House GOP falls short on campaign cash (AP)

[pinto]

House GOP falls short on campaign cash
By DAVID ESPO, AP Special Correspondent

WASHINGTON - House rank and file Republicans are tens of millions of dollars short of meeting fundraising targets set by their own campaign committee in advance of this fall's elections, according to figures circulating among the leadership, heightening concerns inside the party about major losses in November.

Most recent figures show that GOP lawmakers have brought $27 million into the coffers of the National Republican Congressional Committee in the past 17 months, far short of the target of about $58 million. Compounding the challenge, they will soon be asked to raise another $20 million or more to help candidates in selected battleground districts.

Rep. Tom Cole of Oklahoma, chairman of the NRCC, provided the information recently to the leadership and to members of a newly formed committee charged with reinvigorating the campaign effort in the wake of the loss of three seats to Democrats in special elections.The AP obtained a copy of some of the documents involved in the presentations.

The disclosure comes in addition to other unsettling news for Republicans, who trail Democrats badly in cash on hand and are grappling with the alleged theft of more than $700,000 by a former employee.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080615/ap_on_el_ho/gop_woes_5

[Old and In the Way]

1. Fuck them

They are bankrupt. Ideas and money.

[magellan]

2. Maybe they can get some of OUR money back from the occupation contractors

Or maybe they should hit up their big business buds. Exxon's making a nice profit lately.

Or they could always go hunting for it themselves; I hear there's billions of OUR money lost in Iraq.

[Drum]

3. Because of the standard GOP method:

Trying to fix their messes by just throwing more of other people's money on them. Still chasing their tails, repeating their flawed thinking while the chickens come home to roost.

[Octafish]

4. Maybe Grover Norquist, Rev Moon and Prince Bandar could front them some dough?

They're like "Family."

[spag68]

5. Fuck them too

especially Grover, who is a despicable,Greedy porky pig bastard.