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Republican National Committee Raised $83 Million in 2007
January 2nd, 2008 at 09:38pm Mark Noonan
Republican National Committee Chairman Robert M. “Mike” Duncan announced today that the RNC raised more than $83 million in 2007, easily outpacing the Democrat National Committee and even the RNC’s own internal goals.
“Across the country, millions of hard-working Americans are rejecting the Democrat vision of higher taxes, government-run health care, and retreat from the War on Terror,” Duncan said. “They know that it is the Republican Party that has a positive vision for our future – a future with lower taxes, limited government, and a strong national defense. That is the vision Americans expect from their leaders and a critical factor in our successful year.”
In raising more than $83 million over the course of the year, more than 800,000 supporters sent an average of $227,000 to the RNC every single day. The RNC is debt free and had $17.2 million cash on hand at the end of the year, all of which will be dedicated to helping elect Republicans in 2008.
“Our goals in 2008 are simple: we are going to elect a strong Republican to succeed George W. Bush in the White House and elect more Republicans to the U.S. House and Senate,” Duncan added. “These resources will give us a head start from the very beginning of 2008.”
We should keep in mind, however, that our House and Senate Republicans aren’t doing nearly as well - but the fact that the RNC, in a very hostile environment, has managed to out-raise the supposedly riding-high Democrats shows that things aren’t, perhaps, as the MSM and Democratic spinmeisters would like us to believe.
Entry Filed under: Campaign 2008, Republicans
54 Comments
1. Rana Quijotesca | January 2nd, 2008 at 9:57 pm
…however, the Democratic Presidential Candidates have outraised the Republican ones. Perhaps the Democrats are giving more to individual politicians instead of giving to the party as a whole…
2. Casper | January 2nd, 2008 at 10:00 pm
Of course, then there is the rest of the story:
“But in the first three quarters of 2007, the top three Democratic presidential candidates raised $200 million and had $98 million left, while the top four Republican candidates raised $154 million and had $35 million left. And every month this year, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee raised more than the National Republican Senatorial Committee —$49.3 million raised for Democratic Senate efforts as of Nov. 30 (with $23.4 million on hand), compared with $28.7 million for Republican Senate campaigns ($10.4 million on hand).
The Republicans are also at a disadvantage on the House side, with $60.8 million raised by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee ($30.7 million cash left) compared with $43.4 million for its Republican counterpart ($2.3 million on hand.)”
3. Retired Spook | January 2nd, 2008 at 10:37 pm
Casper, if the Dems don’t watch out they’re going to become known as the “party of the rich”.
4. Casper | January 2nd, 2008 at 10:40 pm
Spook,
I though they already were.
5. Christian Wright | January 2nd, 2008 at 10:45 pm
83m? That’s enough to buy 8.3m barrels of oil.
http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/C7990AEB-C55E-46CC-A7CE-2A1795BD8F89.htm
6. Christian Wright | January 2nd, 2008 at 10:48 pm
Sorry, that’s only 830,000 barrels of oil. I must be tired.
7. Mark Noonan | January 2nd, 2008 at 10:58 pm
Casper,
Word is that corporate donors are being heavily pressured by the DSCC and the DCCC to donate lots to the Democrats, nothing to the Republicans - with the threat being that if they don’t disgorge, then it will go ill for them in 2009. As for the Presidential numbers - GOP donors seem to be holding off until the nomination picture is clearer, while Democratic donors are heavily into it because - thinking that the White House is already theirs - the crucial thing is who gets nominated.
Time will tell how this all works out - but the RNC numbers show that the GOP base isn’t as demoralised as some are making it out to be.
8. David Aulds | January 3rd, 2008 at 1:13 am
This is great news but I urge my fellow Republicans to donate to the RNCC because thats who really needs the money for 2008. I already donated to them and I urge you to aswell.
9. Huck Fillary | January 3rd, 2008 at 4:42 am
Sorry, that’s only 830,000 barrels of oil. I must be tired.
No, you’re just stupid.
Spook, the Donkaroaches are the party of the people–the stupid people who can’t think or do for themselves.
