The Hill, via Raw Story reports on a little complicating factor in our efforts to take our country back from the kleptocrats:
“With control of the House within reach for the first time in more than a decade, Democratic lobbyists say they’re feeling unusually intense pressure from House Democratic leaders to open their wallets and help their party close the deal,” reports Tory Newmyer.
“But Democratic lobbyists are rising to the challenge, a dozen Democratic consultants said, upping their personal contributions and making the case to their corporate clients that they need to pony up as well,” the article continues.
From The Hill:
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chairman Rahm Emanuel (Ill.) “has been pretty blunt with people,” one Democratic lobbyist said. “Now, people downtown are finally paying attention and believing.”
“There’s been a significant increase in House Democratic fundraising activity. Folks are really working it hard,” said another well-placed Democratic lobbyist.
With recent media coverage and poll numbers suggesting a Democratic takeover of the House, aides and lobbyists alike said the fundraising pitch is becoming an easier sell.
Yeah, I know we need the money. That’s the problem. It’s an ugly thing to see Rahm Emanuel shaking down the corporations with the threat that (what?) Democrats might actually do something anti-corporate and pro-worker/consumer?
Things are looking up for November. But we cannot think that things end there even if we win both houses of Congress. We are not doing all this work just to see a Democratic version of the K Street project.
