From WaPo
story today:
Now, the latest financial numbers are prompting new doubts. From January through September, the Republican National Committee raised $81.5 million, with $34 million remaining in the bank. The Democratic National Committee, by contrast, showed $42 million raised and $6.8 million in the bank.
Does anyone find this worrisome? On the heels of Democratic victories, especially in the telling smaller local races across the nation, now is not the time to lose the support of big doners.
As critics see it, Dean has disappointed on two fronts. The DNC has not replicated the success of Dean's presidential campaign two years ago in tapping vast numbers of new and smaller contributors over the Internet. And skeptics say he has not yet established rapport with and won the confidence of high-dollar donors.
What can
we do to help besides dipping into our own pockets?