Casspurr, have you switched parties yet? Tell us the truth–you never were a Republican, were you? If you were, you probably got hate mail from your union, the NEA, and succumbed to peer pressure. Pretty bad, a teacher who can’t think for himself…
10. plainjane | January 3rd, 2008 at 6:59 am
Discussions like this disgust me. Our election system is broken. Cyclical money and power is all anyone thinks about. Many politicians aren’t in it to help anyone. To these slime balls Congress is a platform from which they can prostitute themselves for money. Get rid of dog boy Santorum and his K street greed and it is simply replaced by another entity.
Have public financing of elections. Each candidate for federal office gets a set amount of money. Caught with anything extra you are first fined. Get caught a second time and you go to jail.
11. neocon | January 3rd, 2008 at 8:29 am
Huck,
Casper told me the other day that he didn’t leave the GOP, the GOP left him. I had a good laugh over that.
Jane,
Your naivety shines again. Do you know who Huey Long is? His is a great story of populism and corruption. I suggest you read up.
12. John Ryan | January 3rd, 2008 at 8:52 am
Retired Spook:
If the Dems don’t watch out they’re going to be known as the only party
13. neocon | January 3rd, 2008 at 8:55 am
Spoken like a true brown shirt John.
14. No Reason to Vote Dem | January 3rd, 2008 at 9:02 am
Plainjane-
After reading this kinda stuff. Then hearing democrats saying they are the party of the workin man. You can see the Dems are big money and reek with the stench of being corporate sell outs.
Your idea of a set amount of money would be nice. Some of the candidates with great ideas, don’t have the dough for airtime, while the corparate candidates who promise the industries that donate, when they are elected they will make sure the market will favor their industries, no red tape, tarriffs on opposition, less regulation. smooth easy sailing for the companies that get their candidates in… Disgusts me too. I really hope the people can see thru the media pushing their candidates, and don’t elect candidates that are complete slaves to corporate interest. We need a president for the people.
15. Rana Quijotesca | January 3rd, 2008 at 9:09 am
Godwin’s law kicks in on comment number 13… Congrats, Spook…
16. neocon | January 3rd, 2008 at 9:14 am
It actually kicked in on comment #12. There, I fixed that for you Rana.
17. Rana Quijotesca | January 3rd, 2008 at 9:21 am
comment 12 wasn’t necessarily a Nazi reference, for there are/were several systems with only one party; comment 13 was necessarily a Nazi reference.
18. neocon | January 3rd, 2008 at 9:23 am
It was actually a communist reference. There fixed it again for you.
19. Rana Quijotesca | January 3rd, 2008 at 10:28 am
Fixed what? You got it wrong; I didn’t…
20. SteaM | January 3rd, 2008 at 10:42 am
Republicans love OIL companies, Credit Card companies
21. Eric T | January 3rd, 2008 at 10:56 am
Steam
The Clintons had sold a fund worth 50 million this summer with large shares of Exxon and BP. Military contractors like GE also in the fund.
22. SteaM | January 3rd, 2008 at 11:05 am
Well yeah, isn’t that what we are talking about?
I’m sorry if you assumed I meant only republicans take money from these groups.
I aware that they all do.
I’m also aware that we The People continue to support these groups financially. I don’t know about you guys but I pay finance charges every month to credit card companies and I still have to put gas in my car to go out of town or long distances in town if I can’t bike it.
So, not only do republicans and democrats except contributions from credit card companies and oil/energy companies but we as citizens provide them with this money because we purchase their product or service.
They use mine and your money to screw us. For the last 8 years the Republican administration has allowed this to happen and taken it to a new level. Yet you guys still support them.
Do I think the Democrats will take these contributions and screw us over as much the Republicans have for the last 8 years? I don’t think they can afford to. The American people won’t allow it anymore. That’s why the Republcians lost congress and will lose the white house.
23. neocon | January 3rd, 2008 at 11:19 am
SteaM,
What????
First of all, nobody forced you to get a credit card and/or drive your car. And please provide the evidence where the Administration specifically took oil and credit card company contributions to “screw” the populous.
And then you go on to state that the public wont allow for credit card and oil companies to contribute their money where they see fit to in the political arena?
We’ll need some clarification on what was one of your more non-sensical posts.
24. SteaM | January 3rd, 2008 at 11:34 am
Neocon, don’t blow a gasket or anything.
Nah, I’m not going to clarify. I’ll just leave it up to your interpretation.
