http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/nrcc/ en-us Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:41:18 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2130429/posts Rep. Pete Sessions (Texas) is promising to bolster House GOP fundraising efforts if he is chosen to replace Rep. Tom Cole (Okla.) as head of the National Republican Congressional Committee. In a letter sent to House members on Monday, Sessions wrote that the NRCC needs improvements in various areas, including fundraising, recruiting, messaging, organizational strength and long-term strategies and tactics. Sessions acknowledged that the NRCC would be again at a disadvantage on fundraising in the 2010 cycle, but is vowing to close the cash gap with the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. “We may not be able to overcome the other... The Hill http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2130429/posts#comment Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:41:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2114556/posts Remember how I told you last week the National Republican Congressional Committee was abandoning Michele Bachmann? Well, the conservative blogosphere stood by her and now it seems the NRCC has changed its course! They are actually using HER to raise money now. Via The Hill: The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) is rallying around Rep. Michele Bachmann and using her controversial comments about Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama to rally supporters. The committee on Thursday sent a fundraising e-mail critical of the media’s treatment of the Minnesota Republican, who suggested on MSNBC’s “Hardball” last week that Sen. Obama (D-Ill.) holds... Townhall.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2114556/posts#comment Fri, 24 Oct 2008 23:44:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2114119/posts ...Multiple sources with knowledge of GOP spending decisions tell The Scorecard the National Republican Congressional Committee has pulled ad money from Colorado's Fourth Congressional District, where Rep. Marilyn Musgrave faces a difficult race for a fourth term. The NRCC has already invested just over $800,000 on Musgrave's behalf, including a $376,000 media buy this week, according to FEC reports filed Monday. Those ads will continue to run, leaving Musgrave without GOP backing for the final week before Election Day. Politico http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2114119/posts#comment Fri, 24 Oct 2008 15:18:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2113596/posts The Family Research Council's (FRC) political arm ripped Rep. Tom Cole (R-Okla.) Thursday for withdrawing ad spending on behalf of two endangered Republican candidates. FRC President Tony Perkins said in a letter to Cole, chairman of the National Republican Campaign Committee (NRCC), that the committee "is abandoning social conservative candidates" by pulling ads from the reelection races of Reps. Marilyn Musgrave (R-Colo.) and Michelle Bachmann (R-Minn.). Bachmann has come under fire recently for stating -- then denying -- her concern that Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama and other members of Congress hold "anti-American" views. Musgrave is considered to be a... The Hill http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2113596/posts#comment Thu, 23 Oct 2008 23:34:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2112551/posts NRCC pulls their funding of Bachmann. This hands Matthews a huge win. I just called NRCC to confirm they were glib and nonplussed about the move. Tom Cole runs NRCC-- clearly they aren't interested in the preservation of Conservative seats. NRCC Main Number - (202) 479-7000 News Media Inquiries - (202) 479-7070 Information on Contributing - (202) 479-7000 additional info http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2112551/posts#comment Wed, 22 Oct 2008 21:40:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2096991/posts As Ace puts it, "More of this. More of this. Nothing but this for the next 32 days. The election hangs on this single issue. The public believes Republicans caused this disaster, and we'll lose based on that misperception. The Democrats actually caused it -- but Republicans, beginning at the top off the ticket, are inexplicably shy about saying so. MORE OF THIS. MORE OF THIS." --Be patient, video takes a few to load. Ace of Spades HQ -- ace.mu.nu http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2096991/posts#comment Fri, 3 Oct 2008 21:41:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2096980/posts A must see: Video at link youtube http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2096980/posts#comment Fri, 3 Oct 2008 21:22:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2056870/posts PETITION NRCC Working to get a Democrat Elected Florida District 22, a district with more registered Republicans than Democrats, was won by a mere 6,000 votes in 2006 by Democrat Ron Klein. The current Republican candidate, Lt. Col. Allen West, has attempted to get support from the NRCC- but those attempts have been met with ridicule and obstinance. Let's be clear: Allen West's campaign hasn't asked for money. No, they have only asked for the donor list of district 22, and an event with Gov. Charlie Crist. The answer was a resounding no. Why? Because the NRCC and Republican leadership... