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Obama Campaign hurting for cash?

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Huh. That or a collection strategy.

Obama campaign call affirms money anxiety

Leaked details of a plaintive phone call from President Obama to some of his biggest donors this weekend offered a rare and revealing look into the typically private rituals of big-dollar campaign fundraising.

The pitch also affirmed the campaign’s anxiety about lagging behind in the money race...


If Democrats didn’t write checks, Obama warned, such Republican PACs could permanently alter the political landscape. “The special interests that are financing my opponent’s campaign are just going to consolidate themselves,” he said. “They’re gonna run Congress and the White House.”..

Such fundraising pitches aren’t unusual, since candidates seek to keep donors from feeling complacent, and Obama campaign spokesman Ben LaBolt characterized the conference call as “routine.” But it echoes the urgent tone the Obama campaign has struck in recent appeals, which have raised the specter of Romney holding a significant cash advantage over Obama. “I will be outspent,” read the subject line of a Tuesday e-mail Obama sent his supporters...

And it was on the heels of what turned out to be a fundraising boon for Romney: the former Massachusetts governor’s campaign claims to have taken in $4.6 million during the 24 hours after the Supreme Court’s decision on Thursday to uphold the Affordable Care Act. The Obama campaign claims that it, too, raked in money after the decision, though the campaignhas not revealed how much.


Obama has benefited from Democratic super PACs, but they have trailed their GOP counterparts in amassing funds....
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So Obama is asking for donations. And in other startling news, the sun rose in the east this morning and will set in the west tonight.
 
I, personally, think Obama is full of **** when he says he thinks he will be outspent. It's a more money strategy that, as someone who donated to him in 2008, I find really annoying along with all the dumbass phone calls I've gotten.
 
I get a lot of fund raising e-mails from various candidates, but I've yet to receive one that says the opposition PACs and special interests will steal the election away from the people if I don't donate. Then again, I'm not one of the "wealthiest" donors, so.....
 
cpwill said:
Huh. That or a collection strategy.
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If he's low on cash, he can start using his own... I mean he's been collecting a big salary for years, for doing nothing, so he's got a little extra tucked away.
 
I have a friend who supports Obama and she says they're worried about money. Very wealthy interests are backing Romney and through the superpacs there is no limit on the amounts. All she can do is send in $10 to $15 per payday.
 
I'm surprised they are not asking for their money back from 08. Of course many probably already have.
 
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Interesting enough, me and the wife have yet to get a single e-mail, phone call, letter.

Not that I would donate to either.
 
Both sides continuously claim the other side is on the verge of winning, quick help us stop that with more money!
 
I am on alot of Romney hit lists from subscriptions to newsletters etc... I have yet to get a donation request arguing that they risk being outspent.

If there is one thing Romney proved himself effective at during the Primaries, it was collecting and then smashing his opponents with a lot of money. I'm thinking President Obama may end up at a disadvantage (though slight) this time around as opposed to a 2-1 advantage.
 
Arbo said:
If he's low on cash, he can start using his own... I mean he's been collecting a big salary for years, for doing nothing, so he's got a little extra tucked away.
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You are saying you've never bitched about anything Obama has done the last 4 years because he's done nothing correct? lol
 
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Aberration said:
Interesting enough, me and the wife have yet to get a single e-mail, phone call, letter.

Not that I would donate to either.
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What would be hilarious is to get a phone call from one of the two campaigns begging me for cash and then say, "You know what, you sold me. Put me down for giving $50" long pause followed with, "... to Gary Johnson."
 
cpwill said:
I am on alot of Romney hit lists from subscriptions to newsletters etc... I have yet to get a donation request arguing that they risk being outspent.

If there is one thing Romney proved himself effective at during the Primaries, it was collecting and then smashing his opponents with a lot of money. I'm thinking President Obama may end up at a disadvantage (though slight) this time around as opposed to a 2-1 advantage.
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And now with Sheldon Adelson in his corner, he'll never go wanting for $'s ever again.
 
poweRob said:
And now with Sheldon Adelson in his corner, he'll never go wanting for $'s ever again.
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:shrug: [Matt Damon voice from Team America World Police] Geoooorge Soros.[/voice]
 
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cpwill said:
:shrug: [Matt Damon voice from Team America World Police] Geoooorge Soros.[/voice]
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I'll see your Soros and raise you two Koch Brothers.
 
poweRob said:
You are saying you've never bitched about anything Obama has done the last 4 years because he's done nothing correct? lol
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I'd ask for things he's done that have improved things, or been positive, but I don't care to see the left wing talking head list of spin again.
 