25. Retired Spook | January 3rd, 2008 at 12:03 pm
Godwin’s law kicks in on comment number 13… Congrats, Spook…
WTF?
26. SteaM | January 3rd, 2008 at 12:11 pm
Congressman Jim McDermott speaking about the Bankruptcy Abuse and Consumer Prevention Act of 2005.
http://www.house.gov/mcdermott/sp050412.shtml
27. Rana Quijotesca | January 3rd, 2008 at 12:13 pm
Spook-
Godwin’s Law
28. Retired Spook | January 3rd, 2008 at 12:21 pm
Rana,
I know what Godwin’s Law is. How does it apply to me? Comment #13 was not mine and it didn’t refer to a comment of mine.
Apology accepted.
29. Rana Quijotesca | January 3rd, 2008 at 12:32 pm
lol… oops, sorry… that should be congrats to neocon… I should gtet more sleep
30. plainjane | January 3rd, 2008 at 12:50 pm
neocon | January 3rd, 2008 at 11:19 am
…And please provide the evidence where the Administration specifically took oil ….. to “screw” the populous.
Would be nice to get a hold of those minutes between Cheney and the oil executives. Maybe then we could shed some light on your question and the reason oil is now $100 a barrel compared to $27.40 when Bush/Cheney took office. And If you don’t think this inflated price of oil is not the same as a tax you Republicans are loonier than I thought.
31. Retired Spook | January 3rd, 2008 at 12:50 pm
I should gtet (sic) more sleep
Having been a college student in a previous life, I can relate.
32. Retired Spook | January 3rd, 2008 at 1:00 pm
Would be nice to get a hold of those minutes between Cheney and the oil executives.
Surely, Jane, since those minutes are not available, you can come up with some proof that Bush and Cheney have colluded with oil company executives and OPEC to quadruple the price of oil in 7 years. Hell, make something up — that’s what most Leftists do.
What I do find interesting is that during that same 7 years the price of gold has also quadrupled, and then some. You don’t suppose the 2 could be related, do you (ie. increased global demand and futures trading)?
33. SteaM | January 3rd, 2008 at 1:19 pm
I want those minutes as well. That meeting should be made public.
34. SteaM | January 3rd, 2008 at 1:23 pm
Do any of the republicans on this site really believe this will happen? I know it’s best to keep positive and have faith but really, don’t you feel like your candidates are pretty weak?
35. Retired Spook | January 3rd, 2008 at 1:24 pm
I want those minutes as well. That meeting should be made public.
SteaM and Jane, I’m almost certain I know where they are. They’re in the same filing cabinet with the minutes from Mrs. Clinton’s health-card task force.
36. Mark Noonan | January 3rd, 2008 at 1:39 pm
SteaM,
None of the GOPers are ideal, but as they’ll either run against:
1. A lady who has been Senator for eight years, and never done anything else.
2. A man who was Senator for six years, who was an ambulance chaser, and never done anything else.
3. A man who has been Senator for four years, who was a small-time State legislator, and never done anything else.
Our guys are all miles ahead of what the Democrats are offering…”weak” doesn’t even begin to describe the Democratic field.
37. David Aulds | January 3rd, 2008 at 1:40 pm
The real reason the DEmocrats outraise the GOP is because of thaty ignorant campiagn finance law written by Mccain and Fiengold. There is another reason though and its this most GOP voters regardless of what you hear in the media ARE NOT RICH PEOPLE AND NEVER WILL BE…they are working men and women like me a police officer who makes between 39,000 and 40,000 per year. I have donated to Fred Thompson and to the RNCC because I believe this election is far to important to just sit back and watch AS MOST GOP VOTERS DID IN 06 when they took thier ball and went home. Please don’t let 7 million plus Democrats get to the polls over GOP again please because if you do we will never see power again in this country. Think about that my friends!!!
38. SteaM | January 3rd, 2008 at 1:56 pm
Mark,
The nation is not going to vote in a member of the Republcan party after what they have done to the country over the past 8 years.
David,
Don’t blame the voters. I think you guys forget sometimes how much people don’t like the current administration. I wonder if you have forgotten how corrupt the republican congress was. It’s still fresh in people’s minds.
So when you beg the voters to get out and vote for republicans or else. What are you thinking will happen if democrats take the white house and congress? I am genuinely curious as your answer.
