Comments on: Republican fundraising catching up to Obama

By: austinnelly

austinnelly — Thu, 22 May 2008 02:46:09 +0000

1. Denial: “It can’t be happening.”
2. Anger: “Why McCain? It’s not fair.”
3. Bargaining: “I’ll hold my donation for a real conservative to emerge.”

4. Depression: “Neither party cares about me. What’s the point?”
5. Acceptance: “To hell with all of them. Either one of these morons are going to bankrupt this country with stupid policies. Call me in 4 years with some real candidates that actually want to do something to help this country.”

Fixed.

By: ss396

ss396 — Thu, 22 May 2008 02:29:21 +0000

That bloated, plutocracy that we call Republicans in the House and Senate have driven a lot of folks away from the party. The Presidency is shaping up nicely for the Republicans, but the down-ticket races are a major concern, and the money is not showing up in their coffers. On the Dems side, their anger is directed at the DNC and all those lame consultants that they insisted on hiring, and their money is showing up in the local organizations. So the Republicans are not as mad at their national party as the Dems are, but are angrier at the individual Congress folks than the Dems are.

Follow the money. Your heart might be where your fortune is, but you will put your fortune where your heart is.

By: J_Gocht

J_Gocht — Wed, 21 May 2008 23:50:56 +0000

Do they call it “double entry” for a reason?

“St. McCain will have to ask his Sugar Mama Cindy to bail him out if this continues. In financial disclosure reports released Tuesday night, Obama reported raising $32 million for his primary in April and banked an aggregate of more than $9 million for the general election. In contrast, McCain reported raising just $18.5 million for his primary account in April and having no money set aside for the general…”

By: Valiant

Valiant — Wed, 21 May 2008 20:04:59 +0000

Squid Shark on May 21, 2008 at 2:05 PM

Total denial gives you zero credibility.

By: nukemhill

nukemhill — Wed, 21 May 2008 18:58:23 +0000

Don’t worry. The MSM will more than make up for any shortfalls the DNC feels.

By: Buford Gooch

Buford Gooch — Wed, 21 May 2008 18:46:36 +0000

Vaporman87 on May 21, 2008 at 2:33 PM

Aren’t Republicans always behind in the polls at this time? Doesn’t seem to matter a lot, though.

By: Vaporman87

Vaporman87 — Wed, 21 May 2008 18:33:20 +0000

McCain’s still behind in the polls. Doesn’t matter what money is in the bank. It’s Obama’s year and it’s the fault of those who voted for Dempublican McCain. Thanks guys. Nice vote you made there.

By: Terrye

Terrye — Wed, 21 May 2008 18:15:22 +0000

I gave to McCain. Not a lot.

I can’t compete with the Democrats on billionares’ row in San Francisco…. but then again I am not a Lear Jet liberal, a caviar socialist or a rich pampered white liberal hoping to assuage some guilt with a big fat contribution to the campaign of the first African American President.

By: Terrye

Terrye — Wed, 21 May 2008 18:08:59 +0000

Maybe Iran can sit up a bogus charity for Obama.

By: wildweasel

wildweasel — Wed, 21 May 2008 18:06:57 +0000

Soros will just start writing checks to 527s.

By: Squid Shark

Squid Shark — Wed, 21 May 2008 18:05:51 +0000

Valiant on May 21, 2008 at 1:55 PM

Yeah, Soros bought McCain with all that money.

And hes a sleeper agent for the commies too, I read it on the internet.

By: Valiant

Valiant — Wed, 21 May 2008 17:57:33 +0000

If Hillary steals the nomination on the strength of Operation Chaos and becomes president, it would have been a terrible idea.

By: Valiant

Valiant — Wed, 21 May 2008 17:55:16 +0000

Too bad McCain cut his ties to the Reform Institute. Now George Soros can't send him any more money (that we are aware of anyway).

By: kcd

kcd — Wed, 21 May 2008 17:52:05 +0000

As bad as the thought is of seeing a dim in the whitehouse, I reserve my contributions until McCain names his VP runningmate. THEN I will know if I want to support the Rep nom with my dollars, or keep my money in the event that all hell breaks loose on our country.

