RK ARCHIVE - Webb Tops Allen's Fundraising 3-to-2

Maybe if Allen spends another $10 Million he can lose another 20 points in the polls.

With money and the polls a dead heat, it is now up to the dedicated activists to bring this thing home in the field.

Comments

AWESOME!!! (Loudoun County Dem - 10/13/2006 10:21:52 PM)

Lets get heard!!!

It's up to us to bring this thing home! (Josh - 10/13/2006 10:28:30 PM)

It's amazing to be a part of this moment in history.

Seriously (doctormatt06 - 10/13/2006 10:30:43 PM)

Who really wants to support George 'Felonius' Macacwitz

I mean he just seems like such a wreck, I blame the media for ignoring him for so long, instead of ripping him on all this stuff in the past

I was depressed today. (phriendlyjaime - 10/13/2006 10:42:10 PM)

I was all bummed; tired of scandals and shocked that Virginia could still like Allen after all he's done.

This has given me a smile. This is absolutely amazing, and I am so happy and proud.

Cheer up--read this editorial from a smallish Kansas paper (PM - 10/13/2006 11:28:18 PM)

posted on Kos:

As we prepare ourselves to make political endorsements in subsequent issues, I can tell you unequivocally that this newspaper has never endorsed so many Democrats. Not even close.
In the 56 years we have been publishing in Johnson County, this basically has been a Republican newspaper. In the old days, before the Republican civil war that fractured the party, we were traditional Republicans....
The point is, I can name on two hands over a half century the number of Democrats we have endorsed for public office.
This year, we will do something different. You will read why we are endorsing Kathleen Sebelius for governor***and a slew of local Democratic state legislative candidates. These are not liberal Democrats. They are what fairly can be described as conservative Democrats, and we can prove that in our forthcoming endorsements.
But I could not help but put in perspective a more global phenomenon that has led us to re-evaluate our traditional support for Republicans....
The Republican Party has changed, and it has changed monumentally.
You almost cannot be a victorious traditional Republican candidate with mainstream values in Johnson County or in Kansas anymore, because these candidates never get on the ballot in the general election. They lose in low turnout primaries, where the far right shows up to vote in disproportionate numbers.
To win a Republican primary, the candidate must move to the right.
What does to-the-right mean?
It means anti-public education, though claiming to support it.
It means weak support of our universities, while praising them.
It means anti-stem cell research.
It means ridiculing global warming.
It means gay bashing. Not so much gay marriage, but just bashing gays.
It means immigrant bashing. I'm talking about the viciousness.
It means putting religion in public schools. Not just prayer.
It means mocking evolution and claiming it is not science.
It means denigrating even abstinence-based sex education....
But everything else adds up to priorities that have nothing to do with the Republican Party I once knew.

Thanks... (Kryndis - 10/14/2006 2:18:43 AM)

...That editorial really did cheer me up! :-)

I have never given much to political campaigns (Mojito - 10/13/2006 10:59:32 PM)

In fact, like many people I know I've always felt affronted by the idea of giving. Sure, maybe $20 here or there for a decent candidate, maybe a little more. I've now given to Webb my family vacation for the year- I had no idea I would do so or that I would feel so motivated to get involved but Webb is the real deal and we really need him in this time. When I see the commercials, its all worth it.

I am just so happy and proud that my friends are doing the same and that we've seen this result. We're giving more this month. Thank all of you who have done so much more.

COMMENT HIDDEN (Neen56 - 10/13/2006 11:26:45 PM)

Go fuck yourself troll (PM - 10/13/2006 11:43:57 PM)

Tell your kids in 20 years that you once worked for a racist

COMMENT HIDDEN (Neen56 - 10/14/2006 12:15:37 AM)

How hypocritcal! (JPTERP - 10/14/2006 12:44:09 AM)

You ridiculed an ordinary Virginian for self-sacrifice and making a tough decision. In my book that's uncivil treatment, rude, and immature behavior.

Did I happen to mention: Why don't you go fuck yourself Neen56? It bears repeating.

She did it for her kids... (Teddy - 10/14/2006 12:44:33 PM)

Something the Allen crowd cannot even imagine, as selfish and greedy as they are, is actually sacrificing today for your children's future, and that is exactly what you did when you and your family gave your vacation money to the Webb campaign. The Allen-Bush crew has given us ample evidence they refuse to make any sacrifice; they put everything on the credit card including expensive wars... of course, this puts the whole country in hock to China and makes our children and grandchildren debt slaves to our future economic and political adversary, but what the hey! it won't affect these barons of tunnel vision, these selfish fawning corporatists who want today's personal gratification over any long term vision of America's future.

COMMENT HIDDEN (Neen56 - 10/13/2006 11:31:46 PM)

Webb has fund raisers (Teddy - 10/14/2006 12:48:22 PM)

coming up, too. Just a few more family vacations sacrificed, and we'll be able to smother the elite Big Money global corporate donors who still want their quid pro quo from anyone they give to, like both Georges.

Webb can't be bought and Webb won't back down, so it is us little guys who have to put him over the top. Go, Webb!

