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In reply to the discussion: Breaking: Bill Clinton is finding his "comfortable shoes" to come to Wisconsin [View all]Bjorn Against
(12,041 posts)15. A big part of the reason they had more money is the DNC did not invest the resources
I am not suggesting they should have squandered all their money at the beginning, I am suggesting they should have raised money at the beginning. It is their fault that Walker had such a vast funding advantage, because of the quirks in Wisconsin recall election law it was inevitable he was going to have some advantage but there is absolutely no reason it had to be a 12 to 1 advantage. If the DNC cared about this race they would have invested in it.
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Breaking: Bill Clinton is finding his "comfortable shoes" to come to Wisconsin [View all]
kpete
May 2012
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Or they could have used another basic strategy, put more resources in at the beginning
Bjorn Against
May 2012
#9
If they have more money than you, you can't just squander it all in the beginning.
joshcryer
May 2012
#14
A big part of the reason they had more money is the DNC did not invest the resources
Bjorn Against
May 2012
#15
Barrett has only had a month to raise campaign funds, before that no candidate was selected.
joshcryer
May 2012
#34
We're talking about claims that the DNC dropped the ball while being outspent 25-1.
joshcryer
May 2012
#41
You know what I find fascinating? It's the level of disdain for the national party at DU.
Tarheel_Dem
May 2012
#54
Rahm isn't head of the DNC. The good thing about this is that you don't get to decide where....
Tarheel_Dem
May 2012
#56
Yep... I've tried volunteering for a campaign that got the backing of the DNC
shcrane71
May 2012
#57
Yeah, these last few days GOTV is way more important than spending lots of money.
joshcryer
May 2012
#32
Walker's campaign 'raised' 65% as much that the DNC has on hand, that's ridiculous.
joshcryer
May 2012
#42
Traditionally, the closer to election day, the greater the impact and no time for rebuttal.
freshwest
May 2012
#27
Barrett completely detroyed Walker apparently in the last debate, one more good showing...
joshcryer
May 2012
#43
Yep, final / second one is Thursday night (tomorrow). The polls indicate to me...
joshcryer
May 2012
#46
Did the phone attack on Barrett's lines trying to help GOTV for June 6th get repaired?
freshwest
May 2012
#47
He will be an energizer, no doubt! It might just happen with a convergence of him and other
CTyankee
May 2012
#8
That's fine, but the people who want Obama to personally appear are misguided
bluestateguy
May 2012
#7
Well, we need it awful bad (as my dad used to say). We need it in order to send a critical message.
calimary
May 2012
#36
Not nearly enough resources, they did not seem to care at all until there were mass complaints
Bjorn Against
May 2012
#33
You mean the "working people" who voted for Walker the first time? Those "working people"?
Tarheel_Dem
May 2012
#53