Drown, Drown, Drown

8:46 pm EST October 13th, 2008 | Republicans | 8 Comments

Money is tight for the GOP. Tight.

The Republican National Committee, growing nervous over the prospect of Democrats’ winning a filibuster-proof majority in the Senate, is considering tapping into a $5 million line of credit this week to aid an increasing number of vulnerable incumbents, top Republicans say.

With party strategists fearing a bloodbath at the polls, GOP officials are shifting to triage mode, determining who can be saved and where to best spend their money.

And with the House and Senate Republican campaign committees being drastically outspent by their Democratic counterparts, and outside groups such as Freedom’s Watch offering far less help than was once anticipated, Republicans are turning to the national party committee as a lender of last resort.

A decision is imminent because television time must be reserved and paid for upfront, and available slots are dwindling.

A representative for the RNC would neither confirm nor deny that it was considering the move.

Considering the RNC’s fiscal track record, I don’t know if they’ll be approved for this line of credit. Maybe they’ll have to visit Eastern Motors…

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8 Responses to “Drown, Drown, Drown”

  1. jr says:
    October 13, 2008 at 10:18 pm

    “you can sell my coins”-Tom Noe

  2. Jaim says:
    October 13, 2008 at 10:51 pm

    We’re gonna whip their asses _and_ bankrupt them? Not just bankrupt them, but put them into debt?

    Haha. Good times.

    BTW, Patrick Ruffini has a recent post calling for the RNC to basically abandon McCain. Read it an laugh (“Save The Fillibuster”):

    http://www.thenextright.com/patrick-ruffini/save-the-filibuster

  3. Calvin Jones and the 13th Apostle says:
    October 14, 2008 at 12:40 am

    The RNC will get the loan. After all, what do you think Dubya will be doing between Nov 4th and Jan 20th? Do you really think Bush wants to stick around while his minions are helping prepare the transition?

  4. Parthenon says:
    October 14, 2008 at 12:40 am

    HA HA! Going thru’ ‘em like crap through a goose!

  5. C.S.Strowbridge says:
    October 14, 2008 at 12:42 am

    Leave them so far in debt that they will have to spend the 2010 cycle just trying to break even. Image three cycles in a row of Democratic dominance. That will break their spirit going into 2012.

  6. Repack Rider says:
    October 14, 2008 at 12:47 am

    This is obviously good news for McCain.

  7. somejackass says:
    October 14, 2008 at 2:08 am

    holy crap, thank you for reminding me how grateful i should be not to have a television.

  8. Nimrod Gently says:
    October 14, 2008 at 9:05 am

    Andrew S. Tanenbaum (the Votemaster) had a nice thought too:

    If Obama wins and the exit polls show independents voted overwhelmingly for him, the pundits are going to lay the blame at Palin’s high heels and advise the GOP to forget the evangelicals and run candidates with financial expertise (like Mitt Romney) in the future. Needless to say, the evangelicals, who finally got one of their own on the ticket, won’t take this well and the ensuing battle will tear the Republican Party to bits.

    Not particularly likely, I don’t think, but it’s nice to think about. The SDPing of the GOP. Oh, merry, merry Christmas.