The Hill: Few House GOP donate to McCain

[highplainsdem]

http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/few-house-gop-donate-to-mccain-2008-07-16.html

Few House GOP donate to McCain
By Alexander Bolton and Michael O’Brien
Posted: 07/16/08 08:01 PM

Few House Republicans have contributed to Sen. John McCain since he clinched the Republican nomination at the end of February.

McCain, Arizona’s senior senator, has had a far warmer reception in the upper chamber. At least 22 Senate colleagues have contributed to McCain’s campaign, including Sen. Joe Lieberman (Conn.), an Independent who attends Democratic caucus meetings.

Only 21 House Republicans have given to McCain from their personal campaign accounts since he became the presumptive GOP nominee four and a half months ago, according to an analysis of House fundraising reports made public Wednesday.

In addition, eleven House Republicans who did not give from their personal campaign accounts this year contributed from their leadership political action committees (PACs), according to fundraising reports covering the election cycle through the end of May.

So while nearly half the Senate GOP conference has given to McCain, less than 20 percent of House Republicans have pitched in.

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The lack of financial gifts raises questions about McCain’s relationship with members of the lower chamber. McCain has clashed throughout his career with House Republicans on issues ranging from immigration to campaign finance reform to drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. A survey by The Hill in June found more than a dozen House Republicans who refused to endorse McCain, even though he will be the party’s standard-bearer this fall.

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[Olney Blue]

1. Ruh-roh. The House that Rove built is crumbling.

[brooklynite]

2. Why is this remotely surprising?

With NRCC bankrupt, and 60+ GOOP seats in danger, they need every penny they've got....

[tularetom]

3. These assholes are paid from our tax dollars

and I don't want my tax dollars used to support this sick old fart.