Tag: rnc

#rsrh RNC beats DNC in August fundraising.

…and, oddly, it’s not bigger news:

As political rancor reached a crescendo over the debt limit crisis heading into the August Congressional recess, would-be Democratic donors seem to have been left with a bad taste in their mouths. Figures released Tuesday night show the Democratic National Committee making its poorest fundraising showing in months.

The $5.4 million raised by the main fundraising arm of the Democratic Party in August was overwhelmed by the more than $8 million raised by the Republican National Committee. The DNC’s haul was far lower than the $12 million it raised in June and the $7 million it raised in July.

Probably because, thanks to the Supreme Court’s landmark – and very belated – free speech reform decision (Citizens United v. FEC), worries about the parties having enough money to properly promote candidates have been fairly drastically muted.  Which means that while this news is of course welcome, it’s does not really have the connotations of being part of a life-or-death struggle that it would have in 2008…

Moe Lane

#rsrh StarKhan* Reince Priebus to avoid spotlight.

He’s going to concentrate on the boring things that RNC chairs do, like amassing resources for elections.  And that’s perfectly fine by me: my major objection to Michael Steele’s tenure as RNC chair was that the RNC ended the 2010 election cycle with no GOTV drive and twenty million dollars in the hole.  One or the other could have been… explained; both at the same time is pretty much intolerable.

Also: I don’t give a tinker’s dam what Reince Priebus’ opinions are on abortion, affirmative action, national fiscal policy, gay issues, the GWOT, ethanol, immigration, the stimulus, entitlement spending, alternate energy sources, foreign policy, the bailouts, Obamacare, cap-and-trade, auditing the Fed, birthright citizenship, global warming, Gitmo, gun control, or whether you should use two spaces after a period.  I care about whether he can bring in the cash and put boots on the ground.  He’s a technician put in place to disseminate the party’s message, not a theoretician or ideologue expected to come up with the semantic content of said message.  If he doesn’t agree with certain aspects of the Republican party consensus… well, neither do I, and probably neither does any Republican reading this.  I’m not going to worry about it as long as it doesn’t stop Priebus from doing his job.

Put another way: I don’t require Reince Priebus to inject his own personal opinions into the mix.  In fact, I would take it as a personal favor if Priebus did his level best as RNC chair to give the impression that he has no personal opinions whatsoever…

Moe Lane

*Shamelessly stolen from Ace of Spades HQ, because Ace is right: that’s a science fiction name if I’ve ever heard one.

#rsrh How I feel about the RNC chair fight.

Because boy, that escalated quickly.

It jumped up a notch.

Seriously, all I care about two things: which candidate can bring in the most contributions, and which candidate can put together the best GOTV program. To heck with image, sending a message, embracing the future, or whatever else: I want a competent technician who understands that it’s all about the cash on the barrel-head and the boots on the ground. Continue reading #rsrh How I feel about the RNC chair fight.

Will Michael Steele not seek re-election?

There is a good deal of evidence suggesting it – Michael Steele is not canvassing for support, has no team in place to help him get re-elected RNC chair, and will have a conference call on Monday that many think will have his announcement that he won’t seek re-election – but at best it’s a suggestion, not a fact. Given the fiscal difficulties that the RNC is facing right now, it might be prudent for Steele to step aside and let somebody else take the reins. We’re going to need a strong focus on the twin categories of raising money and putting boots on the ground; so distractions at this point are not particularly welcome. And it would almost certainly be best if we had a clean break between the RNC of the past and the one of the future. Continue reading Will Michael Steele not seek re-election?

“I believe that this is your donkey?”

“You delivered him to us in 1992. We thought that you might want him back: as you can see, we made a few improvements.”

Come on, guys, it’s a joke. Where’s your sense of humor, Democrats? What’s that? You put it up as collateral to fund your last-minute ad buys? Ah.

(via @lash3)

Moe Lane (crosspost)

PS: No, it’d be kind of silly and childish if the GOP had returned a donkey that had been sneeringly given to them in 2006. Returning one that had been sneeringly given to them in 1992? That’s awesome.

#rsrh Haunted White House (w/Avatars!)

Yes, it’s from the RNC.  Yes, I know how much esteem folks are giving the national committees these days.  Still: look upon the ACORN squirrel, and tell me that isn’t some funny stuff there.

And they even have avatars for you, now!

Moe Lane

PS: Please, don’t waste my time on how you won’t help the RNC ever, ever, ever.  Not to be mean-spirited about this, but I’ve noticed that the higher levels of esteem that some of my readers have for me over the Republican party doesn’t seem to be translating into hitting the tip jar to help cover bandwidth costs (sayeth he without real heat).

Just saying.

I hate to disagree with Instapundit on this…

[UPDATE] Welcome, Instapundit readers. To save time: we need implementation of the good ideas we’ve had already more than we need new good ideas; if I have a choice between bondage-themed clubs and more of this I’d like the bondage-themed clubs, thanks; and the grassroots activists that we have now are not public utilities, and many do not like being volunteered to work.

Glenn Reynolds:

My advice to GOP donors: Ignore ‘em, and send your money directly to candidates you like.

Moe Lane:

…Just resign yourself to the fact that doing so will limit November’s victories to candidates that can somehow manage to get your attention.

You don’t like the RNC, the NRSC, and/or the NRCC? Fine. You got something that will replace them? You have something that will allocate resources to every race, work with every candidate, keep track of the Other Side’s mistakes and pounce on them? Let me save you some time: no, you don’t.  You don’t have anything that’s even close.  And if there is anything that’s even close that’ll be in place in time to be a meaningful factor in November, I have not heard its name.

If you have a problem with the Republican party’s candidate selection system, join the Republican party and start doing all the boring scutwork involved with candidate selection.  You’ll be amazed at how quickly you’ll be in a position to do something about your problems.

Moe Lane

PS: Please note that this reflects my personal, private opinion and nobody else’s.