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It seems Democrats are in full, save MY ass mode, selling out to the deep-pockets and eating their own.. Not to worry though, their certainly not selling out their principles of representing their constituents for campaign dough, just votes...
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House and Senate Democrats are increasingly competing against one another over a small universe of deep-pocketed donors who could make a financial difference in the final stretch before the midterm elections.
In some cases, donors report that they are being urged to fund Senate campaigns at the expense of the House, where Democrats are in danger of losing their majority.
One House Democratic fundraiser said that some Senate operatives are telling big donors and union officials, The House is lost; you have to save the Senate.
While top Senate Democrats insist they dont use that line, some House strategists are playing their own angle. Their money pitch: House Democrats have worked overtime to pass President Barack Obamas sweeping agenda, parts of which have been stymied in the intractable Senate.
The intense intraparty competition in the final weeks of the campaign shows that everybody is frantically trying to raise money, said Tony Podesta, a well-known Washington lobbyist and a top fundraiser for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.).
Congress tussles over Dem dough - Manu Raju and John Bresnahan - POLITICO.com
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.. and again..House and Senate Democrats are increasingly competing against one another over a small universe of deep-pocketed donors who could make a financial difference in the final stretch before the midterm elections.
In some cases, donors report that they are being urged to fund Senate campaigns at the expense of the House, where Democrats are in danger of losing their majority.
One House Democratic fundraiser said that some Senate operatives are telling big donors and union officials, The House is lost; you have to save the Senate.
While top Senate Democrats insist they dont use that line, some House strategists are playing their own angle. Their money pitch: House Democrats have worked overtime to pass President Barack Obamas sweeping agenda, parts of which have been stymied in the intractable Senate.
The intense intraparty competition in the final weeks of the campaign shows that everybody is frantically trying to raise money, said Tony Podesta, a well-known Washington lobbyist and a top fundraiser for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.).
Congress tussles over Dem dough - Manu Raju and John Bresnahan - POLITICO.com
