WP: Pro-GOP Groups Outpaced In Funds

[kskiska]

Pro-Democratic '527s' Far Ahead

Over the past four months, Sen. John F. Kerry (D-Mass.) has raised more money than the Bush campaign and substantially eroded the president's once-huge cash advantage.

Now, President Bush and his GOP allies have suffered another serious setback: Independent pro-Republican groups that recently vowed to challenge pro-Democratic organizations for supremacy in spending unregulated or "soft" money on campaign ads and voter mobilization are getting their clocks cleaned by their rivals.

One of the most heavily publicized pro-GOP groups, Progress for America, raised $2.3 million in the second quarter of this year, most of it from three of Bush's major fundraisers, according to new filings with the Internal Revenue Service. Another, the Leadership Forum, backed by some of Washington's most prominent Republican lobbyists and the GOP congressional leadership, raised $15,719.

The two top pro-Democratic groups, the Media Fund and America Coming Together, raised nearly nine times as much in the past quarter, or a combined $20 million, according to IRS filings.

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A53131-2004Jul15.html

[Beetwasher]

1. Bwhahahahahah! Take that FUCKERS!

If it takes money to take back the country, then it looks like we progressives our putting it where our mouths are!

[Ellen Forradalom]

4. My sentiments EXACTLY

See how ya like it now that the shoe's on the other foot!

[Born Free]

14. Notice how the article tries to make it look bad...

" Soros has given more than $11 million to pro-Democratic 527s. AFSCME gave the Media Fund $2 million in April and May."

The article implies 527s are just a front for big donors, but in fact, using their own figures, $68 million was collected, which means the majority of the money is coming from small donations - probably over the INTERNET. Democrats must be careful of this attempt to deceive, democrats must make sure that everyone they talk to knows the majority of the money comes from small individual contributions. This is a grass roots movement, from the working people, from the bottom up as opposed to GOP movements from the top down.

[lovedems]

2. While all of the conservative fundie groups are giving to their church

we are giving to political causes!

Life's a bitch ain't it Georgie!

[AlCzervik]

3. Thats pretty damn revealing

because all the uber rich repubs could be pouring money into 527's and they're not. Could be a very good sign of things to come.

[mzmolly]

5. The internet is changing the world. Progressives are UNITING to take back

this Country!

THIS IS THE BEGINNING OF A TIDE FOLKS! It's turning ...

[Arugula Latte]

11. I'm starting to feel this in my bones

Everyone I know is f@#$ing PISSED OFF! They want REVENGE!

[DBoon]

6. "They got the guns..

but we got the numbers
Gonna win, yeah
We're takin' over "

[Triana]

7. 'cause people are pissed....

...George helped ruin their lives, our economy, our international reputation, and our environment - and it's PAYBACK time! All politicians are pretty much scum but the Repigs are the corprat buttkissers duJour everyone else be damned. Well - everyone *ELSE* is awake now and they're PISSED and they're showing it with their dollars!

NO ONE is as in bed with the corprats as George, Inc. and people are just a TAD sick of that level of plutocracy.

[Rose Siding]

8. 'You have the power'

:D

[Rose Siding]

9. $250,000 from Slim-Fast Foods Co. President S. Daniel Abraham.

WHAAAaaaaaa?

[struggle4progress]

10. Gotta keep sending money to defeat the Bushitas! eom

[Piperay]

12. YIPEEEE!!!

People are still plenty mad about the Selection and are determined to get that usurper out of the People's Whitehouse. WE ARE NOT GETTING OVER IT!

[truthisfreedom]

13. all bushco can do is cancel the election and shut down the internet.

otherwise, the administration is headed into the abyss known as history's wastebasket.

[dusty64]

15. This is the best news today!

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[calico1]

16. Isn't it?

Its a great sign that we are raising so much money. That means people are definitly not passive about this election. No one would have ever thought Kerry would be close, much less ahead in fund raising.

[llmart]

17. I'm trying to do my small part.

And have you noticed how the media whores have stopped using the phrase "Bush's huge war chest?" How many times did we hear that nonsense as if it were something to boast about? Well, I guess we showed them.

Keep the fives and tens coming to the Kerry campaign.

[catmandu57]

18. I think that "huge war chest"

has sprung a leak. After the convention it will be twice as important to direct our money to these groups.

[DinahMoeHum]

19. You can also donate locally, via the "Dean Dozen". . .

Every two weeks, Howard Dean's group Democracy For America
www.democracyforamerica.com (then click on "candidates")
sends out a list of 12 candidates running for local offices in the various states that they have deemed worthy of campaign suppport and funds.

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