Michael Steele Threatens To Withhold RNC Funds From GOP Senators Who Backed Stimulus (click title to entry - thank you)June 11, 2010
Categories:RNC Chair.Major RNC donors defect to NRSC
A group of former top donors to the Republican National Committee have written fellow wealthy Republicans advising them to steer their contributions this cycle to the National Republican Senatorial Committee.
"After much deliberation, we have decided our focus should be on making gains in the United States Senate," says their letter, whose signatories include three former RNC finance chairmen. "The best way for us to afect the outcome of these races is by supporting the National Republican Senatorial Committee."
The letter doesn't mention the RNC directly, but its implication to plugged-in Republican donors is clear, and one section appears to draw a contrast between NRSC Chairman John Cornyn and Steele, who has faced a series of spending flaps and who is viewed as unresponsive by former top donors.
Cornyn has been a "wise steward of hte Committee's funds," says the letter. "He has also listened to our input and sought our counsel multiple times."...
http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0610/Major_RNC_donors_defect_to_NRSC.html
There is an interesting phenomena developing across the board with Republican candidates. They are covert about their 'establishment' ties and sounding very similar in their 'narrowed rhetorical' messages to the electorate. They are basically unable to address 'local' concerns and problems of their electorate and relying on rhetoric to win elections. Many are self funded which shows a strong disconnect from party and citizen.
Example:
...A review by Hearst Connecticut Newspapers of McMahon's campaign finance filings shows the Greenwich businesswoman and millionaire has so far spent about $11 million on accomplished consultants with close ties to national and state Republican politics.
"She can call herself whatever she wants, but clearly, there's a difference between a campaign that is kind of outside the political establishment and one that is using that rhetoric but using the very conventional and mainstream and established political resources," said Howard Reiter, professor emeritus of political science with the University of Connecticut....
http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/news/article/McMahon-s-wealth-turns-politics-inside-out-522227.php
