Posted on 06/02/2005 7:02:02 AM PDT by areafiftyone
One hundred days into his tenure as the high-energy, higher-decibel chairman of the Democratic Party, Howard Dean is in trouble with party moneybags. The former Vermont governor seems to be doing a better job flaying the Republicans than bridging the cash chasm between the parties. Given Dean's 2004 run as a populist crusader, moderates were never wild about his takeover of the Democratic National Committee. So some big donors are sitting on their wallets.
Dean wowed the faithful in '04 with his Web-based fund-raising magic. But major business donors still count, and in his new role as party honcho, the feisty doctor seems to be struggling to connect. After achieving money parity with the GOP in 2004, Democrats have fallen far behind. According to the Federal Election Commission, the DNC raised $14.1 million in the first quarter of 2005, vs. the Republican National Committee's $32.3 million. Dean drew about 20,000 new donors, while his rivals picked up 68,200. The bottom line: Republicans have $26.2 million in the bank vs. $7.2 million for the Dems.
Why the yawning gap? For starters, Dean is not a natural fit for the "stroke and joke" style that traditional party chiefs use to extract cash from well-heeled contributors. "It appears that the chairman has come to the conclusion that he doesn't need major donors," sniffs one fat cat. "He hasn't made any effort to reach out."
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The good news just keeps rolling in.
Nobody wants Howard Dean in The Hamptons this summer apparently.
LOL - It sure does. Having Dean as head of the DNC is the best thing for the Republican party.
LOL or in Hollywierd for that matter. Where is Hollyweird?
Currently writing a Dean "Stroke and Joke" on the list of things I'd least like to see.
Imagine that, he doesnt have the personality of a gladhandler. Who'd a thunk that?
DUH.
He has the personality of a Howler Monkey!
That's what we said about McAuliff ... now Dean. Just keeps getting better ... ;)
Big deal. Soros will just write a $20 million check to cover the difference.
Not such good news....it means that that the cash if flowing to the grifters instead.
Didn't Kerry sit on 35 million the last week of the election and then kept it?
Perhaps, if the grifters fall flat no other Dem candidate for Gov, Senate or Congress or Prez will have a bank account.
He gave some of it to the DNC and the rest he is keeping - probably for his run in 2008.
Dean might even be more of a Godsend than McAwful was.
Haven't you heard? How the majority of RATS have suddenly found religion!!! Especially the SHE-DEVIL...bawahahhahahhaha..it ain't gonna work!!
You mean Howard "I hate Republicans" Dean's winning personality is not a plus for the Dems? I'm shocked!
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