GOP cash woes threaten House bids

[UpInArms]

Source: Politico

With the Republican Party on the cusp of major gains in the House next year — and with the dream of retaking the House appearing to be a real, if improbable, possibility — one major obstacle remains: tightfisted Republican incumbents.


The National Republican Congressional Committee, the key cog in helping to finance GOP campaigns, has banked less than a third as much money as its Democratic counterpart and is ending the year with barely enough money to fully finance a single House race — no less the dozens that will be in play come 2010.


A big part of the problem, according to Republican strategists, is that GOP members themselves — the ones who stand the most to gain from large-scale House gains — haven’t chipped in accordingly, despite evidence of solid opportunities in at least 40 districts next year and with as many as 80 seats in play, according to the Cook Political Report’s estimates.


In the past three months, only 75 of 177 Republicans — most of whom represent safe districts — transferred money into the committee, netting it $2.1 million. The average donation was just $28,000, with only 11 members donating $50,000 or more during that time period.


During that same time period, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has netted nearly $4 million from 90 of its members — with 35 House Democrats chipping in at least $50,000.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1209/31077.html

[left coaster]

1. "With the Republican Party on the cusp of major gains"

At least according to the RW hacks at Politico..

[Atman]

7. I am so tired of hearing this BULLSHIT.

I agree, "Cusp of major gains," my ass. I don't care how frustrated people are with the pace or face of change from the Obama administration, all but those last 20-30% -- the Teabaggers and BushCo holdovers -- will pull the lever for MORE of what everybody knows brought us to the precipice; The Republicans.

The nattering nabobs need to wake up, stop panicking, and start working to COUNTER the GOP-owned MSM message of certain Obama failure instead of buying into it. We KNOW who owns Fox, we KNOW who owns NBC/MSNBC et al, we KNOW who owns the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Times, Politico, etc, etc. So why do we start pissing our pants and run screaming into the street the moment they parrot everything we all already knew they'd say? I don't get it.

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[rfranklin]

2. Good....we have enough Republicans already hiding in the Democratic Party...

Something that has been so well emphasized during the HCR debates.

[maglatinavi]

4. dem repugs

ditto! Who needs them???
:kick: :kick: :kick:

[SpiralHawk]

3. They can thank their beloved Commander AWOL & cronies for that

Commander AWOL Bush and Dickie 'Five-Military-Deferments' Cheney & their cabal of republicon chickenhawk crony faux 'conservatives' screwed America's economy for generations to come with their Borrow & Spend ways.

The Teabagging suckers who swallow the republicon codswollop wholesale are now feeling the direct consequences of Republiconomics. And so, apparently, is the Republicon party itself. Karma is a total freaking buggah.

Republicons = Radical Borrow & Spenders
Republicons = Radical Borrow & Spenders
Republicons = Radical Borrow & Spenders
Republicons = Radical Borrow & Spenders
Republicons = Radical Borrow & Spenders
Republicons = Radical Borrow & Spenders
Republicons = Radical Borrow & Spenders
Republicons = Radical Borrow & Spenders
Republicons = Radical Borrow & Spenders
Republicons = Radical Borrow & Spenders
Republicons = Radical Borrow & Spenders
Republicons = Radical Borrow & Spenders
Republicons = Radical Borrow & Spenders
Republicons = Radical Borrow & Spenders
Republicons = Radical Borrow & Spenders
Republicons = Radical Borrow & Spenders
Republicons = Radical Borrow & Spenders
Republicons = Radical Borrow & Spenders
Republicons = Radical Borrow & Spenders
Republicons = Radical Borrow & Spenders
Republicons = Radical Borrow & Spenders
Republicons = Radical Borrow & Spenders
Republicons = Radical Borrow & Spenders
Republicons = Radical Borrow & Spenders
Republicons = Radical Borrow & Spenders
Republicons = Radical Borrow & Spenders
Republicons = Radical Borrow & Spenders
Republicons = Radical Borrow & Spenders
Republicons = Radical Borrow & Spenders
Republicons = Radical Borrow & Spenders
Republicons = Radical Borrow & Spenders
Republicons = Radical Borrow & Spenders

[Cheap_Trick]

5. Hey GOP, here's a dime

Go call someone that gives a fuck. 1-800-EAT-SHIT

[RepublicanElephant]

12. now THAT'S funny!!!

repubs are so freakin' greedy and selfish unto their own undoing.
:silly:

[high density]

6. In other words Politico is warning the GOP it's time to start fundraising!

Can't have those Dems in power.

[Plucketeer]

8. I think I'll swallow a nickle,

pass it, and then donate it - unwashed - to a GOP hopeful. TO an asshole, FROM an asshole.

[ChazInAz]

9. Staying in character.

Man, those Screwtapes are even more selfish than I imagined.

[on point]

10. Donate ONLY to Progressive Dems

This is another reason to donate only to individual progressive dems, who have stood up for the people of this country, rather than the party as a whole. This way these progressive dems can give away extra money, and gain power, while the party itself weakens. This should help winnow out those DINO sores.

[Bitwit1234]

11. Seriously...except for the die hard republicans

is there anybody, anybody at all in this country so darn stupid they would want to vote republicans in to office. Contrary to what the republicans are shouting from their pulpits they American public DOES REMEMBER the eight long bush years.

[eppur_se_muova]

13. Spellcheck needed in first sentence ...

"gains" should be spelled F A I L