Republican panic sets in over Dems' financial dominance
By: Steve Benen @[EMAIL PROTECTED]
5:30 AM - PST Following up on an item John had
yesterday, the NYT noted that the contests in Ohio and Texas are going
down
to the wire between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, with Obama hoping to
use a fundraising advantage to deliver a "knock-out blow." Both sides have
the resources, though, to oversee massive campaign operations in both
states - in just February, Clinton raised $32 million, while Obama is
believed to have taken in at least $50 million.
And, across the aisle, there's John McCain, who re****tedly collected about
$12 million in February - the same underwhelming number he raised in
January.
Republicans are not oblivious to the problem.
For Republicans, watching Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama fight
for supremacy in fundraising is not just a spectator s****t. It is a look
into the future, and the GOP isn't cheering.
Obama and Clinton together raked in as much as seven times as much cash
in
February as John McCain, the all-but-certain Republican nominee.
The Democrats, particularly Obama, are also developing a broad base of
fervent donors whose help goes beyond sending money.
Some Republicans are sounding alarms. "Since the midterm election of
2006,
Democrats have had an enthusiasm gap with Republicans," said GOP
strategist
Scott Reed. "They have big crowds, raise more money and appear to have
more
excitement on the campaign trail. Couple this with turnout numbers, which
are off the charts, and Republicans are going to have a big challenge in
the
fall."
Worse, they don't seem to have any idea what to do about it.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/02/us/politics/02primary.html?_r=1&hp=&adxnnl=1&oref=slogin&adxnnlx=1204463217-n/rdEciJ8CwWmnCb5dNGHw&pagewanted=print
And still the GOP can rig the election because very little has been done
to
protect our votes.
ShrubCo's criminal gang will just fudge the results and have their crooked
judges hand them the victory. Just like last time.
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