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Bluedog Dems punished by withheld funding

by smkovalinsky | November 2, 2009 at 07:56 am

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Bluedog Democratic Coalition punished for speaking out against public option?

An OpEd piece I just chanced upon on my favorite OpEd News Online, is confirming that the efforts to punish the "BlueDogs" among the Democrats is actually paying off.

It seems bloggers and progressives have decided to up the ante, withholding funding from those in the Democratic party who are against the public option, and speaking out against single payer theory openly; moreover, even Political Action Committees seem to be withholding funding:

The Center for public integrity reports,

It's official. The Blue Dog's fundraising slowdown was not just a symptom of the dog days of summer. Newly released public disclosure forms indicate that over September, the coalition's PAC took in its smallest monthly total yet this year.

Our analysis of the fiscally conservative and increasingly influential Blue Dog Coalition and its funding noted that the group's political action committee had averaged more than $176,000 in receipts from other PACs over the first half of 2009. Their monthly haul dropped to a surprisingly low $27,000 in July, rebounded somewhat in August, and but then dropped again to just $12,500 in September.

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albertacowpoke

at 08:05 on November 2nd, 2009

Looks to me like money talks, let's see if it translates into votes.

Hugh Askew

at 09:20 on November 2nd, 2009

Speaking from a state represented by a BlueDog, i would venture to say that for Ben Nelson, this is way less expensive than buying votes.

I say that, because if he backs Obama's policies, buying votes will be the only possible way to get re-elected.

politisite

at 16:39 on November 2nd, 2009

Interesting that the WH talking points are that the GOP is having a civil war when Dems run ads against there own and pressure moderates and fiscal conservatives in their party to play ball--- or they will withhold funding. Now who is having a civil war on Healthcare, cap and trade, climiate change, stimulis???