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In the discussion thread: Breaking: Bill Clinton is finding his "comfortable shoes" to come to Wisconsin [View all]

Wed May 30, 2012, 10:21 PM

joshcryer (39,749 posts)

34. Barrett has only had a month to raise campaign funds, before that no candidate was selected.

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You can say that the DNC should have just dumped $25 million into Barrett's campaign as soon as he was selected in the WI Democratic Primary, but I just don't see it. That's a whole half of what the DNC raised in March, which is to go to hundreds of campaigns around the country. It has to be spent really wisely. The DNC gave WI Democrats $1.2 million (after much outrage that the DNC wasn't helping, of course, I don't deny that), but that pales into comparison to Koch spending in the campaign.

Being outspent is not the end of the world, though. We win with numbers. Not hard dollar numbers, but people numbers.

edit: actually if you go to Open Secrets you see that the numbers are much more dire than that: http://www.opensecrets.org/parties/totals.php?cycle=2012&cmte=DNC

Walkers campaign alone has 65% of what the entire DNC has to spend for politicians in the party across the whole country.

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57 replies	Author	Time	Post
Breaking: Bill Clinton is finding his "comfortable shoes" to come to Wisconsin [View all]	kpete	May 2012	OP
About frigging time...	pfitz59	May 2012	#1
+1 ... No shit!	Bozita	May 2012	#2
So little, so late.	hay rick	May 2012	#3
Tiny, baby half moves.	RUMMYisFROSTED	May 2012	#5
I dunno, when you're being outspent so much you should save all you got...	joshcryer	May 2012	#6
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
The funding advantage exists because 1) Walker has high up cronies and 2)...	joshcryer	May 2012	#18
They raise money during the campaigns all the time	Bjorn Against	May 2012	#22
Barrett has only had a month to raise campaign funds, before that no candidate was selected.	joshcryer	May 2012	#34
I have read that the DNC and Obama felt the recall was a distraction	pscot	May 2012	#35
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
The disdain seems to be mutual	pscot	May 2012	#55
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
Is the pattern strategic neglect or just more indifference on labor issues?	hay rick	May 2012	#19
The election is June 5th, I think it's already clear that they...	joshcryer	May 2012	#21
Or is it the desire to crush a truly grass-roots movement?	JDPriestly	May 2012	#51
Thank you, joshcryer.	Paka	May 2012	#23
Yeah, these last few days GOTV is way more important than spending lots of money.	joshcryer	May 2012	#32
Yes, they were "keeping their powder dry". lol-- uh-huh.	Marr	May 2012	#39
Walker's campaign 'raised' 65% as much that the DNC has on hand, that's ridiculous.	joshcryer	May 2012	#42
I don't know how you manage campaigns	JNelson6563	May 2012	#13
Resources at the end.	hay rick	May 2012	#25
Ok, one point of miscommunication	JNelson6563	May 2012	#30
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
Is there going to be another one? That would help greatly.	freshwest	May 2012	#44
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
Not on the ground there, just watching from the sidelines.	joshcryer	May 2012	#48
Never understimate Clinton..Here he speaks for Jim Webb, and he is great.	Stuart G	May 2012	#4
He will be an energizer, no doubt! It might just happen with a convergence of him and other	CTyankee	May 2012	#8
Great speech. The guy knows how to campaign.	pam4water	May 2012	#50
That's fine, but the people who want Obama to personally appear are misguided	bluestateguy	May 2012	#7
Big Ed was begging for Obama to come to get out the vote	goclark	May 2012	#10
I must agree with the above post..It is not about Obama..	Stuart G	May 2012	#11
I agree, too.	GoCubsGo	May 2012	#17
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
I have mixed feelings about whether Obama should have gotten involved.	Bjorn Against	May 2012	#12
They have provided resources in Wisconsin	JNelson6563	May 2012	#31
Not nearly enough resources, they did not seem to care at all until there were mass complaints	Bjorn Against	May 2012	#33
Is he 'hugely popular with liberals' or not?	Marr	May 2012	#40
Bill Clinton!	Big Tent	May 2012	#16
'...President Bill Clinton is "sorting out his schedule"...'	unkachuck	May 2012	#20
You mean the "working people" who voted for Walker the first time? Those "working people"?	Tarheel_Dem	May 2012	#53
Love me some Bill Clinton!!!	Iliyah	May 2012	#24
DNC finally waking up?	sarcasmo	May 2012	#26
This should be a daily event!!	Courtesy Flush	May 2012	#28
Hey! Maybe George W. Bush will come out of hiding to support Scott Walker!	tclambert	May 2012	#29
he could give a nice slurred speech at their convention	Rosa Luxemburg	May 2012	#49
The thing is now tied and Bill Clinton is putting his walking shoes on....hey Debbie Downers!	K8-EEE	May 2012	#37
Yep, liberal defeatism or fatalism.	joshcryer	May 2012	#45
Glad somebody found	emilyg	May 2012	#38
Odd Loophole in WIsconsin Law	drmjg	May 2012	#52

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