Despite growing internal criticism of Republican National Committee chairman, Michael Steele, the RNC raised $11.4 million last month, its’ most ever in March of a congressional-election year.<\/p>\n
The National GOP headquarters has $11.3 million in the bank for the coming 2010 midterm election campaign.<\/p>\n
Last month’s haul was the biggest single month for donations since Steele became chairman, 4 million more than February.<\/p>\n
Nonetheless, Steele remains under fire for what many republicans think has been wasteful and inappropriate spending habits at headquarters that undermine the GOP campaign message of fiscal and personal responsibility.<\/p>\n
The RNC has purged several top staffers in recent days hoping to surround Steele with a new team that can better administer RNC operations and help Steele manage the GOP message.<\/p>\n
Across the aisle democrats had a banner month too, better than republicans.<\/p>\n
The Democratic National Committee raised at least $13 million last month in March besting the GOP during a year in which republicans are heavily favored to enjoy a net gain of seats that could threaten the democrats congressional majorities.<\/p>\n
Through the end of February the RNC raised $120 million. Democrats raised only $100 million.<\/p>\n
The DNC was carrying over three million in debt, the RNC had none.<\/p>\n
In recent months some major republican donors have decided not to give to the RNC but instead contribute to the National Republican Congressional Campaign (NRCC) or the National Republican Senatorial Campaign (NRSC) as well as the republicans Governors association (RGA.)<\/p>\n
The shift of donations away from the RNC is considered by many to be yet another sign of discontent with Steele and RNC management.<\/p>\n
The final deadline for the parties and candidates to submit detailed financial reports to the Federal Election Committee is two weeks after the end of a month, or quarter.<\/p>\n
For now we have mostly bottom-line figures about money raised and cash on hand…in a matter of days we’ll see more details of HOW, WHERE and, on WHAT it was SPENT.<\/p>\n
Great fun for a political voyeur – in West Hollywood – or anywhere else.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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