Karl Rove: Money Main Reason GOP Senate Majority Still in Doubt (a little short on cash are they?)

newsmax.com ^ | 9/18/14 | Elliot Jager

[cotton1706]

The substantial gap between how much Democrats have on hand to spend for television campaign ads versus how much cash is in Republican coffers is why a GOP Senate majority remains in doubt, writes veteran Republican strategist Karl Rove in The Wall Street Journal.

Democrats have been raising more money than Republicans and have $25 million on hand compared to $20 million for Republicans. They have committed or spent $109 million in political commercials versus $80 million for the Republicans since the beginning of September. The president continues to bring in big bucks for the Democrats, Rove writes.

Rove, who raises money for Republican candidates through his American Crossroads/Crossroads GPS, writes that while GOP totals could yet rise and the Democratic advantage could well be narrowed, Republicans need to close the gap.

For now, he writes, Democrats are spending more in such key senatorial races as Alaska ($6.4 million to $3.6 million), Arkansas ($6.2 million to $4.6 million), Colorado ($8.5 million to $7 million), Iowa, ($8.5 million to $5.6 million), Louisiana ($5.7 million to $5.6 million) and North Carolina ($17.6 million to $7.8 million).

"Republicans do not need to outspend Democrats to prevail," but they do need to "reach a certain sufficiency of advertising in the next six weeks," he writes.

To win, Republican candidates have to effectively defend themselves. For instance, they have to be able to address Democratic charges that the GOP has conducted a "war on women."

[Din Maker]

REMEMBER MS ON NOV. 4. NEVER FORGET!!!

[MasterGunner01]

Well, Karl, you're the one whose PAC and establishment GOPee elite Republicans who poisoned the water hole by pulling out all the stops to defend incumbents in the primaries, recruited Democrats to help defeat conservatives in primaries, and funded attack ads against conservative Republicans to assure your precious incumbent was on the ballot.

Now, suddenly and inexplicably, Karl Rove and his ilk are finding the NRSC and other GOPee coffers aren't brimming with cash? Like DUH, dude. For the man on Fox News that's touted as a political genius, Rove isn't acting really bright. Hey, Karl, here's my rigid digit salute to you and all your smart GOPee Establishment elite buddies.

[greeneyes]

Tough Karl - go whine on your globalist buddies shoulders. You already crapped all over the base of the party, so they aren’t about to pony up for another heap of dung.