Rick Scott seems to handle Republican Senate campaign money kinda like some of us (me) do with our personal finances ... we know how to make money but we just can't seem to keep the shit.
Scott's NRSC has raised an astonishing $173 million for this year's 33 Senate races. They've only spent $20 M on ads, and only have $28 M cash on hand.
I don't know why this story just cracks me up because it's really alligators eating crocodiles reptilian-ishy ... . Plus, Scott LOOKS so sincere and Boy Scout-Preacher Guy even as he pushes his plan to save America by phasing out Social Security and Medicare.
Just LOVE some of the quotes of Republican donors and strategists, for example, found in Raw Story today in a piece about Republican strategists aghast at Scott’s profligacy and rather non-specific accounting such as payment of $12 million to American Express and loads to consultants and such.
“If they were a corporation, the CEO would be fired and investigated. The way this money has been burned, there needs to be an audit or investigation because we’re not gonna take the Senate now and this money has been squandered. It’s a rip-off.”
I mean, if YOU were a conservative trillionaire and Rick came to you and said we need more money wouldn't you at least want to wonder where the other $125 million (math -- 173 - 28 - 20 = $125 milliion ..) had gone?
AND THEY ARE LOSING IN FLORIDA ... -not to mention Ohio, Pennsylvania, Arizona, Nevada, Wisconsin, and Alabama ... and, possibly, North Carolina ... !!!!!!!!!!!
and this is AFTER they gave a sixth of a billion already and most of it's already spent — and they are up to their asses in loser Tin Hat Election Denier White Nationalist AR-15s-Toting Bible Thumping Flag Waving Former Mental Health Patients that Trump foisted on them for candidates to the United States Senate.
Who are losing. Because they are ignorant idjit losers running against intelligent experienced thoughtful Democratic candidates with ideas to help people …
Seriously -- this is gonna end up with Mandela Barnes in the Senate ... what a voice, and what a great change of intent and intelligence compared to Ron Johnson who is literally a toy. I'm not sure who all's toy, but he's absolutely incapable of independent thought. Cheri Beasley would be a really nice voice there too .. North Carolina's former Supreme Court Chief Justice, very personable and super smart, a great candidate, and is presently even up with some guy named Budd which rhymes with Mudd.
Truly this is cataclysmic for the Republicans for Senate. When McConnell said they'd maybe lose the Senate I thought it would probably damage their fund raising. It's a lot easier to contribute to a candidate if you think they have a decent chance of winning.
But now donors are gonna be asked to contribute to this big black sinkhole that's already squandered $125 million of their money. Really? You want me to give more? for candidates like Herschel Walker and Dr. Movin On Down the Golden Brick Road?