According to year-end fundraising reports filed Monday with the Federal Election Commission, the National Republican Congressional Campaign Committee ended 2010 with $2.54 million cash on hand, while the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee reported only $805,000 after a bruising campaign cycle -- less than a third of the NRCC's bank account.
House Republicans begin the 2012 cycle not only with a new majority but also in a significantly better financial advantage than their Democratic counterparts.
According to year-end fundraising reports filed Monday with the Federal Election Commission, the National Republican Congressional Campaign Committee ended 2010 with $2.54 million cash on hand, while the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee reported only $805,000 after a bruising campaign cycle -- less than a third of the NRCC's bank account.
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Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) would like his supporters to know that he has settled his lawsuit against the House cafeteria over an olive pit he bit into nearly three years ago - and he'd like them to know in excruciating detail the effects that wayward pit had on him.
Former Rep. Alan Grayson (D-Fla.) places blame directly on Sarah Palin and Republicans for last week's deadly Arizona shooting in an email to supporters on Wednesday.
Grayson, a one-term Democrat who was ousted by Rep. Daniel Webster (R) by 18 points in November, is widely expected to run again in 2012. And while the note isn't an explicit appeal for money, there is a "contribute" link at the bottom of the message. Arizona Republicans say reports that Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' (D-Ariz.) 2010 challenger has been inquiring about special election procedures in the state are false.
According to a report in the subscription-only Arizona Capitol Reports, a representative fromJesse Kelly's (R) campaign contacted Arizona Republican Party legal counsel Lee Miller to ask about the process of filling the seat if Giffords couldn't serve. By Jeremy P. Jacobs and Jessica Taylor
Connecticut Democratic Rep. Chris Murphy will announce Thursday that he'll seek the Senate seat vacated by Independent Sen. Joe Lieberman. Murphy has long been considered a potential candidate in the Connecticut Senate race and Lieberman's retirement announcement this week accelerated Murphy's timetable. The National Republican Congressional Committee announced Friday that New Jersey Gov.Chris Christie (R) will headline their annual fundraising dinner on March 30 at the National Building Museum in Washington.
Former Delaware Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell (R) has officially filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission to organize her own political action committee -- Christine PAC.
In the wake of this weekend's Arizona shooting, freshman Rep. Allen West (R-Fla.) doesn't seem willing to tone down some of the inflammatory language that peppered his campaign against Rep. Ron Klein (D-Fla.) -- and on Monday he lashed out against Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) remarks on Sunday's "Meet The Press," calling them a "political cheap shot."
A few months ago, their ascension to Congress seemed unimaginable. But for a handful of freshmen who survived razor-thin contests, weeks of uncertainty and even legal challenges, all were more than ready to move past the winding path of the 2010 elections as they took the oath of office on Wednesday. |
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