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2056870/posts#comment Tue, 5 Aug 2008 16:14:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2037617/posts A new playbook for House Republicans urges them to run essentially as independents, showing empathy for voters, emphasizing local issues and ignoring many traditional party campaign practices. The advice for House candidates is part of an effort to minimize Republican losses in a year when voters are exasperated by the economy, the Iraq war and President Bush: “Encourage Republican candidates to establish themselves in a personal manner, emphasizing local issues whenever possible.” “Candidates have to have a positive alternative vis-à-vis their Democratic opponents.” “Work to develop an issues matrix that is different than in years past and also shows a... Politico.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2037617/posts#comment Sat, 28 Jun 2008 03:21:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2020009/posts Democrat Dirty Laundry SPIN CYCLE: On the Campaign Trail, Democrats Promised to Severe Ties with Special Interests House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA): "We are committed to immediate change to lead this country in a new direction, to put an end to business as usual, and to make certain this nation's leaders serve the people's interests, not special interests." ("A New Direction for America," Page 21) RINSE CYCLE: Democrats Have Risked America's Economic and National Security to Deliver Paybacks to the Trial Lobby "House Republicans, business lobbyists and tort reformers launched a last-ditch effort Wednesday to scrap a tiny provision involving... nrcc.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2020009/posts#comment Fri, 23 May 2008 01:01:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2019297/posts Allen West is a true military leader. He’s also a dedicated public servant who decided to spend a year teaching high school in the district before announcing his candidacy. Most importantly, he brings vast knowledge and well thought out solutions to key issues, ranging from small business development to healthcare and pragmatic solutions to the mortgage crisis and job creation. The fact that he’s African-American just goes to show that the GOP is the party of people of all races who share in common sense. That the NRCC (National Republican Congressional Committee) has failed to pay proper attention to this... Canada Free Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2019297/posts#comment Wed, 21 May 2008 19:49:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2017413/posts ...This week, as the Democratic contest winds down, CBS News' Brian Goldsmith talked with Republican National Committee Deputy Chairman Frank Donatelli about his party’s prospects for November’s elections. (snip) CBSNews.com: Getting back to the environment, the highest wrong track number ever recorded in opinion polls, the highest disapproval rating ever recorded for a sitting president. How big is the magnitude of the problem? Frank Donatelli: Well, the political environment represents the starting point is what I would say. And it's fair to say that, in 2008, we start off, just on a generic basis, behind by five or ten points.... CBS - Transcript http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2017413/posts#comment Sat, 17 May 2008 18:47:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2017233/posts All week long, you and I have been blasting the bereft Beltway GOP leadership for their empty sloganeering and Obama-esque change obsession. Now, the NRCC is hearing it directly on its website. Reader Fritz e-mails that the comments section in the NRCC blog post by chairman Tom Cole is sizzling hot with aggravated grass-roots conservative feedback. Go check it out. A sample: This is not the message I am looking to support. The message of the Replican Part should be fundumentally different than the Democrats. We don’t need to “fix” the government. We need the Federal Government to do wnat... Michelle Malkin.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2017233/posts#comment Sat, 17 May 2008 04:24:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2016276/posts Be bold, be bold, but not too bold, Mr. Fox in an old English fairy tale. US Rep. Tom Cole (OK), chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC), acknowledging that “a large segment of the American people doesn’t have confidence” in the GOP, urged his party’s candidates for Congress to put forth a bold agenda for change. In a telephone conference call with reporters today, he cited the example of presumptive GOP nominee John McCain for establishing his own identity and running substantially ahead of a generic Republican in opinion polls. Cole said voters like candidates “who are bold,... southernpoliticalreport http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2016276/posts#comment Thu, 15 May 2008 12:55:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2015792/posts After losing their third special election loss in recent weeks, Mike Allen says there are "whispers among some House Republicans" about trying to replace Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK) with Rep. Tom Davis (R-VA), "who was NRCC chairman from 1998 to 2002." In addition, Allen says House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) "also has to watch his back" since House conservatives are "especially restive." Cole, as Marc Ambinder notes, pushed the panic button last night "warning his incumbents and challengers: change or die." Politicalwire http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2015792/posts#comment Wed, 14 May 2008 14:39:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1985729/posts <p>The former treasurer for the National Republican Congressional Committee diverted hundreds of thousands of dollars -- and possibly as much as $1 million -- of the organization's funds into his personal accounts, GOP officials said yesterday, describing an alleged scheme that could become one of the largest political frauds in recent history.