39. Jeremiah | January 3rd, 2008 at 1:59 pm
Amen, David Aulds!
It would be different if this were the late 40s early 50s when it meant what it did then to be a Democrat, but not this day and age, when it’s not Democratic anymore, but Socialism is what they’re all about now. The Special Interest groups will pander to the Democrat/Socialist base and likewise the Democrats to the Special interests, and they use the monies they raise (a whopping $60 BILLION) to block school vouchers. Much of the Special Interest money is used to brainwash children. Such as in the homosexual agenda, feminism, and other sexual education.
This is where Mike Huckabee would be good, at outlawing these special interest groups and getting those school vouchers out there.
~ Jeremiah
40. Jeremiah | January 3rd, 2008 at 2:01 pm
But the people may just get who they ask for, if that be Hillary, then so be it, the people will wise up, and know better next round.
~ Jeremiah
41. SteaM | January 3rd, 2008 at 2:32 pm
Hey Jeremiah,
Maybe Bush should just use executive privelige and suspend presidential elections as a precaution to protect the United States from terrorism by keeping him as President for life.
Would you support such a thing?
42. Jeremiah | January 3rd, 2008 at 3:13 pm
Steam,
Yeah, that would be a good idea. Then that would give President Bush time to getting Kerry and Murtha tried for aiding and abetting our enemies in time of war. And then Bill and Hillary should be tried for murder.
These things considered, combined with their Socialist agenda….would make it more than reasonable for him to use his executive.
There’s nothing illegitimate about that. So, I mean, yeah, why not? Who wouldn’t?
But, I think President Bush has had enough of the Democrats hate and mud machine. He’s put up with their hate for 8 long years. So, I think he deserves to have a life other than the stupid rhetoric that is thrown his way by the Socialist Democrats.
We’ll never find another President like him in our lifetime. His Courage and Faith has been like none other, to put up with that kind of hate.
He struck down the Atheists attempts the other day to take ‘In God we trust’ from the U.S. Mint.
Atta boy, George!!
~ Jeremiah
43. JHL | January 3rd, 2008 at 3:38 pm
Given the history of the editors of this blog banning commentors I would like to petition them to ban Jeremiah. I think it is reasonable to tolerate some of the emotional outburts, name calling, poltical orientations and various opinions about issues that face the world today. (I know that I am guilty of such things) but this guy clearly has some mental problems. To suggest that the Clintons are guilty of murder and that Murtha and Kerry literally aid and abet Islamofascists and that the president can and should do something about it is not only ludicrous but insulting to our collective intellegence. That and combined with the violence he encourages against gays, “liberals” and his continuing, unending and relentless bible thumping does not add anything to the discourse that occurs here; crude as it may be from time to time.
Jeremiah contributes nothing other than the drivel of a person who is mentally and emotionally disturbed.
Get some help Jerry and come back when you are better.
44. Ricorun | January 3rd, 2008 at 3:52 pm
David Aulds: There is another reason though and its this most GOP voters regardless of what you hear in the media ARE NOT RICH PEOPLE AND NEVER WILL BE…
If so, isn’t that a reason to be FOR McCain-Feingold, not AGAINST it? I mean McCain-Feingold limited the amount any individual could contribute to a candidate, thus favoring candidates that attract large numbers of small donors (rather than small numbers of large donors). And if it’s true that rich liberals outnumber rich conservatives by a wide margin, without McC-F all those rich libs could dump garbage trucks full of cash on their preferred congresscritters. How would that help?
I can’t see where your argument makes sense.
45. Ricorun | January 3rd, 2008 at 4:07 pm
JHL: Given the history of the editors of this blog banning commentors I would like to petition them to ban Jeremiah.
Oh please. I think even you can appreciate that Jeremiah adds considerable color to this blog. He’s Elmer Fudd to Mark’s Foghorn Leghorn. Be honest… if you had to listen to people like me all the time, wouldn’t you be bored?
46. plainjane | January 3rd, 2008 at 6:39 pm
Retired Spook | January 3rd, 2008 at 1:00 pm
What I do find interesting is that during that same 7 years the price of gold has also quadrupled, and then some. You don’t suppose the 2 could be related, do you (ie. increased global demand and futures trading)?
