GOP plans fundraising group to rival effort by billionaire Soros

[kskiska]

WASHINGTON (AP) - One of President Bush's lawyers during the 2000 Florida recount is creating a group to spend millions advocating Bush's re-election, hoping to counter efforts by billionaire George Soros and others to help Democrats capture the White House.

Attorney George Terwilliger and Republican political consultants Frank Donatelli and Craig Shirley are asking the Federal Election Commission for advice on whether their plan is legal under the new campaign finance law, according to a copy of the letter.

The law bars the use of so-called soft money - corporate, union and unlimited contributions - in connection with federal elections. National party committees and federal candidates are banned from collecting soft money for any purpose.

Outside groups can still take the big checks, however.

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Republican National Committee Chairman Ed Gillespie has complained repeatedly about the anti-Bush groups, saying he doesn't understand how they can be allowed under the new law. He has so far declined to file a complaint with the FEC and has left open the possibility that pro-Bush groups may form if opposition organizations face no punishment for their activities.

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[RandomKoolzip]

1. Awesome. A mastodon is afraid of a mosquito.

Don't you fuckers already have enough money?!

[Dr Fate]

2. Republican Biased article- no mention of Rev. Moon or Mellon-Scaife...

Extremely biased article- only mentions DEM/liberal donors..

[mikehiggins]

3. Here's the problem

The anti-Bush people don't even have to name him in their ads. All they have to do is point out the facts. For example: since 2000 the US has lost 3million+ jobs.

The bottom line is the old Reagan line, are you better off now than you were in 2000?

Things like that can run right up until election day, wouldn't you think?

[Dr Fate]

4. Good point- these ads would merely be "current facts of the day"

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[Guaranteed]

5. This is democracy?

Who can raise the most money? Forget this. We need to start over.

[Yupster]

6. What ever happened to campaign finance reform

I thought McCain Feingold was supposed to take big money out of politics. Now people are donating millions each.

All those years pushing for M-F. The whole thing was just a sham?

[WhereIsMyFreedom]

7. That's a bunch of crap

Republican National Committee Chairman Ed Gillespie has complained repeatedly about the anti-Bush groups, saying he doesn't understand how they can be allowed under the new law. He has so far declined to file a complaint with the FEC and has left open the possibility that pro-Bush groups may form if opposition organizations face no punishment for their activities.

What, did he forget about all of the current pro-rethug groups that already exist and are waiting to spend their millions?

[xxqqqzme]

8. they're stacking up

money bags like sandbags along the levee and they R going to hit their corporate buddies up 4 even more?

[VolcanoJen]

9. Dupe... locking.

Please continue discussion in the original LBN thread on this topic, which can be found here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=226957

Thanks!
VolcanoJen
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