Friday, July 16, 2004
Setting the pace...
The Washington Post reports today that pro-Democratic organizations are seriously outpacing their pro-GOP brothers in fundraising and voter mobilization efforts.
One of the most heavily publicized pro-GOP groups, Progress for America, raised $2.3 million in the second quarter of this year, most of it from three of Bush's major fundraisers, according to new filings with the Internal Revenue Service. Another, the Leadership Forum, backed by some of Washington's most prominent Republican lobbyists and the GOP congressional leadership, raised $15,719.
The two top pro-Democratic groups, the Media Fund and America Coming Together, raised nearly nine times as much in the past quarter, or a combined $20 million, according to IRS filings.
I've long maintained that despite the close polls for Kerry and Bush...the Republicans are vastly underestimating how pissed off the left is at Bush. For the first time, the left is willing to really work hard to get their guy in. The Republicans are also underestimating their own side's apprehensions about Bush.
These numbers from proDem organizations reaffirm that position for me.
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One of the most heavily publicized pro-GOP groups, Progress for America, raised $2.3 million in the second quarter of this year, most of it from three of Bush's major fundraisers, according to new filings with the Internal Revenue Service. Another, the Leadership Forum, backed by some of Washington's most prominent Republican lobbyists and the GOP congressional leadership, raised $15,719.
The two top pro-Democratic groups, the Media Fund and America Coming Together, raised nearly nine times as much in the past quarter, or a combined $20 million, according to IRS filings.
I've long maintained that despite the close polls for Kerry and Bush...the Republicans are vastly underestimating how pissed off the left is at Bush. For the first time, the left is willing to really work hard to get their guy in. The Republicans are also underestimating their own side's apprehensions about Bush.
These numbers from proDem organizations reaffirm that position for me.
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