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Democrats: White House and Senate 'Out of Reach' If Fundraising Doesn't Increase
Weekly Standard ^ | July 10, 2012 | by Daniel Halper

Posted on 07/10/2012 3:14:08 PM PDT by library user

Democrats are continuing to sound the alarm about this upcoming election. And the latest alarm bell is being rung by Senator Patty Murray, chair of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee.

Using a reverse psychology ploy to gin up support from Democratic donors, Murray writes, in an email to supporters, that "If we don’t close this gap now, the White House and Senate will be out of reach before Labor Day."

Murray makes clear that the impetus for her sounding alarm is the fundraising gap between Republican Mitt Romney and Democrat Barack Obama. "The good news: Democrats set fundraising records in June. The bad news: Mitt Romney did too—and outraised President Obama by more than 30%," writes Murray.

In the month of June, Romney and the Republican National Committee outraised President Obama and the Democratic National Committee by a cool $35 million. Last month, Romney raised $106 million to Obama's $71 million.

Murray's plea is for supporters to act now. "Please give $5 right now. We must raise $100,000 TODAY to close this gap," she writes.

Earlier today, President Obama, also in an email to supporters, suggested that this election will test the democratic model.

"This election will be a test of the model that got us here," Obama wrote. "We'll learn whether it's still true that a grassroots campaign can elect a president -- whether ordinary Americans are in control of our democracy in the face of massive spending."


TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: fundraising; obama; romney; whitehouse
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To: randita

I agree.

Bad sign for the Golden Child.


21 posted on 07/10/2012 5:00:42 PM PDT by Pigsley
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To: TheRhinelander

I’m not convinced....but seeing a trend down, down, down for Down Low Barry.


22 posted on 07/10/2012 5:30:03 PM PDT by Pigsley
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To: library user


23 posted on 07/10/2012 5:45:07 PM PDT by ex91B10 (We've tried the Soap Box,the Ballot Box and the Jury Box; ONE BOX LEFT!)
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To: library user

“Obama wrote. “We’ll learn whether it’s still true that a grassroots campaign can elect a president — whether ordinary Americans are in control of our democracy in the face of massive spending.”

What’s the matter, you jug-earred Alinskyite—can’t get your billionaire buddies and foreign mohammedan backers to kick in this time around?


24 posted on 07/10/2012 5:57:05 PM PDT by SharpRightTurn ( White, black, and red all over--America's affirmative action, metrosexual president.)
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To: library user

Nope...Throwing the BS flag on this....Soros has plenty of funds at his disposal and will launder everything Choombama needs...if he needs. He would far rather have the zombies foot the bill first, but if that doesn;t pan out, don;t think the purple lipped prince will be in trouble.


25 posted on 07/10/2012 6:02:21 PM PDT by IrishPennant (Are you behind a "Blade of Grass?")
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