DNC convention committee faces 15 million shortfall (party affiliation, salaries, campaign, Democrats)

[TuborgP]

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Will Obama have to help pay for the convention?

ENVER (AP) — The host committee for the Democratic National Convention faces a possible shortfall of $15 million, complicating logistics for the August event and forcing it to abruptly postpone a media walkthrough of the site scheduled for next week.

The Democratic National Committee has asked the cash-strapped panel to raise $40.6 million by Monday to finance the event. Last month, the committee said it had just $25 million in cash, and it has failed to meet each of several fundraising deadlines since signing a contract with the DNC last year.

Host committee members consistently have refused public comment on their fundraising efforts. Committee spokesman Chris Lopez could not immediately be reached by telephone Friday

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Good thing he's moving the DNC to Chicago so that they can pay the salaries of people currently working for his campaign.

[evilnewbie]

I say the DNC should pay for itself and NOT on taxpayers backs... it is absurd to think that Republicans be mandated to pay for the DNC to hold a convention... If the DNC doesn't have enough money for the convention, I suggest all the democrats in office take a pay cut to pay for it... oh wait, that wouldn't allow them to share their misery if every other person wasn't paying... here's an idea,, if you can't afford a 40+ M convention how about using the 25 M to do a smaller convention instead of asking someone else to pay for it... OMG... fiscal responsibility ... RUN liberals... RUN!

[TuborgP]

Originally Posted by evilnewbie

I say the DNC should pay for itself and NOT on taxpayers backs... it is absurd to think that Republicans be mandated to pay for the DNC to hold a convention... If the DNC doesn't have enough money for the convention, I suggest all the democrats in office take a pay cut to pay for it... oh wait, that wouldn't allow them to share their misery if every other person wasn't paying... here's an idea,, if you can't afford a 40+ M convention how about using the 25 M to do a smaller convention instead of asking someone else to pay for it... OMG... fiscal responsibility ... RUN liberals... RUN!

Regardless of party affiliation it is hard for anyone to argue with you.