Rebranded Obama campaign group causes frustration for DNC
Several members of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) expressed fear Tuesday that the new outside group Organizing for Action — a retooled version of President Obama’s campaign machine — could hurt the national party’s fundraising and drain its resources.
“I don’t know how splitting things apart is conducive to progress. When you start looking at competitive interests that are trying to move in the same direction, why wouldn’t you all be on the same page?” Krystal Thrailkill, a DNC committee member from Arkansas, told The Hill at the committee’s annual winter meeting.
DNC members said they were caught off guard when the leaders of the president’s reelection team announced Obama for America was morphing into Organizing for Action (OFA), a nonprofit group that can take unlimited “soft money” donations.
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You thought he was looking out for the whole party??!!
BWAHAHAHA!
Washington Nearsider on January 23, 2013 at 8:48 AM
Debbie Wasserman etc. will take care of it.
Dingbat63 on January 23, 2013 at 9:07 AM
Why wouldn’t a duly elected president of the United States, with the full power of the office, the federal government at his whim, and the bully pulpit need his own private propaganda organization that can continue to accept and spend money however they see fit in the advancement of the president’s agenda?
/sarc (if you couldn’t tell)
For the life of me, I do not understand this and have no idea why it’s not illegal. It’s essentially a new Propaganda Department, with no limits/controls that would typically constrain a government office.
NickelAndDime on January 23, 2013 at 9:10 AM
Dems realize their role in Obama’s scheme…look for money on nightstand.
CycloneCDB on January 23, 2013 at 9:49 AM
So basically, Obama is turning into the Karl Rove of the Democrats.
Outlander on January 23, 2013 at 9:55 AM
Only now, at the end, do they realize how far into the hen house they have allowed the fox to roam.
Difficultas_Est_Imperium on January 23, 2013 at 9:57 AM
Every issue is now a full fledged delegitimization campaign. It’s cancerous. They should just call themselves the Committee for Public Safety and be done with it.
forest on January 23, 2013 at 10:08 AM
Hitler did the same thing…
Skywise on January 23, 2013 at 10:21 AM