Friday, October 15, 2010

Democratic Funding Fades : Liberal Groups Lag in Late Efforts to Raise Cash; Less Money for Key Races

The Wall Street Journal reports:
A late effort by Democrats to match record fund raising by conservative organizations has come up short, leaving the party more reliant than usual on the campaign efforts of labor unions.

A key pro-Democratic group, recently created by top party insiders to build a "firewall" around the Democrats' majority in the House, said Thursday it hoped to raise $10 million. That's a fraction of the $50 million that an alliance of GOP groups said Tuesday they would spend to help Republicans in dozens of House races.
An article well worth your time.