My Brother in law... (Loudoun County Dem - 10/13/2006 11:37:43 PM)

...who has NEVER voted anything but straight repug ticket just told me today that he is voting for Webb!!!

I am in shock... he belongs to his local repub committee...

COMMENT HIDDEN (Neen56 - 10/13/2006 11:39:54 PM)

TROLL ALERT (PM - 10/13/2006 11:47:50 PM)

I'm guessing it's:

Gen. Armistead

Publius? (loboforestal - 10/13/2006 11:54:25 PM)

Also a good guess--Publius and Armistead are both mean spirited (PM - 10/13/2006 11:58:26 PM)

without having anything substantive to say....

Allen got moo-la from eltist cows (Teddy - 10/14/2006 12:52:32 PM)

in Hollywood. More than Webb got on the West coast, as I recall... at least at first, until Allen's hoof-and-mouth disease struck. And why was Allen spending so much time in Iowa and New Hampshire, not Virginia, eh? Until he suddenly re-discovered his fine Virginia heritage. Not.

Wash Post Story Points Out New $750K Ad Buy by Dems (PM - 10/13/2006 11:42:04 PM)

"Webb also is being aided by the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, which this week began a $1 million ad buy focusing on Allen's voting record and his macaca comment. The committee also is planning a $750,000 ad buy next week, according to sources in both campaigns."

http://www.washingto...

Cute photo of Jim! (elevandoski - 10/14/2006 12:02:03 AM)

What a great smile!

Great News from MN (PM - 10/14/2006 12:06:59 AM)

As a former resident, I still have emotional ties.

Latest poll, Hatch (DFL) leads Pawlenty by 9%!!!!

Hatch has been behind all summer, crept closer, and now . . .

http://www.startribu...

Cassini photo of Saturn------

Jim Webb Space Telescope !!! (loboforestal - 10/14/2006 12:28:00 AM)

Casinni? James Webb Space Telescope !!!

http://en.wikipedia....

ALLEN HAS THE MONEY!!!!! But what about the supporters? (presidentialman - 10/14/2006 2:07:25 AM)

Reading the article in the Post made me think, yes Webb is still short on cash but why? The peice said about how donors are regular folks in Webb's camp, but it always came back to Allen has more money and then stopping short of where it came from. Here's what I think and what many of us here probably think as well, Allen's money is all from big donors and not from ordinary folks, because let's be honest with ourselves in Washington here, before the macaca slip up,that forced him to come back to Virginia, he was raising money in seven states but not one of them was Virginia,until maybe last month. That would mean, he hasn't got in touch with supporters, that would mean because he hasn't gotten in touch with supporters, he has no base, that would then mean that there would be no voters.

No I don't think Allen will be getting nothing in November, but for a Senator who has the presidential bug who has thus been out of state for the last several years it doesn't mean that because he has more money he'll get a landslide.The Washington Post thinks otherwise.

RE: Allen's money (JPTERP - 10/14/2006 2:47:59 AM)

A large part of Allen's difficulties centered around the tanking of his presidential hopes. Before May corporate donors must have viewed donations as a solid investment in a very re-electable Senate candidate and a bona fide presidential contender.

Post-Macaca Allen transformed into a purely region legislator with no prospect of ever attaining national office. From the perspective of a corporate donor the dollars are better invested in someone like McCain or a Senator who isn't up for re-election in this political climate.

I do think this is going to be a very tight race. Allen's base of support has been solidly in the 48-49% range. Even after all of the negative press and problems I have a hard time seeing Allen's support falling below 48%. I think Gail 4 Rail is a solid lock for 1 to 2 percent of the vote regardless of what happens. If Webb can pull this off it will be somewhere in the 49-51 percent range. Webb has the growth opportunity, but he needs to keep Allen below 50%.

If only... (vote-left - 10/14/2006 2:57:46 AM)

...Allen's sister would come out of hiding and speak up. Tell all she knows. Surely she knows what he was arrested for, when he learned he had a Jewish heritage, and many other things.

No More Trashing (jackiehva - 10/14/2006 9:31:45 AM)

Don't keep digging up STUFF from decades ago. This arrest, if one ever existed, has been investigated ad nauseum (see related posts). I want to know how Allen has failed to produce while in the Senate--I haven't heard of one thing he's done that impacts my life in a positive way. Seems like his focus has been on Big Business. Then, I want to know how Jim Webb will improve my lot. What about this Allen campaign assertion that Jim will raise taxes $2000 per year for VA families? I don't believe it but it sure is thought provoking. It's going to be a tight race and I sure want Allen outta here but Jim needs to convince the voters that he is THE REAL DEAL. And we MUST get out the vote--that will be the key to Webb's success.

Exactly right (Catzmaw - 10/15/2006 12:27:00 AM)

Thank you for making this point. I am tired of our obsession with stuff older than my two adult children (and my younger teen). When we talk about Allen's racism, etc., all it looks like is we're piling on. It's lost its effect. Time to move on. The rule is we talk about stuff that happened this century.

