Political left raises money for Wis. Senate Democrats

[Omaha Steve]

Source: USA Today

By Catalina Camia

Those 14 Wisconsin Democrats who refuse to come home to consider Gov. Scott Walker's labor proposal are getting some financial help from the political left.

Nearly $279,000 has been raised for the Wisconsin Democratic Committee via ActBlue, a political action committee that supports Democrats and acts as a clearinghouse for donations. The contributions from more than 10,000 donors go to Democratic groups and ActBlue acts as a conduit.

The fundraising began after President Obama criticized Walker, a Republican, for trying to strip public workers of their collective bargaining rights.

The Wisconsin State Senate Democratic Committee, for example, is asking for $14 donations -- $1 for each of the Democrats who have decamped the state to deny a quorum in the state Senate chamber. The Democrats have been gone since Thursday and thousands of people have flooded Madison to protest the proposal.

Read more: http://content.usatoday.com/communities/onpolitics/post/2011/02/wisconsin-gov-scott-walker-labor-democrats-/1

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Current numbers: 12,073 Supporters $313,685 Raised

Donate here: http://www.actblue.com/entity/fundraisers/16403

[greenman3610]

1. I gave!!

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