Report: Democrat Super PAC Donations Still Lag Behind Republican…By a Lot
- Posted on April 15, 2012 at 6:57pm by
Erica Ritz
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Politico is reporting that Democrat super PAC fundraising is lagging “woefully” behind Republican, despite the increased momentum in donations from last year.
The running 2012 tally for Democrat super PACs was surpassed in the first two months of 2012 by Republicans, and now the rough total sits at $8.3 million for Democrats, compared to $34.1 million for those on the right.
“Republicans and their outside groups are going to spend an unprecedented amount of money to advance their right-wing ideology,” the Democrat super PACs said in a statement, urging their donors to contribute more.
Even the labor unions have been “lagging” in their contributions, and they provided a significant portion of what is filling the Democrat coffers.
Politico continues:
The biggest individual donor revealed Friday was hedge fund billionaire James H. Simons, who cut a $1 million check to Majority PAC at the end of last month. That matches him with controversial comedian Bill Maher, who gave $1 million to Priorities USA Action in February, as the biggest Democratic super PAC donors so far this year.
Other major donors revealed Friday include Anne G. Earhart, an heiress to the Getty Oil fortune, who gave $400,000 to American Bridge, and Donald Sussman, a hedge fund billionaire and husband of Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) who donated $250,000 to Majority PAC.
It is unclear whether Democrat funding will soon increase, but Republicans have a steady lead to date.
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Comments (55)
HumbleCitizen
Posted on April 16, 2012 at 6:20amThe votes for the POTUS will be counted, not here in this country, but in SPAIN by a company with ties to George Soros.
Report Post »“It’s not the people who vote that count. It’s the people who count the votes.” (Josef Stalin)
The fix is in and the election will be rigged.
There’s only ONE constitutional candidate, Ron Paul 2012.
HumbleCitizen
Posted on April 16, 2012 at 7:00amLink to country counting votes.
Report Post »http://www.organizingforfreedom.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=459:us-voting-count-to-be-outsorced-to-spain&catid=1:latest-news&Itemid=50
trueamerican40
Posted on April 16, 2012 at 1:08amMitt Romney is not ashamed that he is a business minded man. Obamus defeatus will learn this in November. Besides, a blind crane with only one leg has more money smarts than this administration.
Report Post »keaton
Posted on April 16, 2012 at 6:05amObamus Defeatus is the son of Biggus Dickus! See the resemblance.
Report Post »christos
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 9:40pm…Why would the Democrats donate they are controlling the printing presses,they will print some $ and use numerous fictitious donors,,,and cheat at the ballots,,,
Report Post »RedManWalking
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 9:39pmMake sense to me. Who wants to throw money at a losing cause except Obama?
Report Post »ProudInfidel
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 9:34pmBecause while super rich hollywood types might like to get in front of a camera & SAY that they think the rich do not pay enough, the thought of actually having to have to PAY more is another story.
Report Post »Just in time
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 9:10pmBHO wiil lose by a landslide, get out and vote. This money will help in making it apparent to the people.
Report Post »13th Generation American
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 10:12pmWanna Bet?
Report Post »Cosmos102
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 10:25pmObama’s toast.
Report Post »Sol Invictus
Posted on April 16, 2012 at 4:18amObama will win easily, but if you do fancy a bet on Romney accept odds of no less than 4/1. Just offering friendly advice.
Report Post »dealer@678
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 8:56pmI want Obama to lose by the biggest landslide in American history
Report Post »Jim in Houston
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 9:01pmI couldn’t agree more! O’Blamer is the worst disaster ever to hit this country!!!!
Report Post »Trez
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 8:56pmI wouldn’t underestimate the progressives they always have another trick up there sleeve.
Report Post »MatrixRedPill
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 10:01pmYou are right. They always create a win-win situation for themselves. We, Conservatives, are being driven into traps.
Maybe they want Romney IN while they totally bankrupt the country, thus to ensure Democrat’s rule for years to come ?
Report Post »devildogger
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 8:41pmlil barry has lost the unions, that is why contributions are lagging, Watch this, from ABC News no less,
http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/video/us-bridges-roads-built-chinese-firms-14594513?tab=9482930?ion=1206853&playlist=14594944
Keep the heat on this bastard. Is his daddy Barack, Sr. or Frank Marshall Davis? I’m going to vote for FMD.
