The DCCC offered the ALL of the Presidential candidates the opportunity to get an e-mail out to its list.
As of right now, only Hillary accepted.
Anyone who's upset at the DCCC for sending out an e-mail for the Hillary campaign should be more upset at their preferred candidate(s) for not taking the DCCC up on their offer.
But, DCCC members do not expect to get a fundraising letter. Read the email that was sent out. Many who are members are angered by the perception that the DCCC made its members list available to the campaign and they are using it to fundraise. That is a legitimate gripe. I am sure everyone on here, who is a member of DCCC does not expect to get a fundraising email from a candidate that you are not supporting. Period.
really?
Well ok not an email, but i've gotten calls from Obama's campaign asking me for cash - where'd he get my phone number, which is more personal than email no?
I never signed up on Obama's campaign in any fashion, and I've gotten multiple calls from their campaign.
If you were called on a land line, it's because your phone number, address, and party affiliation are publicly available through your local Board Of Elections.
cell phone - sry i should have made that clear
iamready --
it's not a legitimate gripe. read all the campaign "privacy" (haha) statements -- they have an out to share emails w/ Dem organizations, and that's the way it's been for some time.
I constantly get emails of Democratic origin altho' I never signed up -- and more often than not, there's a request for a donation.
point well taken. but I don't like getting this kind of email, either. I support the DCCC since 2004. I want information from the DCCC, not any presidential fundraising information. period.
This sums is up for me, what one poster indicated.
Tammany Hall (0+ / 0-) Recommended by: The "Clinton Machine" seems to have too much control over the DCCC. I still keep getting E-Mails from them (always asking for money of course) by James Caville (former Clintonista who's not even in government anymore), and Rahm Emanuel (another former Clintonista who used to be head of the DCCC, but who's term ended 9 months ago and no longer is). The Clintons had Terry McCauliffe "lift" the DNC's donor list and turn it over to Hillary just before he left the DNC when his term was up. Now they're trying to "raid" the DCCC donor lists. I don't like this business of the Clintons using the Democratic Party as their own personal campaign fund raising organization.
The "Clinton Machine" seems to have too much control over the DCCC. I still keep getting E-Mails from them (always asking for money of course) by James Caville (former Clintonista who's not even in government anymore), and Rahm Emanuel (another former Clintonista who used to be head of the DCCC, but who's term ended 9 months ago and no longer is). The Clintons had Terry McCauliffe "lift" the DNC's donor list and turn it over to Hillary just before he left the DNC when his term was up. Now they're trying to "raid" the DCCC donor lists. I don't like this business of the Clintons using the Democratic Party as their own personal campaign fund raising organization.
This is a bogus post. Clinton did nothing wrong here, so your implication is way off. The DCCC is obviously concerned about gaining a fundraising advantage over the RCCC. They felt that with the excitement surrounding our top-3 candidates they could mine that and gain an invaluable fundraising list in exchange for some of their contacts. The offer was extended to all 3 top-tier candidates. Clinton accepted, the other 2 may follow suit. The slam iamready aims at the Clinton campaign is unfounded and bogus. IF anyone should be slammed, it would be the DCCC for coming up with this idea for new fundraising possibilities, but can we blame them for trying to get the upperhand on the RCCC? The GOP does not have that type of excitement that we have built, so the DCCC felt it would give the "downticket" races an advantage to gain access and perhaps successfully fundraise amongst the many who have signed up on Obama's multiple myspace sites, his website, Edwards' supporters, people who have signed up on Clinton's site, etc. Where is the big deal? Where is the impropriety? ESPECIALLY from Clinton?
Ask your candidate why he did no accept the offer. Stop whining, end of the story.
