In our political system money means everything. For Rick Perry, it now looks like he is losing everything: Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s campaign fundraising has gone into a tailspin as a result of poor debate performances and plunging poll numbers, jeopardizing his position as the best-funded Republican presidential candidate of 2012. Perry’s associates and supporters […]
I posted the email last night that John McCain sent out stating he would be running for re-election in 2010. The email, as with all of these, was mainly for the purpose of fundraising. But let’s take a look at one key paragraph and what McCain is using to stimulate his fundraising: The economic challenges […]
Kit Bond announced this week that he would not be running for re-election in 2010, but now there are hints that George Voinovich may also be following suit: U.S. Sen. George Voinovich of Ohio is leaving open the possibility of not running for re-election in 2010. Voinovich, 72, is thinking about the challenging economic situation […]
Matt Drudge will never change, and is still at it when it comes to trying to misinterpret headlines into something that might enrage the right wing. Here’s the latest example: So HuffPo is getting a “bailout”? Is she part of the financial sector or auto industry? The answer to both is of course “no”. Instead […]
Awww there must be trouble in paradise. McCain wants to use Bush for fundraising, but doesn’t “want the president to appear too often at his side”. Don’t worry about it John. We have enough memories of you two together: I think it’s time for a little project. We need to remind people exactly how close […]
Earlier today I talked about a rumor that Clinton might put $5 million of her own money into her campaign. Within minutes it was reported that Clinton actually already did that and it was last month. Sullivan has an interesting question on that: Was that $5 million included in her January total of $13 million? […]
This is a very bizarre story, and hopefully one the House Ethics Committee will be taking up: A local couple is complaining that U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn left them two threatening voice mails after they wrote a letter criticizing his fundraising. Jonathan Bartha and Anna Bartha told The Denver Post that Lamborn said there would […]
TPM has this statement from the NRCC about one of their contributors being indicted on charges of funding terrorism: We are extremely concerned and disturbed by these charges but we need to be careful not to rush to judgment as the judicial process moves forward. If the individual in question is actually found guilty of […]
On the great fundraising job you did today! Matt sums it up best: Amount of money Americablog readers raised for body armor for a soldier in a few hours? $5000 Amount of money Bush raised for the reconstruction of Iraq in a few weeks? $600 That friends is the power of the blog! UPDATE: Editor […]