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Republicans See Money Drying Up in Final Weeks
National Journal ^ | September 25, 2014 | Alex Roarty

Posted on 09/26/2014 3:31:30 PM PDT by Clintonfatigued

A restless electorate and a target-rich map have the GOP on the cusp of winning the Senate majority. But with fewer than 40 days until November, Republican campaigns are suddenly confronting a problem that undermines high hopes of victory: a sudden and serious lack of cash.

GOP campaigns, political committees, and—above all—the party's outside groups are scrambling to raise money, worried that Democrats and their allied groups are poised to heavily outspend them on TV ads in the final weeks before Election Day. Concerns run deepest about October, when Democratic groups are on track to pour millions of dollars into a handful of races that will determine which party controls the Senate. In some of those same races, Republicans have reserved little or no airtime.

The disparity has led to mounting frustration among political operatives running Republican campaigns. And they are issuing a blunt warning: In a year with a half-dozen tight Senate contests, the party could easily squander most of them.

"I am worried about it for the first time in a long time," said Rob Jesmer, who ran the National Republican Senatorial Committee in 2012 and 2010 and continues to work on behalf of Senate campaigns now. "I think in some of these places, it could be the determining factor."

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TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: democrats; elections; nrsc; republicans
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To: Stand W

Amazing what happens when people would rather see 100% PURE DEMOCRATS than 80% Republicans in office!!!!! IDIOCY REIGNS!! Thanks!!


21 posted on 09/26/2014 3:50:15 PM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion......the Human Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: Clintonfatigued
Send 'em this instead of a check



Then donate directly to your preferred candidate.
22 posted on 09/26/2014 3:50:35 PM PDT by Paine in the Neck (Socialism consumes EVERYTHING)
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To: Clintonfatigued

I received a please send money email the other day. I replied that I didn’t send money to political groups more interested in spending precious dollars attacking their own in the primaries than the other side in the general election and would continue to give money to individual candidates, but not the national party. I ended by stating the obvious. You hate us, marginalize us and try to drive us out of politics, us being conservatives, until you need our money and support to win the general election and then wonder why we don’t show up.


23 posted on 09/26/2014 3:52:15 PM PDT by redangus
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To: Clintonfatigued

Threaten me, pi$$ on me, cheat my candidates with election fraud...then ask me for money.

And you are surprised when I don’t give you any.

FU, bite me and every other insult of similar content.

A$$holes


24 posted on 09/26/2014 3:52:28 PM PDT by ChildOfThe60s ((If you can remember the 60s.....you weren't really there)
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To: Clintonfatigued

Gee, if they wanted to keep money coming in, maybe they shouldn’t have back-stabbed conservatives and Tea Partiers?


25 posted on 09/26/2014 3:57:08 PM PDT by Little Ray (How did I end up in this hand-basket, and why is it getting so hot?)
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To: Clintonfatigued

If you need money, call Thad Cochran. He’ll help I’m sure.


26 posted on 09/26/2014 4:02:44 PM PDT by marron
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To: Clintonfatigued

I’ve been getting plenty of emails begging for money. Sorry, nope, not falling for it. Let the GOPelite cough it up. IF you can’t beat the Dem’s in these days on substance & ideas . . . then all the money in the world won’t help you. And IF the LIV’s vote Dem then they deserve what they get. My money won’t help you but giving it to you will hurt me or something like that.


27 posted on 09/26/2014 4:03:46 PM PDT by Qwackertoo (Worst 8 years ever, First Affirmative Action President, I hope those who did this to us SUFFER MOST!)
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To: Clintonfatigued

I will support GOPe candiates with the same intensity as Dick Lugar assisted Richard Mourdock in 2012. Payback is a bitch.


28 posted on 09/26/2014 4:04:11 PM PDT by slapshot
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To: Clintonfatigued

The NRSC have gotten better at sending emails but of course they haven’t sent the email with the apology yet.


29 posted on 09/26/2014 4:04:30 PM PDT by Maelstorm (America wasn't founded with the battle cry of "Give me Liberty or cut me a government check!".)
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To: Clintonfatigued
Senate Minority Leader;

Mitch McConnell Sends Tea Party a Message: Don't Get in My Way

OK

30 posted on 09/26/2014 4:05:11 PM PDT by eyedigress (e(!zOld storm chaser from the west)/?s)
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To: Clintonfatigued

Chamber of commerce running out of money?


31 posted on 09/26/2014 4:10:22 PM PDT by Vince Ferrer
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To: Maelstorm

Not a penny to the RINO’s.

Not a vote for the RINO’s.

They must be defeated if we hope to elect conservatives in the future.

McConnell, you crushed our candidates this cycle, but we will be back next cycle.

Guaranteed!


32 posted on 09/26/2014 4:14:07 PM PDT by Oak Grove (H)
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To: Oak Grove

McConnell probably won’t be back.


33 posted on 09/26/2014 4:18:15 PM PDT by tennmountainman (True conservatives don't like being rained on by their own party!)
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To: Clintonfatigued

The NRSC calls almost every day. Used to ignore. Now I can’t wait for the next call. Tell them, yeah, like to help out, but, Na.. Call Thad in Mississippi. He’s got so much he gives it to the Dems to vote.


34 posted on 09/26/2014 4:21:38 PM PDT by WorksinKOP
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To: Clintonfatigued

I guess all that “rebranding” the commie libs told the GOP that it needed didn’t work out. I thought for sure that those 50 million “hardworking and highly skilled” illegal alien invaders would be throwing money at the GOP left and right. It sure is getting crowded down here under the bus. Can we TEA Party folks come out now?


35 posted on 09/26/2014 4:21:59 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Stop flooding our schools with unaccompanied illegal aliens. Do it for the children!)
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To: Clintonfatigued

Mississippi


36 posted on 09/26/2014 4:25:47 PM PDT by lormand (Inside every liberal is a dung slinging monkey)
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To: Clintonfatigued

The GOPe are idiots. They spend vast sums to attack and destroy the base, then whine when the base slams the door when asked for donations and support.


37 posted on 09/26/2014 4:26:11 PM PDT by ought-six ( Multiculturalism is national suicide, and political correctness is the cyanide capsule.)
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To: Stand W

Amazing what happens when you attack your base.

WE HAVE A WINNER!!!!

There’s no difference between the parties. It just doesn’t matter. The R’s don’t do anything to restore America when they’re in power. It’s just downhill with the D’s then we catch our breath before we roll down some more. They won’t lift a finger to improve the country. To heck with all of them.


38 posted on 09/26/2014 4:46:35 PM PDT by panzerkamphwageneinz
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To: Stand W

Yup, when you attack the check writers.. an amazing thing happens..

They stop writing checks.


39 posted on 09/26/2014 4:47:00 PM PDT by cableguymn (It's time for a second political party.)
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To: WorksinKOP

I just received an email from ‘Mitt’.
They’re so desperate they’re asking Canadians for money, lol.
I replied with your ask Thad comment.


40 posted on 09/26/2014 5:25:50 PM PDT by kanawa
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