Posted on 04/20/2006 5:58:13 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
WASHINGTON - Sen. Russ Feingold (news, bio, voting record)'s call for censuring President Bush appears to have paid dividends for the senator's political action committee.
Feingold's leadership PAC, the Progressive Patriots Fund, pulled in $282,000 last month, according to a report filed Thursday with the Federal Election Commission. In February, the PAC raised $105,000.
Feingold, D-Wis., announced in March that he introduce a resolution to censure Bush over the administration's eavesdropping program.
"I bet that really did stimulate contributions a lot," said Charles Franklin, a political science professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. "The censure resolution, and lack of any other Democrat backing it, really put a lot of Bush-haters onto Feingold."
Politicians use leadership PACs to make contributions to other candidates and finance political travel. The Progressive Patriots Fund has helped Feingold do both, elevating his profile in the process. That will help Feingold if he decides to run for president in 2008.
Earlier this week, the PAC launched a Web ad that mockingly refers to Bush as "king of the United States." The PAC's Web site has a link allowing people to "co-sponsor" Feingold's censure resolution.
George Aldrich, a spokesman for Feingold's PAC, said the spike was probably related to the censure resolution as well as other positions Feingold has taken — such as his call for a timeline for U.S. troops to come back from Iraq and his opposition to the Patriot Act.
Feingold's PAC finished the period with $466,000 in the bank.
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http://www.progressivepatriotsfund.com/
This is wonderful news....the more the lefty "progressive" wackos collect....there won't be any left for any "decent" candidate they might dig up....LOL
Its not just support for him in congress. Liberals are talking about a slot for Feingold on the Democratic ticket.
they have SO many causes.. they're running outta money!!
What the heck are they gonna do in this Horrid economy when George Soros comes calling?
Feingold is betting that if Dean hadn't had the scream, he would have won the nomination. Feingold figures that Dean was nuts, but he's sane.
I am astounded to see polls that show that Dean has like an 80% approval rating among dems...
He is probably kicking himself over 2004!!
BUT, it was orchestrated by the Clintons for Kerry...and Kerry they got...
So...Dean is going to the left of Hillary...and could make things rough for her...
I just hope they are all so all over the place that NO ONE has a clue what the libs, progressives, dems, stand for!!
A "Progessive Patriot"? Hmmmmm Is that someone who submits to taking it up the hiney?
Is a Progressive Patriot a Mel Gibson look alike who surrenders to the British after they killed his son, because resistance is futile?
Does a Progressive Patriot refuse to fly an American Flag because it may be offensive?
The concept sends my mind spinning.
A liberal and his money is soon parted.
Hey, I thought these guys were opposed to censureship!
I should say that the scream was the nail in the coffin. What really did Dean in was shouting down the old man heckler at a meeting.
Oh...yes, I remember that...it was an insight into what a snotty, rude person he was...good point!
More George Soros money down the drain.
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