RNC Cash Advantage Over DNC Will Be Felt Nationwide

Newsmax.com ^ | 01.15.04 | NewsMax Wires

[Beck_isright]

Let's hope they spend the money wisely and make it a clean sweep on the local levels also.

[ClintonBeGone]

They never include the spending by unions in these figures. Unions are just another department of the DNC.

[Beck_isright]

The unions are hurting. They will not be a factor except in local races.

[ClintonBeGone]

The unions are hurting. They will not be a factor except in local races.

How can unions be hurting? They're one of the very few entities in the world that has a compulsory base of donations.

[jagrmeister]

Republicans need to stop comforting with this half-truth. The lion's share of money will be spent by 527 organizations- and the Left has a huge advantage in that respect with their coffers being filled by unions and George Soros. They have two major funds (one is the Media Fund headed by Ickes, I forgot the other one) and they are looked to spend hundreds of millions. They have already made progress here. Unless the Republican party and their business allies can get their act together quick, we will barely match Democrats in election spending.

[Howlin]

I have a question about that -- do those union people get paid while they are out going door to door? Who pays their expenses?

[nwrep]

How can unions be hurting?

GREAT NEWS: AFL-CIO Facing Major Financial Woes

[FreedomPoster]

Do you know where there are some summaries of that? Does such a thing exist, out in the open? I'd be interested in having it to throw in the face of some libs.

[FreedomPoster]

Do you know where there are some summaries of that? Does such a thing exist, out in the open? I'd be interested in having it to throw in the face of some libs.

[MegaSilver]

Let's hope they spend the money wisely and make it a clean sweep on the local levels also.

I would appropriate generous amounts to Republican strongholds and add a special concentration in Florida, California, and New York.

[ClintonBeGone]

I have a question about that -- do those union people get paid while they are out going door to door? Who pays their expenses?

Well, it depends. They don't get 'paid' by their employers while they politic. But many of them have paid positions within the union that are funded by the companies who hire union workers. They are basically paid not to work at the 'plant' but at the union hall. What they do on 'union' time can be 100% politics. It's very common for former elected officals to be given 'consulting' positions within a union until they can run for their elected office. Quite a racket, eh?

[ClintonBeGone]

AFSCME is suspending raises for its employees in 2004 and directing the six-figure savings to politics, said President Gerald McEntee. Travel also is being restricted, including a ban on first-class tickets, and other cuts are being considered.

Like I said, how can unions be hurting? LOL

[Texas Eagle]

When the law took effect in November 2002, "we lost 80 percent of our disposable income," DNC Chairman Terry McAuliffe said in an Associated Press interview.

As if the DNC is worried about obeying the law.

[Beck_isright]

"I have a question about that -- do those union people get paid while they are out going door to door? Who pays their expenses?"

By the letter of the "law", no they do not get paid. In reality, they get paid "sick" time.

[Beck_isright]

"As if the DNC is worried about obeying the law."

I'm sure they have Chinese laundries working on their money now. Again.

[finnman69]

meanwhile..look what Drudge has up

"WASH TIMES: President Bush’s immigration initiative has angered conservative Republicans so much that some are refusing to donate to his reelection campaign, according to a Bush fundraiser in Georgia...DEVELOPING.... "

[Republic Rocker]

Start pumping right here in CALIFORNIA....! With ARNIE at the helm and the RNC $$$ coming in we could take this state back...Do not forget fellow FREEPERS.....CALIFORNIA is still the nations POWERHOUSE!

[Beck_isright]

LOL, I've already cranked that thread up...

[Sonny M]

The lion's share of money will be spent by 527 organizations- and the Left has a huge advantage in that respect with their coffers being filled by unions and George Soros.

I wouldn't count on them if I was Dean. ALot of them are in Clintons pocket, Soros will go all out, but alot of those groups aren't even coming close to getting involved the primary or the election. The few that did get involved, either went Gephardt or Clark (who was referred by Clinton).

These groups are going to sit back, let Dean boy get slammed, and come full force for everything else, to set up 2008.

[lepton]

The unions are hurting. They will not be a factor except in local races.

Ummm. They have a compulsory donation for political purposes. I don't know what their standing is now, but they raised and spent somewhere in the neighborhood of $250-300 Million in the 1996 Election cycle. That dwarfed pretty much everything else.