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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I was going to say something but rather than clogging the thread, I will agree with the two of you and point others to posts 5 and 7.
TOO EFFING BAD!
The Obstructionist Democrats, acting in unanimity to destroy the unity of the GOP House Caucus, knew their actions would hurt GOP fundraising.
Those Democrats acted in malice against the GOP and should be held responsible for any decrease in Republican fundraising.
The Coaster Company pretends to be helping the GOP.
Kicking Kevin to the curb really has shaken up the Left!
Its about time!
Donald Trump confirmed what we all knew about the Republican Party for years and chose to ignore. They’re nothing more than sniveling weasels who sellout to globalist elites and capitulate to Democrats while paying lip service to the conservative rank and file of the party. The GOP is a total mess right now but it deserves the turmoil it is facing. The establishment elites running it have turned their backs on the rank and file Republicans one too many times and now they’re facing the backlash!
On the one hand they are worried that Gaetz is going to raise money off it, kn the other hand they are worried about their fund raising...let’s give them a few minutes to see if they figure it out..m
Exactly. He funded his RINO’s with that money. Even when his RINO’s had
primary challengers who he did not fund.
Thanks Media!
We know you always have our best interests at heart...
Lobby money. They buy him
I don’t know about you, but AOL is my go-to source for political news and perspective. I mean, who else can you trust for objective opinion. /sarc ... big time.
“””” 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.””””
The writers at AOL gave us confirmation that the only thing McCarthy cared about was to raise money from donors who demanded something in return.
While McCarthy was ‘fast walking’ with his hand out for money, McCarthy was ‘slow walking’ on actions wanted by the GOP voters.
All that money and he had to make the “deal” depending on Pelosi’s support...
It “could” but it won’t - try again.
All of that just to capitulate to Democrats and then get hung out to dry after bending o er backwards to appease Pelosi and Hoyer.
Good riddance. May as well have a Democrat majority in the House and expedite the forthcoming crash of this country. It’s not bad enough for most people yet to actually change their votes in areas that matter.
Or people will finally wake up and dump both parties.
I’m sure AOL’s Will and Brian are really worried about the GOP’s fundraising.
WAIT . . . America On Line is still a thing????
These two leftist 30-something twits are part of the AP National Politics Team. This particular story is bannered on Huffpo, AP, ABC, SFGATE and other leftist venues.
Their collective political experience is probably about as long as their, well....I guess you can figure that one out. :0)
This article shows you the GOPe’s number one concern. It is not conservative issues. Nope, not at all.
It’s money. The all powerful money. It is true that the love of money is the root of all evil.
I’m probably not alone here but I donate to the candidate not the GOP/Republican Party.
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