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Disaffected Right, Left Close Purse Strings to Parties 

Miffed at election behavior, partisans boycott DCCC, NRCC, etc.

Nov 12, 09 9:42 AM CST
(Newser) - Frustrated voters are letting Congressional Democrats and Republicans know how they feel—by opening their mouths and closing their pocketbooks. One Dem blogger, miffed at the DNC for perceived inaction in the Maine gay marriage fight, has proposed a boycott on donations to the national committee: “Clearly, money talks.... More »

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Congress • voters • Republican Party • Democratic National Committee • blogger • boycott • Democratic Party • political donations • National Republican Congressional Committee • Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee • National Republican Senatorial Committee • midterm elections

OPINION

 Time for Gays 
 to Go Nader 
 on Democrats 

Fundraising boycott a good idea but doesn't go far enough

Nov 11, 09 1:46 AM CST
(Newser) - The two-party system gives gay Americans a terrible deal, and the proposed gay boycott of Democratic National Committee fundraising is a big step in the right direction toward changing the situation, writes Emma Ruby-Sachs . Cutting off funds to the party will push Democrats toward eliminating discrimination against gays and could... More »

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gay rights • Democratic National Committee • boycott • Democratic Party • Ralph Nader • homosexual • LGBT • third parties • gay activists • political fundraising

White House Denies Giving Perks to Donors

GOP wants an investigation after newspaper report

Oct 28, 09 2:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - White House officials are engaging in damage control after GOP Chairman Michael Steele accused the Obama administration of offering selected donors perks in exchange for big contributions. Steele’s charges stem from a Washington Times report today claiming that DNC contributors who give $30,400 or bundle $300,000 get... More »

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Democratic National Committee • fundraiser • bundlers • DNC • Obama administration • fundraising • perks • political fundraising

Dole Gets DNC Health Reform Spot Pulled

Ad citing former GOP senator's support 'backhanded,' he says

Oct 11, 09 8:00 PM CDT
(AP) - The Democratic National Committee is canceling a television ad touting GOP support for health care reform after protests from one of the Republicans mentioned, former Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole. Dole is quoted saying: "I want this to pass...We've got to do something." The former Kansas senator... More »

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GOP • Republican Party • Rahm Emanuel • Democratic National Committee • Bob Dole • health care reform • political advertising • television advertising

Steele: Let Michelle Make Olympics Pitch

RNC chair blasts Obama's trip as 'unnecessary'

Sep 29, 09 2:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama shouldn’t bother going to Denmark to argue for Chicago's Olympic bid, Michael Steele says; that’s what Michelle’s for. “The first lady would have been and should have been the lead there,” the RNC chair said today. “Let her go and sell Chicago.... More »

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Barack Obama • Chicago • Michelle Obama • Democratic National Committee • Denmark • Copenhagen • 2016 Olympics • International Olympic Committee • President Obama • Michael Steele • Republican National Committee

Democrats
Mock Beck's
Czar Hunt

Bogus name tars legit jobs, they say, but even some Dems aren't sure

Sep 17, 09 8:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - Democrats are fighting back against the anti-czar fervor that has taken hold of the Republican party. Many of the so-called czars these officials insist must be confirmed by the Senate actually already have been, writes Jason Linkins of the Huffington Post. Others occupy positions they themselves voted to create, and... More »

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Dianne Feinstein • Russ Feingold • Democratic National Committee • czar • Glenn Beck • Obama administration

(Newser) - The RNC has joined the fracas over health care reform with a proposed “seniors’ bill of rights” that guards against Medicare cuts, ABC News reports. “Our seniors have really come under fire in the last few weeks,” says RNC chair Michael Steele—who backed Medicare cuts as... More »

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RNC • Medicare • Medicaid • Democratic National Committee • health care reform • DNC • seniors • Obama administration • President Obama • Michael Steele • Republican National Committee

 New DNC Ad Slams 
 GOP's 'Angry Mobs' 



Dems use town hall protests to fire back

Aug 5, 09 8:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - In a new online ad, Democrats return fire at “angry mobs” driven by the Republican Party, the Huffington Post reports. “They lost the election. They lost on the Recovery Act, the budget and children’s health care,” says the ad. “Now, desperate Republicans and their well-funded... More »

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online advertising • mob • Republican Party • Democratic National Committee • political advertising • Democratic Party • town hall meeting • right wingers • protesters • President Obama • birther

(Newser) - Democrats head to the polls today in Virginia for a surprisingly tight gubernatorial primary, Politico reports. Last-minute polls show Creigh Deeds surging ahead of Terry McAuliffe and Brian Moran. If he pulls out the win, it’ll be a major upset—McAuliffe, the former DNC chair, had been expected to... More »

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primary • Virginia • Democratic National Committee • Terry McAuliffe • Democratic Party • governor • DNC • gubernatorial races • Creigh Deeds • Brian Moran

 McAuliffe Denies DNC 
 Offered Money to Nader 

Spokesman slams Nader's claim he was bribed to avoid key states in '04

May 30, 09 10:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - Ralph Nader's claim that then-DNC chairman Terry McAuliffe offered him cash to stay out of key state races in 2004 is far from the truth, McAuliffe campaign strategist Mo Elleithee tells the Blue Virginia blog. McAuliffe did speak to Nader—who Elleithee claims was being funded by the GOP—to... More »

