ActBlue Raises $279,000 (so far) For Wis. Senate Dems

[babylonsister]

Political left raises money for Wis. Senate Democrats
01:14 PM

By Catalina Camia, USA TODAY


A scene from the Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison, where protesters are rallying against a proposal by Gov. Scott Walker to curb collective bargaining rights of union members.

By Eric Thayer, Getty Images

Updated at 3:50 p.m. ET



Those 14 Wisconsin Democrats who refuse to come home to consider Gov. Scott Walker's labor proposal are getting some financial help from the political left.

Nearly $279,000 has been raised for the Wisconsin Democratic Committee via ActBlue, a political action committee that supports Democrats and acts as a clearinghouse for donations. The contributions from more than 10,000 donors go to Democratic groups and ActBlue acts as a conduit.

The fundraising began after President Obama criticized Walker, a Republican, for trying to strip public workers of their collective bargaining rights.

The Wisconsin State Senate Democratic Committee, for example, is asking for $14 donations -- $1 for each of the Democrats who have decamped the state to deny a quorum in the state Senate chamber. The Democrats have been gone since Thursday and thousands of people have flooded Madison to protest the proposal.

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http://content.usatoday.com/communities/onpolitics/post/2011/02/wisconsin-gov-scott-walker-labor-democrats-/1

[mucifer]

1. I fear that with citizen's united we can never raise enough money for anyone.

But, we have to keep trying. So K and R!

[calimary]

2. They better damn well start buying TV time.

[babylonsister]

3. I imagine the local news is covering all this heavily; I wonder how

slanted their slant is. TV time sounds good; what else would they do with the dough, besides paying for food and hotel rooms.