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Get Off 'Dead Asses' and Raise Cash, Rep. Tells GOP

Posted Feb 27, 08 4:44 PM CST in Politics 

(Newser) – House Minority Leader John Boehner yesterday told Republican colleagues to get off their “dead asses” and raise money for the fall election, Politico reports. Ahead of a March 12 dinner, only 15 representatives have met fundraising goals, 42 members have failed—and 142 haven’t even set goals. The GOP's congressional committee currently has $6.4 million to the Democrats' $35.5 million.

The GOP committee's chairman, Oklahoma's Tom Cole, used the same session to tell Republicans they’d better hit the $7.5 million goal—or get used to life in the minority. GOP fundraising ended 2007 on a good note, but '08 has seen new scandals and fresh retirement announcements. The party did, however, outraise the majority Dems in January.

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Senate Minority Whip Trent Lott of Miss., left, listens as House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio, right, makes a statement in this file photo from Wednesday, May 2, 2007. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)   (Associated Press)
House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio, left, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., right, speak to reporters outside the White House in this file photo from Friday, Feb. 15, 2008. (AP...   (Associated Press)
House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio, center, flanked by Senate Minority Leader Trent Lott of Miss., left, and Minority Whip Roy Blunt of Mo., talks to reporters outside the White House in this...   (Associated Press)
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