Not surprising your fellow ditto heads did not jump on board to support you. Future price of gold reflects future inflation pressures. Thank you President Bush while America bends over after you leave office to take another. Just another problem he leaves for the next administration. This summer he should just stay on vacation so he doesn’t mess up anything else.
47. Casper | January 3rd, 2008 at 7:36 pm
“if you had to listen to people like me all the time, wouldn’t you be bored?”
Actually no.
But I do agree with you that Jeremiah adds some color to this blog. Personally, I enjoy the different viewpoints that are expressed here. I do wish that we could have a few more substantial discussions from time to time.
48. neocon | January 3rd, 2008 at 7:47 pm
Jane,
You’re just part of the whining chorus:
Where’s the recession? - Political Wrinkles
Politics – 2003 - Economist predicts world recession 2004 - Respected economist fears recession despite sound economic performance 2005 - The Case for a Long and Deep Recession 2006 - Economist: Recession very likely 2007 - Economists predict recession inevitable…
49. neocon | January 3rd, 2008 at 7:56 pm
Jane,
The followjg might be of some interest. Then again maybe not. I don’t see you as being “open minded”.
“Only the Bush Administration and the rubber stamp Republican Congress would think that an economy with the fourth largest deficit in history, millions of hard working Americans facing stagnating wages while their costs skyrocket with no relief in sight, is something to celebrate. Then again, the Bush economic boom was not designed to benefit hard working Americans. In keeping with Republican policies, it was designed to help the big corporations, once again putting what’s good for them ahead of what’s good for the American people - July 11, 2006
http://www.democrats.org/a/2006/07/bushs_budget_de.php
YET:
Equally significant, tamer energy prices mean that the “real” wage gains, after inflation, are above 3 percent for the past 12 months. That, too, hasn’t happened since the 1990s, even though the economy has been expanding over the past five years.
“The striking feature of this expansion has been that … real wages for the typical worker haven’t risen that much,” says Richard Berner, US economist at the investment bank Morgan Stanley in New York. But with real incomes rising, he says, “you get a picture of an economy that can weather this housing storm.”
The risk of recession hasn’t disappeared, he and other economists say. But with a fairly tight job market and low unemployment, many expect that paychecks will keep rising solidly in 2007.
Chicago Sun-Times, Nov 24, 2006 by Mark Trumbull
50. Ricorun | January 3rd, 2008 at 8:40 pm
neocon: Chicago Sun-Times, Nov 24, 2006 by Mark Trumbull
I am sick of this… if a person can spend the time to cut and paste, it seems to me incumbent upon that same person to provide the freakin’ link. How hard is that? Are you trying to hide something?
51. Ricorun | January 3rd, 2008 at 9:08 pm
Casper: Actually no.
Thanks, I think.
But I do agree with you that Jeremiah adds some color to this blog. Personally, I enjoy the different viewpoints that are expressed here. I do wish that we could have a few more substantial discussions from time to time.
Same here. But you can’t expect Jeremiah to supply it.
That being said though, it’s hard not to notice that there has been a noticeable diminution in the number of quality discussions here.
52. Eric T | January 3rd, 2008 at 10:15 pm
Neocon,
I think the doom and gloomers predict a recession, but it ain’t going to happen. The money may come out of one sector, but the investors will put that money somewhere else. Let’s say oil or tech peak out, the stock holders may find bargins in real estate or auto makers or another sector or bonds that have been pounded down. I don’t think investors will pull out their money and hide it under the bed. They will just look for deals and it may be in micro or small caps. who knows?? but the money won’t actually LEAVE the market it will just get shifted around. The dems see a few days of any sell-offs or market corrections as a recession and say ( look G.W Bush caused a recession ). I think recession in some market sectors is good for other sectors. I don’t think people will be jumping out of windows, unless the country elects a democrat that surrenders in the war on terror and the terrorist strike the U.S. again, that wrecked the market, but it recovered.
53. neocon | January 4th, 2008 at 6:44 am
Rico,
Yup, I am trying to hide something. Something big. It’s a huge conspiracy that all conservatives are in on.
If you can’t archive the Chicago Sun-Times to do your own follow up then do you really belong here? Secondly, it’s not the only source where you can find that information.
54. troops | News trend site&hellip | January 5th, 2008 at 7:31 am
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