Posted on 08/29/2006 8:39:22 AM PDT by IrishMike
Congressman Rahm Emanuel, who leads the Democrats' efforts to retake the House and Senate, is criticizing two of his party's leading allies - George Soros and MoveOn.org - for spending too little on the midterm elections. "In the 2004 election there were some very active players who, as far as I can tell, have now decided they're neither going to be involved in the field, advertising or anything," Emanuel told the Daily News. "Do you know where they are?"
In 2004, Soros and other wealthy Democrats poured more than $200 million into so-called 527s, which supplemented the campaign of John Kerry. Political campaigns are legally barred from coordinating strategy with the independent groups, but they vastly strengthened the Democrats' field organizing.
This year, there are no important national 527s supporting the Democrats, with many donors disillusioned by both Kerry's defeat and how little infrastructure their 2004 spending left behind.
On the right, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, a big business lobby, is underwriting an independent campaign on behalf of Republican candidates. The one group that has intervened on behalf of the Democrats is MoveOn's political action committee, which ran hard-edged anti-Republican advertisements in key districts - then took them off the air, leaving Emanuel fuming.
"MoveOn goes into four districts, advertises, does a great job in each of those districts, and they literally moved on. The election is in November, and they moved on in June," he said. "I'm like, What is going on here?' I don't get it. I'm bewildered. Do you think for a moment the Chamber of Commerce will not run another ad in one of these campaigns?"
MoveOn.org's Washington director, Tom Matzzie, responded sharply to Emanuel's criticism, saying the group had made an early impact in key races and plans to spend $25 million this year.
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Isn't that an admission of guilt? I thought it was illegal to use 527's for direct support.
Me either.
In 2004, Soros and other wealthy Democrats poured more than $200 million into so-called 527s, which supplemented the campaign of John Kerry. Political campaigns are legally barred from coordinating strategy with the independent groups, but they vastly strengthened the Democrats' field organizing.
Is Emanuel violating the election laws by these comments? Aren't his public comments "coordinating" with these 527's and telling them how to spend their campaign money?
Gee, and I thought political parties and 527s were barred by law from coordinating...... sounds an awful lot like Rep. Rahm Emmanuel trying to do some coordinating with his favorite 527s. Anyone know how to get this in front of the IRS???
P.s. Campaign finance "reform" is a total sham - the 'Rats can do anything they want with Soros and friends.....
"[Soros] says his No. 1 priority is taking back the House."
Boy, it's a good thing McCain-Feingold was passed, else we would have wealthy individuals trying to buy election outcomes in this country. </sarcasm>
War is won with dicipline. You have Emanuel who goes off like a madman and Soros who is strange. Dean is no better. GOP under MSM assault, Iraq is not so smooth and gasoline prices are too high, Dems should win, but they have nuts in command. When the GOP holds on to both houses in 2006, Dems should learn that there is a God in heaven.
I saw this on Fox yesterday and took it to be a preemptive CYA whine.
The clintonoid is whining because as House reelection chair he sees he is filing and is already blaming others. He will not go down as a failure when he can blame others in August.
Isn't that an admission of guilt? I thought it was illegal to use 527's for direct support.
From the article, there is a paragraph that addresses the concerns of those, like yourself, who care to abide by the law.
..."Though Emanuel is barred from plotting strategy with the independent groups, he apparently feels free to hector them through the press"......
The real bucks are being held for Hillary's campaign in 2008. Been that way since the Gore campaign. Two years of Congressional control under a Republican president isn't what the movers and shakers are after. They don't give a rip about impeachment and they aren't after a new policy in Iraq. They do want the White House.
Maybe that only applied to Republicans.
Thank you, Johnny Mac!
Only in the area where is soul should be.
The broken wall, the burning roof and tower. And Agamemnon dead"
YEATS!
Is Emanuel violating the election laws by these comments? Aren't his public comments "coordinating" with these 527's and telling them how to spend their campaign money?
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ABSOLUTELY !!!!!!!
See post 30, and some advise on the law, though I have no legal schooling.
The MSM and the Drats believe laws are for Republicans.
I have absolutely no problem with those ideas, but I don't trust the Dhimmicranks to implement them.
"I'm betting on GOP gains in both houses."
Please explain.
Freepers know everything.
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