'A rip-off': Republicans demand answers as Rick Scott burns up cash needed for Senate fights

[Demovictory9]

https://www.rawstory.com/republicans-demand-answers-as-rick-scott-burns-up-cash-needed-for-senate-fights-it-s-a-rip-off/



On Friday, The Washington Post reported that Republicans are alarmed by the rate at which the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) has been burning cash — even as Republicans are already being outspent by Democrats in key Senate races — and demanding answers from chairman Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL).

"Republican Senate hopefuls are getting crushed on airwaves across the country while their national campaign fund is pulling ads and running low on cash — leading some campaign advisers to ask where all the money went and to demand an audit of the committee’s finances, according to Republican strategists involved in the discussions," reported Isaac Arnsdorf. "In a highly unusual move, the National Republican Senatorial Committee this week canceled bookings worth about $10 million, including in the critical states of Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Arizona. A spokesman said the NRSC is not abandoning those races but prioritizing ad spots that are shared with campaigns and benefit from discounted rates. Still, the cancellations forfeit cheaper prices that came from booking early, and better budgeting could have covered both."


"The NRSC’s retreat came after months of touting record fundraising, topping $173 million so far this election cycle, according to Federal Election Commission disclosures. But the committee has burned through nearly all of it, with the NRSC’s cash on hand dwindling to $28.4 million by the end of June," said the report. "As of that month, the committee disclosed spending just $23 million on ads, with more than $21 million going into text messages and more than $12 million to American Express credit card payments, whose ultimate purpose isn’t clear from the filings. The committee also spent at least $13 million on consultants, $9 million on debt payments and more than $7.9 million renting mailing lists, campaign finance data show."

All of this comes as Scott has been accused of going rogue, using NRSC resources to tout himself and his controversial "11-point plan" for GOP policy that includes sunsetting Social Security and Medicare and raising taxes on the poor — which Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) himself has condemned. It also comes as former McConnell has bemoaned the poor "candidate quality" of GOP nominees for Senate, like Dr. Mehmet Oz in Pennsylvania and Herschel Walker in Georgia, most of whom were elected on former President Donald Trump's endorsement.

[obamanut2012]

1. K and r

[AllaN01Bear]

2. that giant sucking sound called trumps leagel bills

[ananda]

21. Agree.

The money is mostly going to Trump.

[SunSeeker]

3. What did they expect? They put the guy who scammed Medicare in charge of their cash!

[Roy Rolling]

4. This👆

Hire a clown, expect a circus.

He was involved in the biggest scam in Medicare history. Of course he burns cash like a Trump trust fund baby, or a TFG namesake high on coke.

[Metaphorical]

5. Don't forget

Russian money has dried up at a most awkward time.

[panader0]

16. I think your point is important.

I'll bet that Russians spent hundreds of millions in the past. Losing wars is expensive.

[Pacifist Patriot]

6. I've been saying for awhile that the Republican party is going to suffer greatly by...

relying on criminals not to crime on their fellow criminals. These larcenous cane toads aren't going to change their tune when given access to money and power. I'm enjoying the hell out of watching them eat their own.

[CentralMass]

7. Well in fairness it does cost a lot to corrupt the election process.

Fact electors, forcing honest election officials out, suppressing democratic votes, etc.

[CousinIT]

8. So, GOP is pissed off because a known ripoff artist ripped them off?

Mmmmmkay.

(You sleep with flea-bit varmints you get fleas. Duh.)

[obamanut2012]

9. Skeletor should still be in the Federal prison system because of Medicare fraud

Putting someone known for financial fraud in charge of the money.

lololololololol

[LiberalFighter]

10. I'm okay with them burning their cash.

[Vinca]

11. As I recall from the Medicare scandal, Rick Scott really loves spending money that isn't his.

The guy should have been a prisoner not a senator.

[otchmoson]

12. A bit off-topic, but does anyone know

how much DeSantis (and his new election army) spent to "catch" 20 illegal voters in Florida

[oldsoftie]

13. I want ALL the trump endorsed twits to lose. Even if the others win.

If every republican who wins isn't "trump endorsed" and all those who ARE get whacked, maybe THAT will send a small message.

[scarletlib]

14. Well, he is a crook. They shouldn't be surprised.

[Buns_of_Fire]

15. Rump has already staked his claim to the

pocketbooks of his drooling, braindead MAGAts, and you can probably count the Democratic contributions to repug campaigns on the fingers of one foot, so all he's left with is scamming his fellow scammers.

[MaryMagdaline]

17. What? The man who took the 5th 75 times can't be trusted with other people's money?

[gibraltar72]

18. Wonders what basis they would have

to think P Rick Scott would do something shady??

[tanyev]

19. Where has all the money gone, long time passing?

Where has all the money gone, long time ago?
Where has all the money gone?
Gone to grifters, everyone.
Oh, when will they ever learn?
Oh, when will they ever learn?

[snowybirdie]

20. Hey

Scott's mansion on Gulf Shore Blvd. needed shoring up from the rise in sea water.

[DFW]

22. When Marco Rubio is the LEAST corrupt Florida Republican

Not to mention that Republicans hold all major statewide positions there, you KNOW the place is rotting from the head down.

Val Demings and Charlie Crist need to get in and start the clean-up process.

[Johnny2X2X]

23. Here in MI

I have not seen 1 ad for the GOP governor candidate. See ads all day every day for Whitmer.

And the House race is ditto. No ads for the wing nut Trumpster.

They’re all crooks. They took all the money.

[allegorical oracle]

24. A good news story for the day. n/t

[SunSeeker]

25. Yup. I love the smell of GOP misery in the morning!