Hey, Partiers. It’s been sort of a tough week in the nation’s capital, what with the scandal at the Internal Revenue Service, the outrage at the Justice Department and the drumbeat of GOP criticism over Benghazi. I could go on for pages about how bad it’s been for the White House -- but others have beaten me to it. Besides, things must not be as bad as they look -- President Obama still managed to squeeze in three fundraisers on Monday, after some of these problems surfaced. And in the Party arena, we had our our own controversy to deal ...
Hey, Partiers! After golfing on Saturday, then celebrating Mother’s Day on Sunday and hosting British Prime Minister David Cameron this morning, you might think that President Obama would be too tuckered out to deal with any fundraising. But you’d be wrong! (This is the Party Time blog. You should see these things coming...)
The president is traveling this afternoon to the New York City to attend three fairly secretive Democratic fundraisers, one DCCC/DSCC party at the Waldorf Astoria hotel and another DNC event at the home ...
The life of a lawmaker is TOUGH. Take it from Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., who recently lamented the "soul-crushing" fundraising every congressmember has to do to survive! Murphy spoke of the dreaded call time, where he sat in a room for four to five hours a day dialing up constituents and begging for money. But Chris, what about the parties!? Tell me you haven't had fun at the 20+ fundraisers over the past couple years -- remember MURPHYPALOOZA back in 2010? Of course you don't, ...
Nothing can stop the partying.That's the message presented by our friend Dave Levinthal at the Center for Public Integrity, who recently wrote a piece chronicling lawmakers and their never-ending quest for cash -- no matter the circumstances. The third week of April saw numerous tragedies unfold, but that didn't stop politicians from bombarding supporters with fundraising emails and attending swanky soirees. Levinthal gives examples of messages sent out during the week, like the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee ("Tomorrow is our ad buy deadline in the South Carolina special election"), Obama's ...
As the race for South Carolina's 1st Congressional District comes down to the wire, embattled former South Carolina Gov. Mark "Appalachian Nation" Sanford is enlisting the help of his successor, current South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley at a May 1st fundraiser, with prices rising up to $2,600 per couple. The reception takes place at the downtown Charleston home of Tommy Baker, an automobile dealer and GOP donor who gave $4,000 to Sanford in his run for governor in 2002. The Haley bump comes at a perfect time for Sanford, who has been stumbling his way toward the May 7 election. ...