Yellowdogtexan
04-25-2008, 04:58 PM
Many at the DNC are assuming that Senator Obama will be the nominee and want to get in on his cash machine. http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/04/obama_campaign_confirms_joint.phpObama spokesperson Bill Burton just confirmed to me that the campaign has set up a joint fundraising committee with the Democratic National Committee, a development that was first reported today by Mark Halperin.
The move is unusual in the sense that it's typically the sort of thing that's done once there is a nominee.
That the DNC has done this with Obama before the contest is settled reflects two realities: First, that Obama is the likely the nominee; and second, that McCain is forging ahead with the building of a campaign apparatus while the two Dems continue to pour resources into an intra-Dem contest with no immediate end in sight.
"This is an effort to be a team player and make sure we have the resources we need," Burton says.
The joint committee can raise cash in far larger chunks than candidates -- they can take in $28,500 from individuals, more than 10 times the $2,300 contribution limit for candidates.Clinton is in talks with the DNC but she is having too many fundraising issues to really be of much help
The move is unusual in the sense that it's typically the sort of thing that's done once there is a nominee.
That the DNC has done this with Obama before the contest is settled reflects two realities: First, that Obama is the likely the nominee; and second, that McCain is forging ahead with the building of a campaign apparatus while the two Dems continue to pour resources into an intra-Dem contest with no immediate end in sight.
"This is an effort to be a team player and make sure we have the resources we need," Burton says.
The joint committee can raise cash in far larger chunks than candidates -- they can take in $28,500 from individuals, more than 10 times the $2,300 contribution limit for candidates.Clinton is in talks with the DNC but she is having too many fundraising issues to really be of much help