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Democratic National Committee • campaign • Terry McAuliffe • Ralph Nader • Election 2004 • battleground states

 Dems Spoof 
 'Marooned' GOP 

Web ad likens Republicans to Survivor cast

May 6, 09 8:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - A new DNC ad touts the latest Survivor series: the GOP edition, the Huffington Post reports. The Web spot begins with Sen. Olympia Snowe, the “Last of the Moderates,” describing how being a Republican moderate can feel like “being a cast member of Survivor,” and goes... More »

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television • reality TV • advertising • parody • Olympia Snowe • Republican Party • Democratic National Committee • advertisements • Survivor • DNC

Emanuel,
Dean End Hostilities

White House lunch signals détente for former party rivals

Apr 17, 09 8:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - The feud between Howard Dean and White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel seems to be at an end. The Hill reports that the two Democratic pols even had lunch recently. “I think that (tension) was always somewhat exaggerated,” says Dean, whose failure to land an administration job... More »

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Howard Dean • Rahm Emanuel • Democratic National Committee • Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee • chief of staff

(Newser) - Democrats have widened their campaign against Norm Coleman to include a radio ad urging him to concede to Al Franken, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. “Minnesota deserves two senators and voters deserve to have their verdict stand,” says the ad, produced by the DNC. “Call Norm... More »

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Congress • Senate • Norm Coleman • Minnesota • Democratic National Committee • Al Franken • radio advertising • Election 2008 • ad buy

 Recession Dents Party Coffers 

Fundraising unusually low for this point in the cycle

Mar 27, 09 10:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - With recession raging and without a campaign to attract attention, donations to both political parties have fallen, reports the Washington Post. Donations to the six major party committees are off 26% from the same period 2 years ago. “People are feeling it,” an energy executive told Rep. Chris... More »

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RNC • recession • John Cornyn • Democratic National Committee • campaign fundraising • National Republican Congressional Committee • Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee • Chris Van Hollen • National Republican Senatorial Committee • Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee

(Newser) - President Obama is set to address a Democratic fundraiser later this month—the first such event of his presidency—but the money might not flow from donors cowed by recession and overextended after the recent election, Bloomberg reports. “Nonetheless,” said a White House deputy press secretary, “the... More »

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Tim Kaine • recession • Democratic National Committee • governor • political donations • fundraising • President Obama

(Newser) - Howard Dean didn't get the health cabinet post he wanted, and doesn't want the job that's open—surgeon general—but is pushing President Obama's health-care plan just the same, the Washington Times reports. "Democrats can’t cave," says the former doc. Obama’s plan is "perfect,"... More »

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alternative energy • Rush Limbaugh • Howard Dean • literacy • Rahm Emanuel • Democratic National Committee • health care reform • Obama administration • Bill Maher Grid

ANALYSIS

Dem Fundraisers See Gold Mine in Rush Uproar

Donkeys pounce

Mar 6, 09 1:34 PM CST
(Newser) - Rush Limbaugh isn’t the only one cashing in on his new, higher profile. Democratic committees are using the uproar as a fundraising gimmick, the Washington Post reports. “When Rush says jump, Republicans say how high?” reads an email from the Senate campaign committee, urging GOP senators to “... More »

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Senate Democrats • Rush Limbaugh • Senate Republicans • Democratic National Committee • fundraising • Democratic Governors Association • Bill Maher Grid

 Dean: I Wanted to Be Health Sec 

But ex-DNC chair says Obama's choice will do 'fine'

Mar 2, 09 4:10 AM CST
(Newser) - Former DNC Chairman Howard Dean says he made no secret of his desire to be in Barack Obama's Cabinet. "I was pretty clear that I would have liked to have been Secretary of Health and Human Services," he tells the Huffington Post. As for the president's pick,... More »

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Howard Dean • Democrat • Democratic National Committee • Obama administration • President Obama • Obama Cabinet

'Would Have Been Great' to Be in Obama Cabinet: Dean

Departing DNC chair will instead head back to private life

Jan 16, 09 5:25 PM CST
(AP) - Outgoing Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean said today he would have liked to work in the Obama administration, but instead is embarking on a life in the private sector after nearly 30 years in politics. Some of his supporters have been upset that after all the former Vermont governor... More »

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Howard Dean • Vermont • Democratic National Committee • President Obama • Obama Cabinet

analysis

RNC Candidates Must Measure Up to Dems' Kaine

Candidates look lightweight compared to Va. guv, DNC chair

Jan 16, 09 1:34 PM CST
(Newser) - Since Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine took over the Democratic National Committee last week, Republicans—in the midst of choosing Kaine’s RNC counterpart—are concerned that their contenders aren’t quite in Kaine’s weight class, reports Politico. Imagining the inevitable on-air debates, one Republican stresses the importance of choosing... More »

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RNC • Tim Kaine • Democratic National Committee • Chip Saltsman • Mike Duncan • Michael Steele • Katon Dawson • Saul Anuzis • J. Kenneth Blackwell

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