According to Politico, Harry Reid went hat in hand to Barack Obama asking him to 'share the wealth', from the POLITICO:
Earlier this month, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid made a personal appeal to Barack Obama: Help me grow the Democrats’ Senate majority by sharing some of the $77 million you’ve got in the bank.
Obama’s campaign said no.
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Reid and Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Chairman Charles Schumer had hoped at one point to get as much as $10 million from the Obama campaign.
I, for One, would be beyond pissed off if Barack Obama had taken ANY of that campaign cash and donated it to the DSCC.
I would find it difficult to believe that they could even transfer the Obama for America donations to money, but assuming that they could, it would be morally reprehensible if they did. Surely, not everyone that has donated to Obama has been a defacto Democrat, and therefore transferring the money to the DSCC would be tantamount to fraud, imo.
But, alas, all is not lost for the DSCC. I have a very valuable tip for them to raise some much needed cash.
Harry Reid should announce Publicly that the DSCC is need of cash for the upcoming elections. And more importantly, Harry Reid should announce that he is retiring at the end of this session as Senate Democratic Leader and will not be seeking a leadership position in the upcoming congress
Harry Reid, without ANY doubt is a fundamentally flawed Senate Leader. He was absolutely ineffective as a Minority Leader in being able to block the perverse abuses of the Republican Senate majority. Harry Reid has made his ineffective tenure as minority leader look almost whimsical as Senate Majority Leader. The Republicans have been able to effectively block almost all meaningful legislation. Reid has caved over and over and over to putting Republican legislation on the floor.
Harry Reid, If You are wondering why the DSCC is having a difficult time raising money, don't look to Barack Obama, look in a frgging mirror.
I, for one, have no intention to helping the DSCC until he is gone. Piss and Moan about Liebermann all You want, but the person that You all should be crying to be tossed over board is the "captain" of this titanic failure ... Harry Reid. Step aside Harry, and I will gladly donate some money. Stay and there is NO WAY that I can reward the Senate Democratic leadership with a donation to the DSCC.