Posted on 10/05/2023 4:26:04 AM PDT by cotton1706
WASHINGTON (AP) — Kevin McCarthy spent years raising mountains of Republican campaign cash, flying around the country to recruit top candidates in key districts and painstakingly building political relationships as he worked his way toward becoming speaker of the House.
Now that he’s been ousted from the post after less than nine months, some in the GOP are wondering if anyone can take his place as a fundraising dynamo and party builder.
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“Nobody can raise money like him,” said Rep. Kelly Armstrong, R-N.D. “And no matter who is the next speaker of the House, none of them can do what Kevin McCarthy did.”
The National Republican Congressional Committee, the GOP’s House campaign arm, postponed its upcoming fall gala in Dallas that McCarthy was supposed to headline. The committee said McCarthy helped it raise more than $40 million during the last election cycle and $20-plus million so far this cycle.
The totals were even higher for a McCarthy-aligned super PAC, the Congressional Leadership Fund, which said that it and its associated nonprofits had raised about $645 million under McCarthy. That included about $215 million for the 2020 election, roughly $350 million during last year’s midterm races and around $80 million so far this cycle.
The leadership fund will shift its alignment to follow the new House speaker once one is elected. Paul Ryan replaced fellow Republican John Boehner in 2015. The GOP retained House control the following year when Donald Trump was elected president.
“Speaker McCarthy has fundamentally altered House elections for Republicans through his recruitment efforts, his unmatched fundraising prowess, and his ability to inspire and generate confidence among donors,” Congressional Leadership Fund President Dan Conston said in a statement.
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Maybe you should have hired Kev as a fund raiser instead of a congressman much less SOTH.
So, it’s all about the Benjamins eh?
These are the same people that had issues sharing the contributions with Trump, at the same time taking their share from Trump.
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You mean all that corporate money that has been going to RINOs which they use to foist yet more RINO uniparty candidates on right leaning voters instead of the MAGA candidates they prefer might dry up?
Excellent!
We should have done this long ago.
what have the Reps really done to earn what regular Americans can provide. Just like the Dems, they want that big money from special interests, who are NOT interested in the lives of the great unwashed.
If the GOP does not care to act on my MAGA agenda, why should I care if it cant fund raise?
More good news for us.
The concern trolls at AOL are awfully concerned.
That’s a shame. What will leftist RINOs do without their beloved Kevin ?
Congressional Leadership Fund President Dan Conston seems to be a huge part of the overall problem which is: China first - good! America first - evil!
Can we save the republic? Only with the help of the Almighty.
The top dog is always the best fundraiser, stupid article.
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