GOP Gets Swamped by Democrats in Money Hunt

[DeepModem Mom]

The Politico: GOP Gets Swamped in Money Hunt
By: Jeanne Cummings
April 4, 2007


Sen. Barack Obama talks to voters at the VFW during a campaign stop in Rochester, N.H., Tuesday, April 3, 2007. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)

In the much-watched first quarter of presidential fundraising, the Democratic candidates raised significantly more than their Republican counterparts, creating a huge gap that is putting added pressure on a party already struggling to regroup after the November elections.

According to preliminary fundraising numbers released by the campaigns this week, the combined Democratic field raised about $80 million, compared with roughly $50 million collected by their GOP adversaries....

“It’s a big gap. It’s huge,” said one Republican insider who asked for anonymity so he could speak frankly. “We don’t need to close it in the second quarter, but we need to close it by the end of the year.”...

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“The energy and enthusiasm is on the Democrats’ side, because they’ve just won and they are hungry to win the White House. Our side just lost and we don’t have a candidate that has ignited our troops,” the Republican insider said.

“At this point, that’s another disadvantage we’ve got – and we already have a number of disadvantages.”

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0407/3419.html

[Cha]

1. HaHa you got bush..

that's a major Disadvantage, anonymous dude.

[KingofNewOrleans]

2. Disadvantage?

it's like having an albatross around your neck and a monkey on your back--at the same time.