Obama Camp Helping DNC Retire $15M Of Debt

[babylonsister]

http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/news/2008/11/democratic_party_has_a_15_mill.php

Democratic Party has a $15 million debt

DNC ends election with a $15 million debt after end-of-campaign surge

JIM KUHNHENN
AP News

Nov 12, 2008 15:46 EST

Party officials say the Democratic National Committee has a $15 million debt in the wake of the Nov. 4 election.

The party took out loans to cover a surge of expenditures in the final weeks of the campaign. President-elect Barack Obama's campaign manager, David Plouffe, issued an e-mail appeal for contributions Wednesday to help the party committee get out of the red.

Plouffe wrote: "Our friends at the Democratic National Committee laid it all on the line to bring change this year. We've been reviewing the books, and the DNC went into considerable debt to secure victory for Barack and Joe. It took unprecedented resources to staff up all 50 states, train field organizers, and build the technology to reach as many swing voters as possible."

[Shine]

1. I just got that email , asking for money. Frankly, I deleted it immediately

I know that might sound stingy, but dammit, we're completely tapped out...after all the donations we made to Obama.

Jeez....:eyes:

More power to 'em, though. If they can actually scrounge up some money in these tight times, with the holidays comin' on, good on 'em.

Not from us, though. We're done for a while.

[Coexist]

2. K & R!

I pitched in.

[lamp_shade]

3. I pitched in too. I think we all should.

[ClarkUSA]

4. This household contributed 2x; Significant Other and I have two t-shirt's coming soon.

Thank you, DNC.

[Willo]

5. I pitched in yesterday nt

[DFW]

6. Rats, I don't get a T-shirt

I already maxed out my legal contribution to the DNC before the Convention in Denver.

And I don't regret a cent of it, T-shirt or no T-shirt! Howard gave all of himself
that he had to give this year--no way I was going to give less.

[dascientist]

7. How much was Hillary down?

[babylonsister]

8. This isn't about her. nt