Report Post »Dde13
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 8:28pmThat‘s great we’re going to need it. It’s going to get real ugly, the left will attack in every disrespectful way, they don’t have any good news to run on. We will be taking the lame stream media and the czars who will want to protect their lame positions. They have already starting punching away and we to be real clear with the truth and counter punch.
Report Post »FloridaFarmGirl
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 8:28pmSeems like most Rebublicans understand that this is the most important election of their lifetimes. This is great news. Romney 2012!!
Report Post »jujubeebee
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 8:24pmI don’t think most of the union workers have a say in how the union money is spent. I do find the purple tshirt SEIU people sitting around in Chicago intimidating though. Do they get paid to wear those tshirts and sit around there?
Report Post »Hopefully the people are waking up to the BS out of Obama administration. It doesn’t take a genius to pick up on the lies. Anyone paying any attention at all should be able to figure it out. The union workers can pretend to go along and then vote Obama out. I still have faith in human nature to do the right thing once they can see the truth. Obama’s lies are not as convincing as they may have been in the beginning.
Delores at CH WV
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 8:00pmYes, anyone but Obama. . . .Have you read the latest on how he joked today about checking out Columbia for his next family vacation. Ready, this man is out of touch with reality. He is an embarassment to the Presidency! He has no respect for the office and intends to wipe his shoes on all of us. How can any real American vote for this evil man?
Report Post »The_Almighty_Creestof
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 8:15pm“How can any real American vote for this evil man?”
To start with…the 50 million+ losers who would be quite happy living in their shacks, ghettos, barrios as long as their Obama money keeps coming every month.
*Knock* *Knock*
“Yah? Whats you want?!”
Report Post »“I wants you to votes for Obama and send him sum cash.”
“Yah? Why?”
“Cause if‘n we don’t, we mays hah ta gets jobs and stuff…mebbe be rehsponabull as well.”
“K…I’m down.”
PatriotDadOfSix
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 10:08pmObama is an OWS protester that needs to crap…WE are the police car. He’s taking a royal s*&t on all of us.
Report Post »pwatkins
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 7:54pmTo top all things off, there is a little DNC harrassment scandal going on in NC Hope this throws the democraps for another loop…lol.
It is hard to be a democrat and conserve the money meant for re-election when they spend on so many other things like John Edwards did and then when that runs out they try to tap into taxpayers money.
Report Post »Sure hope people will see the democrap party for what it is this year. OWS and Sharpton are spelling a few things out for us if we open our eyes.
team1blazer
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 7:51pmABO 2012 – Anyone But Obama – ANYONE
Report Post »kickagrandma
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 7:54pmNo…. they have other satan-owned folks just waiting in the non-wings, so to speak…..
Report Post »DoctorC
Posted on April 16, 2012 at 12:13amYou are absolutely correct! For most of us small-government true conservatives, Mitt was not our choice, but realistically he WILL be the nominee and at this point, we need to be positive about him, donate to conservative super PACs ourselves, and get ourselves, our families, our neighbors and everyone we know out to vote for Mitt in November. We MUST get BO out of the White House or the USA will never recover. America will become like any other weak, bankrupt European Socialist country after four more years if we allow BO back in the Oval office.
It is up to all of us at this point to be really positive about Mitt to all of the fence sitters in our family or at work or in our circles of friends. And we need to donate also. The liberal vote-getting tactics will ensure that this will be a VERY close election and it is the most important election of any of our lives.
Report Post »unrealistic
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 7:51pmDem’s screw themselves over. The whole mantra of their party is to make everyone dependent, and discourage work. The mindset of people on welfare is to take, not to give. Why would they use what little money they get from the government (that the gov takes from us) to support their party, when they can go buy beer and tv’s?
4 people are responsible for 30% of their money.
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 7:41pmThe Democratic leftists may be running short on money, yet the clear threat of Obama and his constant assumption of his guaranteed second term continues to be troubling. I have to wonder once again what his move is – coup, dictatorship, state of emergency (indefinite) or a combination of events that nullify the elections.
By himself Mr Obama is bad enough in action and deed, with Soros having made the statement that in each state “You do not need to control the voters, only control those who certify the votes…”
He is alleged to have 17 state level members who certify those state votes in his control, if so the number is probably near twice that.
Report Post »kickagrandma
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 7:53pmSNOW~~~ I still think AMERICANS should vote on July 4th! We could declare legitimately “a state of emergency” and pull this off. We MUST do something. We cannot sit here and assume November is going to be November-as-usual. Ideas?????