Okay, so what has Allen done for Virginia this century? Anyone? I'm seeing commercials talking about what he did for veterans -- what was that exactly? I'm hearing how he voted to reduce Virginians' taxes -- well, did he or didn't he? I can't tell by our ads. How about we stop shying away from what Mr. Webb said about our lower revenues and just tell people that Allen voted to reduce taxes on corporations and very rich Americans while allowing the administration to borrow 250 billion from Asian banks? That he allowed Bush to borrow from our social security trust fund and now he wants to privatize social security? How about pointing out that because of the cost of this war the net gain from his so called tax cuts becomes a humongous tax deficit? Let's not be shy about it. We're allowing him to make us go on the defensive by bringing up the tax bogeyman. Let's talk about the real costs of his policies.

Well here's a thought for a certain R demographic. (Kathy Gerber - 10/14/2006 4:44:05 AM)

These troops being cycled in and out and back into Iraq and Afghanistan are not going to hold up forever.

Suppose for the sake of discussion that R's retain power. With perpetual wars a draft will eventually become necessary and the college deferment won't work this time. Organizing and subsidizing nearly free universities so that poor kids can be on the same footing when it comes to deferment is a worthwhile goal in itself and it would eliminate special privilege when it comes to military duty.

Perhaps folks who think this isn't about them right now should consider whether or not they really want their sons competing on a level playing field that doesn't have white lines to go by.

More $$$ (Lowell - 10/14/2006 5:40:49 AM)

According to the Washington Post:

Webb also is being aided by the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, which this week began a $1 million ad buy focusing on Allen's voting record and his macaca comment. The committee also is planning a $750,000 ad buy next week, according to sources in both campaigns. The National Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee has paid for direct-mail brochures, but it is unclear whether it also will start airing television or radio ads in the state.

Remember when... (Bubby - 10/14/2006 8:42:14 AM)

Back in June when we were being told that Jim Webb didn't have a chance, when it was all about the money? Like Allen's single qualification for re-election was that he had money? We didn't believe it then, and we know it now.

So; I.Publius, Roger Jarrell, H.R.Conservative, Shaun Kenney, and your anonymous chorus of boy-pundits - Haaaaaaa! How does it feel to be cheerleading a punk-ass phoney cowboy that has to cozy up to oil companies to pay the rent? I can't hear you!

COMMENT HIDDEN (hrconservative - 10/14/2006 10:20:51 AM)

52-48 ain't impressive. (phriendlyjaime - 10/14/2006 11:19:54 AM)

And whether we win or not; I am so elated that Allen's prez hops are gone. Gone. GONE.

? (hrconservative - 10/14/2006 3:36:09 PM)

Impressive?

I don't think Allen is looking to be impressive, he is looking to win.

Allen has yet to poll above 50% (Lowell - 10/14/2006 11:35:12 AM)

Allen's in big trouble, and you know it.

neither has webb (hrconservative - 10/14/2006 3:37:43 PM)

Neither has Webb. . . .

We'll see what happens. However, every poll shows Allen in the lead. I don't think that spells "trouble."

There's a difference between a well-known (Lowell - 10/14/2006 3:40:50 PM)

incumbent and a challenger. For Allen to be under 50%, consistently, cannot be good news for him. Unless I'm completely missing something here, which is always possible! :)

Real deal?? (Catzmaw - 10/15/2006 12:35:59 AM)

Allen's the "real deal"? Don't make me barf. An ersatz cowboy who slavishly toes the party line and jumps through hoops in pursuit of his real ambition, to gain the White House so he can continue to do the bidding of big oil and the corrupt corporations administering this war. A pretend redneck. My greatest pleasure from all this is that he will be considered a liability on the national stage and he'll never achieve his goal.

White House Ambitions? (jackiehva - 10/15/2006 7:19:48 PM)

Don't worry, Allen won't get the support of the GOP under any conditions--he's dead meat as far as White House aspirations go. At this point, his campaign has hit the guy's mute button since every time he opens his mouth, they are cleaning the horse dung off his teeth. Big George is a big-time liability and there are too many other electable Republicans standing in the wings. WEBB'S THE MAN!

Paying attention (Teddy - 10/14/2006 1:06:16 PM)

American voters are well known for ignoring politics until the last minute, and fewer and fewer of them are even bothering to vote. The permanent minority party of Republicans wins elections because they have managed to manipulate this fact and overcome their basic disadvantage by: suppressing the vote from the disinterested but progressive majority who are too busy making a living and leading their lives to care about much else; drilling down through layers of voter motivations and opinions, like a businessman prospecting for customers, to the particular and peculiar single issue voter they can lobby and get to the polls (whether the republican leadership really cares about them or not, they find such voters useful); by pouring money into mass negative advertising, coupled with well-orchestrated (and well-paid) scams by pundit opinion-makers; and a self-serving linkage between evangelical Christians, deluded and brain-washed--- not to mention outright thievery and voter intimdation where required.

We now live in what Rovert calls "managed democracy," and don't forget it. Not wonder the top republican brass and those on the "in" are still exuding confidence.

Typo (Teddy - 10/14/2006 1:10:42 PM)

That is Robert Parry, not Rovert. Mind goes faster than fingers on a keyboard. Please forgive.