http://theplumline.whorunsgov.com/democratic-national-committee/dnc-weve-pulled-in-1-million-since-bills-signing-without-asking/DNC: We’ve Pulled In $1 Million Since Bill Passed — Without Asking
DNC spokesman Hari Sevugan emails:
We haven’t specifically asked for any money online since the bill passed — but because of the excitement and energy this has generated it has poured in anyway.
Without even asking, we’ve raised more than a million dollars — a lot more.
The DNC is presumably leaking the figure in order to counter the news that the RNC has raised more than $1 million off its “Fire Nancy Pelosi” campaign, which depicts the Speaker, suggestively, against a backdrop of flames.
The GOP has, of course, had been benefitting from a big “enthusiasm gap” in recent months, as the fate of reform looked in doubt. The GOP base seems even more fired up in the wake of the bill’s passage, particularly with leading GOP officials vowing repeal. The question is whether it will now be matched by a newfound level of energy on the Dem side.