AdamT said:
I'll see your Soros and raise you two Koch Brothers.
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:shrug: I'll see your Koch brothers and raise you a Warren Buffet.
 
cpwill said:
:shrug: I'll see your Koch brothers and raise you a Warren Buffet.
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I'll call your bluff. While Buffett supports Democrats, his campaign contributions are rather modest and certainly not in the same league as your Adlesons and Kochs. NEWSMEAT ▷ Warren Buffett's Federal Campaign Contribution Report

Someone asked why rich Democrats won't step up like rich Republicans. I think the answer is that most Democrats think super pacs are a horrible idea while most Republicans embrace them. That's not to say that some Dems won't hold their noses and contribute, given that the alternative is to get steamrolled, but there is obviously an enthusiasm gap concerning the mechanism.

"I think the whole idea of Super PACS is wrong," Mr Buffett, a Democrat, told shareholders over the weekend at the annual meeting of his company, Berkshire Hathaway, in Omaha, Nebraska.

"The idea that I should toss $10m (£6.2m) into some Super PAC that will spend its time misleading people about its opponent - I don't want to see democracy going in that direction," he said.
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AdamT said:
I'll call your bluff. While Buffett supports Democrats, his campaign contributions are rather modest and certainly not in the same league as your Adlesons and Kochs. NEWSMEAT ▷ Warren Buffett's Federal Campaign Contribution Report

Someone asked why rich Democrats won't step up like rich Republicans. I think the answer is that most Democrats think super pacs are a horrible idea while most Republicans embrace them. That's not to say that some Dems won't hold their noses and contribute, given that the alternative is to get steamrolled, but there is obviously an enthusiasm gap concerning the mechanism.
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It seems hard to believe that's true, when there are quite a few left-leaning Super PACs (and "regular" PACs) out there...

Progressive
Act Blue -- Congressional Progressive Caucus PAC - Cambridge, MA
Blue America PAC - Washington, D.C.
Butler County Progressive PAC - Oxford, OH
Central Valley Progressive PAC - Fresno, CA
Progressive Allliance PAC - Cook County, IL
Progressive Change Campaign Committee - Washington, D.C.
Progressives United - Middleton, WI
Riverside County Progressive PAC - Riverside County, CA

Liberal
Asian American Action Fund - Washington, DC
Democracy for America - Burlington, VT
MoveOn.org PAC - Berkeley CA
National Committee for an Effective Congress - Washington, DC

Democratic
Democratic Advancement PAC (DAPAC) - Seattle, WA
Democrats for Education Reform - New York, NY

LGBT Rights
Pride PAC PRIDE PAC San Francisco, CA

Labor

Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee - Washington, DC
IBEW PAC - Washington, DC
International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) Political Education Committee - Washington, DC
Laborers International Union of North America (LIUNA) PAC - Washington, DC
Non-Partisan Political League of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers - Upper Marlboro, MD
Service Employees International Union Committee on Political Education (SEIU COPE) - Washington, DC
Transport Workers Union Political Contributions Committee - New York, NY
Transportation Communications International Union Responsible Citizens Political League - Rockville, Maryland

Senate leaders
Majority Leader Harry Reid - Searchlight Leadership Fund - Washington, DC
Majority Whip Dick Durbin - Prairie PAC - Springfield, IL

Gay and lesbian
Human Rights Campaign - Washington, DC
Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund - Washington, DC

Pro-choice
NARAL Pro-Choice America PAC - Washington, DC
The Wish List - Alexandria, VA

Rahm Emanuel - Our Common Values PAC - Chicago, IL
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I included those of an ideology more often supported by the left, as well...
 
indeed. according to opensecrets.org, of the top 20 big donor organizations, something like 15 of them lean heavy democrat.
 
tessaesque said:
It seems hard to believe that's true, when there are quite a few left-leaning Super PACs (and "regular" PACs) out there...



I included those of an ideology more often supported by the left, as well...
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true but that doesn't exactly put evidence towards support of it. All that shows is that when the rules of the game change people merely realize that you can't bring a knife to a gun-fight. Support for the citizens united ruling has been rather well established.


During litigation, Citizens United had support from the United States Chamber of Commerce and the National Rifle Association

Heritage Foundation fellow Hans A. von Spakovsky, a former Republican member of the Federal Election Commission, said "The Supreme Court has restored a part of the First Amendment that had been unfortunately stolen by Congress and a previously wrongly-decided ruling of the court."

Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, who attended the announcement of the ruling, said the court "struck a blow for the First Amendment".

Republican campaign consultant Ed Rollins opined that the decision adds transparency to the election process and will make it more competitive.​


Now I'm sure you can dig up some lefty's that said something positive about it but the slew of evidence is skewed hard to the right.
 
Blue_State said:
Isn't that the norm for the presidential incumbent?
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No. Incumbents typically (as I understand it) have a money advantage.



I notice all those decrying corporate spending are silent on unions....
 
Blue_State said:
Isn't that the norm for the presidential incumbent?
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No. In fact, thanks to Citizens United, this may be the first time in history that an incumbent president is outspent in an election.
 
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