Dems in best financial position since 1994 - (Huff Post title)

[applegrove]

Democratic Challengers Start U.S. House Races With Ample Cash Listen
Bloomberg News
By Jonathan D. Salant

Feb. 10 (Bloomberg) -- "Democratic congressional challengers are in their strongest financial position at any time since the party lost control of the U.S. House of Representatives in 1994, federal records show.

Democrats challenging Republican House incumbents in 41 congressional districts each raised at least $100,000 in 2005, according to new Federal Election Commission figures. And the Democratic fund-raising arm for congressional races had $16 million in the bank at the start of the year, compared with just $8.5 million at the beginning of 2004, FEC records show.

``To have $100,000 at this time puts somebody in a position to start a campaign and be taken seriously,'' said Michael Malbin, director of the non-partisan Campaign Finance Institute in Washington.

Polls show Democrats benefiting from voter unhappiness with Congress, the scandals involving lobbyist Jack Abramoff, the indictment of former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay of Texas and the resignation of Representative Randy Cunningham of California, all Republicans.

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http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=washingtonstory&sid=aEOK97d0aG7c

[mzmolly]

1. Marvelous! Now let's turn this into WINS!

:toast: to Dean and our fellow Dems!!!

[Sammy Pepys]

2. Is it just me...

..or does this sound like a backhanded compliment:

"Democratic congressional challengers are in their strongest financial position at any time since the party lost control of the U.S. House of Representatives in 1994, federal records show."

[applegrove]

6. The reality is that GOP got control of congress in 1990s, then Senate.

Them is just the facts. That is Dem history.

[wakeme2008]

3. But but but DEAN is a failure at raising money

that what the MSM has told me.... :grr:

[LaPera]

4. 1994 the Dems got their ass kicked!

That's when the republicans won more seats and took over Congress and have been in control ever since!

[tritsofme]

5. The point I take away from this story

is that this is the first time since Dems controlled Congress that people are willing to put money behind Dem candidates because they feel there is a legitimate chance they will win back control.

[LaPera]

7. I think people see an opening, and want to give. But, a big HOWEVER,

I also know there are many, many people like myself who refuse to donate to the democrats UNTIL (if ever) they stop being so spineless and start really kicking ass and challenging the lies and smears and distortions by the republicans...And Dem's see an opening, and more Dem's will donate, including myself...

But the republicans are more than ready for the Democrats this election, with the republican owned & operated, secret software Electronic Voting Machines...Now in every state in the country, that ALWAYS favor the republicans, when the republican need a race to go their way...

They've cheated many times before and nothing happened to them, so why stop? And this time they'll really need to cheat in many races this time...the STILL dis-believing Democratic party will be left scratching their heads and of course the well paid republican owned corporate media will report just the White House spin...NEVER mentioning the machines as a fator!!!

You think these fascist are just going to let it all just slip away with an election...Fuck NO...they will control and steal it, again...and have been working on and will be ready for the 2006 election since they stole 2004!!!!

[applegrove]

8. I don't think it is Hillary or Lieberman who need the funds. It it the

others who benefit from what is donated to the Democratic Party.

All the people fighting Repuke incumbants.