Report Post »doomytram
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 8:01pmI’ve seen estimates where Oblamer could lose the popular vote by as much as 10 million votes and still win the election. Oblamer is an unmitigated disastrous marxist.
Report Post »JP4JOY
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 8:01pmMy best guess is that they will continue to play the race card and stimulate violence in the streets. Most recently the Zimmerman/Martin debacle. The media types and radicals JUMPED on this altercation because they were sure of white on black violence when they read the names of those involved. Sounded like a white-boy name, too bad he was Latino looking, had they investigated this they wouldn’t have made an issue of it. Even with lots of press they can’t get their foot-soldiers to riot. He’s not getting much support in his attack on the Supreme Court. He still is using Executive order to the max, most recently the nat gas rulings. He may try to invalidate the election by claiming widespread fraud, i.e. Holder’s ballot freely given to an unknown person etc. I don‘t think he’ll get much traction there either as the Secretary’s of State validate the elections on a State by State basis, that would be pretty hard to coordinate. Military coo? Not if I know the Men in Arms. Maybe he’ll just say no, no, I won’t go. Good luck with that one too. Have you heard the recent “idea” being floated?, A Dual Presidency? HA, Ha, Ha, yeah we’ll buy that one all right!
Report Post »13th Generation American
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 8:25pmThis comment is just so ridiculous and paranoid, when you are proven wrong after the election, will you come back here and publicly apologize for these delusional comments?
Report Post »Detroit paperboy
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 9:54pm@jp4joy
Report Post »I agree with you, They are so exposed of their acorn agenda with that Zimmernan name, they stepped in it big time……..
RJJinGadsden
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 7:38pmGood, looks like the OWS groups along with the protesters in Ohio, and Wisconsin apparently did such a great job at syphoning off so many of those union funds as predicted. Keep it up guys, you will defeat yourselves.
Report Post »MAMMY_NUNN
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 7:59pmUnions are aware in a second term they would receive the knife in the back.
Report Post »GoodStuff
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 7:32pmOf course they’re having trouble getting money.
Who wants to jump onboard a sinking ship.
The USS Obama is sinking fast.
Report Post »possom
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 7:31pmThink the union‘s finally figured there aren’t any union‘s in obama’s world?
Report Post »kickagrandma
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 7:55pmNo, I think they are soooooooooooo consumed by alcohol and drugs, that most union people do NOT think at all. they just obey.
Report Post »doomytram
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 7:20pmThe only people that have any money for Oblamer are commies and the purple shirts and acorn….all the same.
Report Post »Stoic one
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 7:13pmThe unions are saving their money for the local & state elections, since these how a more immediate impact on the union coffers and oh yea – the rank and file .
Report Post »vox_populi
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 7:12pmThis just in: corporate interests prefer political parties that will suck up to those interests.
More at 11:00!
Report Post »GoodStuff
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 7:31pmObama recieved more money from Wall Street than all the GOP candidates combined. You lose.
Report Post »13th Generation American
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 7:12pmWe have the bets Government money can buy
Report Post »RJJinGadsden
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 7:39pmApparently we do, and we plan to change that this year.
Report Post »JP4JOY
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 7:45pmConsidering our government that’s sad. Either it’s that government is no good or our money is worthless or maybe both!
Report Post »barber2
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 8:59pmapparently you don’t have the “bets” to provide good proof reading !
Report Post »kickagrandma
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 7:07pmGOD IS our supply! In HIS name we will always out give satan. Always in all ways.
Report Post »Mess23
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 7:13pmAlso because there was no stimilus this year so the kickbacks are down…
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 7:41pm@Grandma – How true. God be praised for it.
Report Post »13th Generation American
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 8:16pmI don’t think Jesus was much of a money guy……..
“Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal“ and ”You still lack one thing. Sell all that you have and distribute to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.”
Report Post »barber2
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 8:57pm13th: and I don’t think Jesus was much of a “ call someone a douche bag” kind of guy like you have done in previous nasty posts. As might be more appropriate : be gone, Satan.
Report Post »Detroit paperboy
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 9:28pmHe will lose worse than Mondale…. And they know it …
Report Post »13th Generation American
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 10:11pmBARBER2
He called the money changers “Douche Bags” I’s in the Bible
Report Post »doyley64
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 11:28pm@13th Gen
For being a 13th generation american, you are not only ignorant of the founding principles of our country, you are an ignorant Bible scholar also
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