Posted on 01/30/2006 8:01:04 AM PST by slowhand520
DEAN UNDER FIRE FROM PARTY DEMS; NEARLY ALL CASH SPENT Mon Jan 30 2006 10:52:31 ET
Democratic leaders on Capitol Hill are privately bristling over Howard Dean’s management of the Democratic National Committee and have made those sentiments clear after new fundraising numbers showed he has spent nearly all the committee’s cash and has little left to support their efforts to gain seats this cycle, ROLL CALL reports.
Congressional leaders were furious last week when they learned the DNC has just $5.5 million in the bank, compared to the Republican National Committee’s $34 million.
Senate and House Minority Leaders Harry Reid (Nev.) and Nancy Pelosi (Calif.), along with the Senate and House campaign committee chairmen Charles Schumer (N.Y.) and Rahm Emanuel (Ill.), have made their concerns -- directly or indirectly -- known to Dean, claims the paper.
Emanuel was particularly upset last week upon seeing the latest DNC numbers.
“A lot of people are scratching their heads as to what’s going on,” said one senior Democratic aide.
Another Democratic source familiar with the party fundraising apparatus said there is “obvious displeasure” among the leaders.
Developing...
True that. I guess it's still not time to pop a cork in victory celebration.
Nah, a special prosecutor. With GW having had the Republican nomination wrapped up, I voted in the Dem primary in '04 just so I could vote for Dean. I like to think I helped a little in having him become the DNC Chairman.
$5.5 million should gain them one deputy alderman seat in Wilmington VT.
Dean is the g(ra)ft that keeps on g(raft)ing.......
Ever hear the old joke about the preacher who took off with the church funds. When they caught him one member asked a deacon if they retrieved the money. The deacon replied, "No." Then the member asked how the pastor had spent the money, "Well," replied the deacon, "He spent 3/4's of it on wine and women, and he wasted the other 1/4."
!!! Have you been saving that one to use on us?
Hmm. He blew thru his campaign war-chest PDQ, too, IIRC.
:D
He's just doing what Dems do......spending money that isn't his.
Maybe Harry and his family can take a trip offshore and make a few withdrawals from those friendly banking havens, and give it to the party.
Harry could also contribute the $68,941 windfall he got from corrupt uber-lobbyist Jack Abramoff .............{{{{{{{cackle}}}}}}.
Maybe Dean returned all of Abramofs money. LOL
Did he have this problem during his election campaign???
Something about blowing 70 Million dollars ..
Considering all the money Dean raised when he was running for POTUS, and how little was left when he was defeated, HE'S A FINANCIAL GENIOUS! GO HOWARD GO!
Dean is going to be gone by the end of the year if this keeps up.
It takes millions of dollars just to keep Teddy liquored up. Poor, poor DNC...
Was the cash spent or siphoned - no one is contributing
ROFLMAO.......... You are all doing a great job.
But the Democrats don't NEED campaign financing, because they will get a billion dollars worth of free publicity from their pimp reporter friends in the media.
Also, I'm sure Soros can come up with another $50 million before next November.
Then again, if I'm a Dem donor I'd have to like pouring money down a 'Rat hole...
Never mind.
IMO, the cash went straight to the DUmpster.
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