Month: July 2023

Hutchinson Sets Up Ponzi Scheme to Make GOP Debates

Buck Banks

“If people will get 100 donations, then we’ll put them on the payroll in the sense of an independent contractor, and they’ll get a percent of what we raise.”

— “Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson pledged to offer kickbacks to donors or those who procure donors in a bid to make the first primary debate next month,” National Journal reports.

Is DeSantis in a Death Spiral?

Buck Banks

“The bad DeSantis news doesn’t mean he’s dead. But he’s entered a familiar cycle that often ends in collapse: A candidate is hyped up as a top contender, struggles in the polls, and then scrambles to reset a flagging campaign as donors and voters alike parse every move for signs of weakness — or strength. … Donors are a key group for DeSantis, who is more reliant on big Republican money than Trump. And while the weekend shakeup placated some, it’s caused others to grow even more uneasy.”

— Semafor

DeSantis’ Money Woes

Buck Banks

$7.9 million

“Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis tapped out top donors and burned through $7.9 million in his first six weeks as a presidential candidate,“ NBC News reports. “The numbers suggest, for the first time, that solvency could be a threat to DeSantis’ campaign, which has touted its fundraising ability as a key measure of viability. They reflect the broader reality that DeSantis stalled after his launch: polling ahead of the Republican primary pack but far behind former President Donald Trump.”

Ad: Keep Republicans Out of Your Bedroom

Pensito Editors

The Wrap: “In what might be the subjectively raciest political ad ever, Democratic lobby group Progress Action Fund debuted a steamy sex scene takedown of the GOP this week…

“Per its website, the Progress Action Fund’s slogan is, “Democrats are afraid to fight back. We aren’t.” We’d say this ad at the very least is living up to that promise.”

Transcript via the Wrap:

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Pence Raised Just $1.2 Million in the First Quarter

Buck Banks

$1.2 million

“Mike Pence raised less than $1.2 million for his presidential campaign during the second quarter of this year, a figure that is a reflection of both the antipathy toward the former vice president among rank-and-file GOP voters and the deep skepticism among donors that he has a path to the Republican nomination,” the Washington Post reports.