DNC outraises Republicans more than double in April

[steve2470]

http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2011/05/21/first_2012_attack_ad_assails_romney/

WASHINGTON — The Democratic National Committee raised about twice as much money as its Republican rival during the first month of President Obama’s reelection campaign, an early indicator of the president’s fund-raising machine heading into the 2012 election.

The DNC collected $12.4 million in April, more than double the $6.1 million raised by the Republican National Committee during the same month. A DNC official said the party’s totals would be filed with the Federal Election Commission.

The figures provide a first glimpse of the fund-raising abilities of the Obama campaign, which has held several joint fund-raisers with the DNC as it ramps up its money machine for next year’s presidential election. Obama raised $750 million in 2008, prompting speculation that he could bring in $1 billion for his 2012 reelection campaign.

Obama’s reelection campaign is expected to post its first fund-raising totals in late June or early July.

[and-justice-for-all]

1. Funding raising should be banned..

and so should contributions from corporations; who are not people, regardless of the SCOTUS ruling.

[HankyDubs]

2. doesn't really matter that much

the RNC is still important on election day, as they have the "get out the vote" machine.

But since Citizens the republiklan party will count on "outside" groups to finance their media blitzes and other assorted dirty tricks.

I hope that people realize how :puke: it is that the strength of the candidate is still measured by her fundraising ability.

[Very_Boring_Name]

3. The republican "get out the vote" machine = "stop the vote" machine

Jamming phone lines, telling people voting day is tommorow, etc.

[HankyDubs]

13. while that is part of their strategy

it's not what I'm referring to. They also do the ground work to get out their own people.

[Hippo_Tron]

15. The GOP actually has a relatively weak GOTV operation compared to the Democrats

And part of it is that GOTV is generally more efficient for Democrats.

GOTV is about identifying people who are likely to support your candidate but not likely to out and vote. For Democrats that means the main targets for GOTV are African Americans. If your constituency doesn't have a lot of African Americans (or in some cases Latinos) then you target people who live in urban areas and if you're feeling really ambitious, college students and young people in general.

Republican voting blocks are not nearly as easy to identify and not as easy to target. Canvasing and giving rides to the polls in a rural area, for example, isn't an efficient use of resources. The one bloc that they do have that is easy to identify are Evangelical Christians. But the church does the GOTV work for them in that case.

[tabbycat31]

16. my BIL, who works on GOP campaigns, does not know what GOTV means

Meanwhile I work on Democratic campaigns as a field staffer and GOTV might as well be tattooed across my face.

[Hippo_Tron]

17. As I understand their campaigns don't typically have much of a field operation at all

I worked as a finance staffer on a campaign but every minute that I wasn't doing fundraising, I was doing something field related. That was especially true before the full field staff were brought onto the campaign.

BTW, my hat is off to all of you field staffers. It's a grueling job and I certainly don't think I could do it.

[tabbycat31]

18. my hat is off to finance staffers

Because even though my life before politics was in the finance industry, I don't think I could do campaign finance. Asking people for $$ is not easy, but events could be fun. As of right now, I just got my (state) tax refund check from the state I worked in last year (not home) and it's already earmarked to be signed over to the campaign I will be working on and the county's Democratic party.

I'm right now preparing field reports for a campaign that I am going to start sometime next month. They're just waiting for the $$ to bring me on board. I'm excited about it because it's a local race that the Democrats have a fighting chance at if I play my cards correctly.

[ccharles000]

4. this is good news

[DCBob]

5. The RNC is still suffering from "Steelitis"...

and the DNC is being helped by the crazy shit the Republicans are trying to do and the rising popularity of the President. Looking good for Nov 2012.

[Exultant Democracy]

19. Steel did a better job then this. He also lead his party to some unprecedented victories.

I more or less consider it our job on the left to rehabilitating Steels image only to embarrass the RNC.

As far as I'm concerned Steel is one of the most successful Party leaders in history and the RNC fired him because they didn't want a black man to get the credit. Just another example of a talented Black man losing his job to a well connected white man.

[vroomvroom]

6. Most from Corporate Donations -- So i ask who will the DNC/RNC work for You or the Rich?

[DCBob]

7. Do you have proof of that most is coming from corporate donations?

I doubt it.

[Tarheel_Dem]

9. No, but it doesn't stop him/her from making wild anti-Dem accusations.

Does it all the time.

[DCBob]

10. Makes you wonder doesnt it?

:shrug:

[Tarheel_Dem]

11. Nope. I don't wonder anymore. I know exactly what's up.

;)

[DCBob]

12. indeed.

;-) back atcha.

[TheKentuckian]

8. They better but it is still a knife to a gunfight situation. The corporations can throw any kind of

they want. Luckily, they are still in development with the movies, TV shows, and ads that will be much more subtle and many times more effective in sculpting public sentiment in every area. It won't be new exactly but now the concept has been given direction and few boundaries.

The sculpting of sentiment on broad issues is what I think is scary, it isn't so much a candidate versus candidate but the subtle reinvention of worldviews slipped into entertainment, "news", or even in educational programming that is where this stuff gets dangerous.

Who gives a shit about candidates when you can more easily, directly, and deeply create perspective, interpretation of events, and over time history?

[marlakay]

14. When i read this all i can think about is how many are out of work

Who has extra money to donate? I don't anymore. Medical has gone up, food, gas, but we make the same.

I have been having to take from ira money for property taxes. Husband is over 61 so we don't get charged a penalty but i still dont want to take from there!