By: Buy Danish

Buy Danish — Wed, 21 May 2008 17:50:45 +0000

Operation Chaos is a “terrible idea”? It’s precisely the reason why Barry & Hill have been forced to spend so much money – fighting each other for primary votes instead of fighting Johnny Mac.

By: Right Voices

Right Voices — Wed, 21 May 2008 17:40:25 +0000

A funny thing happened on the way to the conventions — the Republicans caught up to the Democrats for presidential-campaign fundraising…

The Republicans caught up to the Democrats for presidential-campaign fundraising?
Ed:
That puts the GOP ahead in the upcoming general election, and the gap may widen. Cash on hand for both Obama and the DNC declined in April, thanks to deficit spending…

By: Squid Shark

Squid Shark — Wed, 21 May 2008 17:35:12 +0000

Kini on May 21, 2008 at 12:22 PM

5 step program for MDS…

I like it

By: jgapinoy

jgapinoy — Wed, 21 May 2008 17:24:39 +0000

Kini at 12:22PM

Those are the stages that all-or-nothing McCain-hating hyper-purists are going through.

By: rockmom

rockmom — Wed, 21 May 2008 17:09:36 +0000

Of course, thanks to John McCain, the RNC won’t be able to use a dime of that money on advertising in the last 60 days before the election, i.e. exactly the length of time between the convention and the election.

By: funky chicken

funky chicken — Wed, 21 May 2008 16:39:43 +0000

Don’t worry, foreigners and the mob will send Hussein Obama thousands and thousands of $185 donations via the Internet.

faraway on May 21, 2008 at 11:50 AM

Well, FARC is about tapped out, but Hamas probably has quite a bit or U.S. provided ordnance they could sell for some ready cash. Iran and Soros are flush. The Teamsters mob connections will feel a bit more flexible what with Obama promising to eliminate federal oversight on criminal activity. then there are the BLT churches. So, cash flow won’t be a problem.

a capella on May 21, 2008 at 12:18 PM

By: apollyonbob

apollyonbob — Wed, 21 May 2008 16:39:14 +0000

Operation Chaos was a TERRIBLE idea.

misterpeasea on May 21, 2008 at 12:11 PM

kirkill on May 21, 2008 at 12:19 PM

Kini on May 21, 2008 at 12:26 PM

Pretty sure its sarcasm XD Clearly, these are the results of Operation Chaos

By: funky chicken

funky chicken — Wed, 21 May 2008 16:38:26 +0000

5. Acceptance: “It’s going to be OK.”

Kini on May 21, 2008 at 12:22 PM

Or at least a whole lot better than Obama. I haven’t donated, but will do so after the VP announcement if I can stomach the choice. With Obama as the opponent, it would have to be spectacularly bad to lose my vote.

By: Kini

Kini — Wed, 21 May 2008 16:26:27 +0000

Operation Chaos was a TERRIBLE idea.

That horse is still in the race, if you haven’t noticed.

Besides, super delegates are there to make sure regular delegates vote the [w]right way.
The way the party bosses want.

By: ThackerAgency

ThackerAgency — Wed, 21 May 2008 16:25:15 +0000

Hillary is now $31 MILLION in the hole. How can she run our country if she can’t even manage her own campaign?

That’s how the senate (lowest approval rating in history so we choose presidents from that pool) runs the country. Ask McCain how he will pay for the government programs for all the illegals he wants to legitimize out of compassion. He’ll have the country go into debt just like he did with his campaign.

I thought McCain decided to use public funding anyway. Weren’t most of the donations to the Republican party and not to McCain? Anyway, it doesn’t matter. This year is a perfect example of why voting is over rated. Vote NONE OF THE ABOVE!

By: Kini

Kini — Wed, 21 May 2008 16:22:02 +0000

The McCain GOP nomination stages are:

1. Denial: “It can’t be happening.”
2. Anger: “Why McCain? It’s not fair.”
3. Bargaining: “I’ll hold my donation for a real conservative to emerge.”
4. Depression: “I’m so sad, why bother with anything?”
5. Acceptance: “It’s going to be OK.”