’s campaign account and the Cantor-controlled 7th District Republican Committee have given more than $700,000 directly to Republican state candidates since Cantor was first elected to Congress in 2000, according to campaign finance reports compiled by the Virginia Public Access Project, a nonprofit that tracks political contributions.

Helping Cantor help state politicians were big-name donors from around the country attracted by the majority leader’s star power. The late Texas billionaires Bob Perry and Harold Simmons, casino magnate Sheldon Adelson’s company and the giant drug maker Pfizer all gave direct donations to the 7th District committee, federal and state campaign finance records show.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/cantors-loss-a-blow-to-state-gop-fundraising/2014/07/05/3e32e482-044d-11e4-ae91-d5e5645b17c1_story.html

[Historic NY]

1. Good...

[sheshe2]

2. Excellent!

Thanks for the great news ellen.

[Mass]

3. Jewish people are so good with money...

Frankly, the GOP's whining about Cantor leaving a big hole in their finance by leaving is getting more and more noxious. Anyway, if they need him that much, they can offer him a way to continue to work on the party politics without being elected (hopefully, they wont be that smart).

As for VA-07, I sincerely hope that you can get the Democrat elected because I would feel embarrassed to have Mr "capitalism is based on Christian Values" as representative. It probably means working a lot more as the Dem has only be candidate since a few weeks, but hopefully, you will put it.

[Cha]

4. Oh, where's the tiny violin!

mahalo for the good news, elleng~