Robert Novak is disappointed in Dean's fundraising

http://www.townhall.com/columnists/robertnovak/rn20050507.shtml

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DEAN'S DEBACLE

Democratic National Committee (DNC) fund raising under the chairmanship of Howard Dean shows a disappointing $16.7 million raised in the first quarter of 2005, compared with $34 million reported by the Republicans.

That tends to confirm dire predictions by old-line Democratic fund-raisers of a fall-off in money if Dean became chairman. He had promised to bring in heavy individual contributions, as he did in his 2004 campaign for president. But the DNC in the first quarter received only $13 million from individuals, compared to $31 million for the Republican National Committee (RNC).

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So I sent them some more money. Just for Novak.

He committed treason in outing Plame in his column. Why is he still free to spout poisonous nonsense?

He's an immoral criminal. He should be on the scaffold.

sent Dr. Dean money last week after I was trolled, am sending Andy money this week but even though the dems have not collected as much,
they won't have to use campaign contributions for bail bonds and
attorney fees so I am not worried.

what the f-faced fascist thinks?

Screw him and the horse he rode in UNDER.

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That's all I have to say to you, you traitorous cowardly fuckstick.

... our guy is doing wrong, then it must be a fact that our guy is doing right.

Bizarro world.

Remember he is being buffeted from both ends of the party. He is concentrating on internet and smaller donors at first. An article I posted last night said he was working with larger donors as well. The way things are going with so many Democrats already forming their PACs for their presidential runs...it makes it tougher. There are many demands for money, and a lot of folks are still lined up behind their candidates from last year. I think it will be ok, though, and as he says....we don't need as much as the Republicans because Democrats have lower overhead.

Here is a good article about the new ideas and innovations.
http://www.pulsejournal.com/news/content/shared/news/nation/stories/05/08_DEAN_DNC.html
"Howard Dean is doing a great job," said Georgia Democratic Party Chairman Bobby Kahn. "He's been focusing on the nuts and bolts of building the party. This is no surprise. I saw him do the same thing when he was chairman of the Democratic Governor's Association."

Just as he promised in his campaign for the DNC chairmanship, Dean has focused most of his attention on raising money for cash-strapped state parties and in recruiting candidates to challenge Republicans, even in GOP strongholds.

"You have to show up," he repeatedly tells Democratic audiences.

"It was the right hand-off at the right time," Jennifer Palmieri, a former DNC press secretary, said of the transition from McAuliffe to Dean. McAuliffe rebuilt the national party infrastructure, and Dean is using that infastructure to rebuild the state parties.

Morever, Palmieri said, in Dean, the party has "someone who is ready to kick the table over and doesn't accept the premise that we have to play on the Republicans' turf."END SNIP
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Dean on donations, from the Tavis Smiley transcript:

http://www.pbs.org/kcet/tavissmiley/archive/200504/20050420_transcript.html
"We're actually doing fairly well. We've only been there for two months.
We've just gotten our folks up and running. We're raising about $1 million a
week, which is--I would like to do more, but that's a good start. It's
certainly going to break the record for the first year after an election if
we continue on this pace. But we need to do better than that. We're working
hard with our large donors and we're working hard with the small donors.
We're going to redo the website. That's going to be out there sometime in
the middle of June. So I don't think we're going to raise as much as the
Republicans, but hopefully we're going to have lower expenses than the
Republicans, and that's going to help us some, too."

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http://www.democrats.org/news/200504200003.html
DNC Raises Record Amount of Money from Low-Dollar Donations
Dean Brings in over $1 million Each Week since Becoming Chairman

Washington, DC - During the first quarter of the year (January 1 - March 31,
2005), the Democratic National Committee (DNC) raised an unprecedented
amount of funds from low dollar donations. The DNC received $14.1 million in
contributions; $12.1 million from small dollar donations. Since becoming
chairman in mid-February, Gov. Howard Dean has focused on the grassroots,
raising over $1 million a week - a record amount of money.

This is double the amount of money raised during a similar period four years
ago - after one of the most contested Presidential elections - and proves
that Americans are anxious to change the direction of this country.

"This is a strong start for the year, but it is just the beginning" said DNC
Chairman Howard Dean. "I have traveled across the country - from Mississippi
to California and have seen first hand the hunger and desire of the American
people to get our country back on track and restore integrity."

The average donation to the DNC during the first three months of the year
was $50.80. There were approximately 20,000 new donors this quarter. The DNC
has $7.2 million cash-on-hand.

Dean has also kept his pledge to provide funds for state parties. He has
already raised over $650,000 for four state parties and will continue to
attend other state party fundraisers."

is getting record amounts thus far..but we Can Do Better!

Bring out ze bat, Dean! :D

Dean is also doing the all Important infrastructure of the States Dems' Parties!

Once again..thanks for this info on Dean and the comments by the people who observing this at close range, madfloridian.

We won't be paying our daughter $500,000 to call the caterer(like Tom Delay) I'm proud that Howard is focusing on real people and a real message instead of whoring for money like the repukes. All the money in the world won't help them when people figure out they are frauds and intentionally destroying our country for their own profit.

to sabotage Mr. Dean. He is their mortal enemy. It's up to
us to make sure they lose.

You are right.

In my post I showed we are doing well in small donors, but we can do better.

Benjamins to nofacts!

douchebag for liberty

???

That Novak isn't in jail.

Dear Bob,

Admit you're a traitorous bastard get thyself to a slammer. The world is waiting.

Signed,

Would Pay To See That

works for a living.

Fucktard.

Rethugs are such absurd creatures.

Julie

and some of that fetid air forms a word about the dems, we should donate ten bucks apiece to Howard.