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Once again Howard Dean proves he's the best thing that ever happenned to =
the GOP.
Howard Dean's Raised Voice Isn't Raising Cash
One hundred days into his tenure as the high-energy, higher-decibel =
chairman of the Democratic Party, Howard Dean is in trouble with party =
moneybags. The former Vermont governor seems to be doing a better job =
flaying the Republicans than bridging the cash chasm between the =
parties. Given Dean's 2004 run as a populist crusader, moderates were =
never wild about his takeover of the Democratic National Committee. So =
some big donors are sitting on their wallets.
Dean wowed the faithful in '04 with his Web-based fund-raising magic. =
But major business donors still count, and in his new role as party =
honcho, the feisty doctor seems to be struggling to connect. After =
achieving money parity with the GOP in 2004, Democrats have fallen far =
behind. According to the Federal Election Commission, the DNC raised =
$14.1 million in the first quarter of 2005, vs. the Republican National =
Committee's $32.3 million. Dean drew about 20,000 new donors, while his =
rivals picked up 68,200. The bottom line: Republicans have $26.2 million =
in the bank vs. $7.2 million for the Dems.
Why the yawning gap? For starters, Dean is not a natural fit for the =
"stroke and joke" style that traditional party chiefs use to extract =
cash from well-heeled contributors. "It appears that the chairman has =
come to the conclusion that he doesn't need major donors," sniffs one =
fat cat. "He hasn't made any effort to reach out."
Personality factors aside, Dean's business-bashing '04 campaign makes =
him a hard sell in corporate circles. "There's a wait-and-see attitude =
from business and major contributors," says Nathan Landow, a Maryland =
developer and big-time donor. "This guy has some work to do to get the =
comfort level up." William W. Batoff, a Philadelphia real estate =
developer and longtime Democratic fund-raiser who backed President Bush =
in 2000 and 2004, is less diplomatic. "Howard Dean is the wrong person =
to be chair," says Batoff, who claims he will help fund the Dems' =
congressional efforts but will boycott the national committee while Dean =
reigns.
"Kind of a Dustpan"
Recent evidence of big-donor discomfort: A DNC event scheduled for May =
25 at Manhattan's cavernous Jacob K. Javits Convention Center was scaled =
back to a smaller venue at the Essex House hotel. Bridget Siegel, the =
DNC's New York finance chair, says the event was moved because the new =
room "just worked better."
According to his defenders, Dean is doing just fine in the money wars. =
Internet and direct-mail appeals have started pulling in $1 million a =
week, says party spokeswoman Karen Finney, and the chairman "is pleased =
overall with [the pace of] fund-raising." Former DNC Chair Steve =
Grossman, a close ally, says Dean "is becoming more comfortable with =
[asking for money] by the day." Dean may yet find ways to build bridges =
to reluctant donors, but few think he'll ever be another Terry =
McAuliffe, the human money machine whom he replaced. "McAuliffe was like =
a vacuum cleaner," says Rutgers University political scientist Ross K. =
Baker. "Dean is kind of a dustpan."
He may be no McAuliffe, but Dean defenders note that his predecessor's =
golden cash register was accompanied by stinging setbacks at the polls. =
The new boss represents the grassroots' desire to take the fight to the =
Republicans. That he's doing. Still, unless Dean narrows the huge cash =
disparity, he may not be able to build the political dynamo he promised.
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03 Jun 2005 01:29:59 AM |
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"dreamwalker" <backfromthe@dead.com> Spat the Words
Once again Howard Dean proves he's the best thing that ever happenned to
the GOP.
Howard Dean's Raised Voice Isn't Raising Cash
One hundred days into his tenure as the high-energy, higher-decibel
chairman of the Democratic Party, Howard Dean is in trouble with party
moneybags. The former Vermont governor seems to be doing a better job
flaying the Republicans than bridging the cash chasm between the
parties. Given Dean's 2004 run as a populist crusader, moderates were
never wild about his takeover of the Democratic National Committee. So
some big donors are sitting on their wallets.
Dean wowed the faithful in '04 with his Web-based fund-raising magic.
But major business donors still count, and in his new role as party
honcho, the feisty doctor seems to be struggling to connect. After
achieving money parity with the GOP in 2004, Democrats have fallen far
behind. According to the Federal Election Commission, the DNC raised
$14.1 million in the first quarter of 2005, vs. the Republican National
Committee's $32.3 million. Dean drew about 20,000 new donors, while his
rivals picked up 68,200. The bottom line: Republicans have $26.2 million
in the bank vs. $7.2 million for the Dems.
And in the end it all comes down to the message and the individual
vote. Are the republicans throwing their money away ? How stupid
are the republicans ?
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03 Jun 2005 08:20:31 AM |
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Some Moron wrote:
And in the end it all comes down to the message and the individual
vote. Are the republicans throwing their money away ? How stupid
are the republicans ?
Not very apparently, the Reps are in the White House and control
both Houses of Congress.
Tony
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| User: "The Psychedelic Pope - Saint Isadore of Laytonville - Patron Saint of the Internet" |
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03 Jun 2005 01:34:32 AM |
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I predict a severe depression will occur between now and the election
of 2008.
What power will the politicians have if
the money to buy the neccessary things
to win elections is worthless and nobody
will accept it for payments any more. I'm
going to stock up on things that I can trade for the things I need NOW!
I also predict that when this happens
Carl Roves will kill himself chocking
to death on $100 bills.
WOMP WOMP
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