Want the scoop on hot races around the country? Get the digest emailed to you each weekday morning. Sign up here. Leading Off: • 1Q Fundraising: With the end of the quarter now past us, the first set of fundraising numbers for the 2013-14 cycle is trickling in. Here are a few tallies from some… Read more »
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Easter Goose Egg: BarackObama.com’s OFA, Pelosi send out fundraising emails on Easter
Shameless. But, it’s totally OK, because it was the “non-partisan” and “independent” Organizing for Action, right? @amandacarpenter IT'S NOT OBAMA IT'S ORGANIZING FOR ACTION YOU KNOW THAT ORGANIZATION THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH OBAMA— Kevin Eder (@keder) March 31, 2013 Heh. @keder Right. It's just from BarackObama.com. Totally different! — Amanda Carpenter (@amandacarpenter) March… Read more »
Fundraising Poses Ethics Issue for Senator
Like many of his peers, Sen. Tom Harkin wanted to leave as a legacy a university center bearing his name. Today, that effort at Iowa State University is raising questions about fundraising under congressional ethics rules. Source: WSJ.com: Politics And Policy
#StandWithMitch? Sen. McConnell Piggybacks On Rand Paul’s Filibuster In Fundraising Email
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) didn’t join his fellow Kentucky senator’s filibuster until it was nearly its twelfth hour, but that hasn’t stopped him from using it as a fundraising tool in a new email delivered to supporters today. The email asks supporters to sign a petition on Facebook that reads, “I stand WITH Rand Paul… Read more »