</p> Washington Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1985729/posts#comment Fri, 14 Mar 2008 17:17:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1985319/posts WASHINGTON - The committee in charge of running House Republican campaigns said Thursday that a former treasurer "deceived and betrayed" the group, which is missing hundreds of thousands of dollars — and possibly more — due to fraudulent acts conducted over the past several years. The National Republican Congressional Committee told federal authorities that it overstated the amount of cash it held at the end of 2006 by nearly $1 million. A year later, the committee's annual report to the Federal Election Commission — which again was handled by the ex-treasurer — overstated the actual funds on hand by $740,000.... Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1985319/posts#comment Thu, 13 Mar 2008 23:50:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1977645/posts House Minority Leader John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) challenged Republicans on Tuesday to get off their “dead asses” and start raising money for the National Republican Congressional Committee. And the Republican leader wasn’t the only lawmaker berating his GOP colleagues to raise more money for the committee’s March 12 fundraising dinner: According to sources in the room, NRCC Chairman Tom Cole (R-Okla.) and Minority Whip Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) also used a closed-door session at the Capitol Hill Club on Tuesday to challenge Republicans to raise more campaign cash. The normally upbeat Cole told Republicans that if they don’t start raising more... Politico http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1977645/posts#comment Thu, 28 Feb 2008 15:02:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1965849/posts NRCC probe scares GOP By: Patrick O'Connor and John Bresnahan February 6, 2008 07:49 AM EST Top House Republicans were told in recent days that a former employee of their campaign committee may have forged an official audit during the contentious 2006 election cycle and that they should brace for the possibility that an unfolding investigation could uncover financial improprieties stretching back several years, according to GOP sources briefed on the members-only discussions. The National Republican Congressional Committee has retained a forensic auditor to review its accounting for the last several election cycles, the sources said. The NRCC’s accounting problems... The Politico http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1965849/posts#comment Wed, 6 Feb 2008 15:40:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1942133/posts National Republican Congressional Committee Chairman Tom Cole sent me an email today. I wasn't particularly touched. It merely had the Subject line: Season's Greetings! and the card below. Mr. Cole, do you mind mentioning the REASON for the Season? This is the kind of secular stupidity that alienates your base, Sir. Merry Christmas! The check's not in the mail. email from NRCC.org and at site http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1942133/posts#comment Thu, 20 Dec 2007 05:58:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1933767/posts Attention wealthy people interested in politics: the Republican party wants you. As the New York Times noted today, the party that wants people to pull themselves with their own bootstraps expects the same of people running for Congress. It has little choice since The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has raised $56 million with $29.2 million at its disposal compared with the $40.7 million raised by the National Republican Congressional Committee, which as a cash balance of $2.5 million, the paper said. While having self-funded candidates seems like a dream come true for the GOP, there is a downside. People who... AOL News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1933767/posts#comment Mon, 3 Dec 2007 01:12:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1902048/posts The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) reported raising $2.6 million in August for its efforts to coordinate the party’s 2008 national campaign for Senate seats. In doing so, the DSCC continued to outperform its partisan counterpart, the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC), according to monthly reports filed late last week with the Federal Election Commission. There was some consolation for the GOP side, as the gap between the two committees was smaller than it has been in most of the months since the Democrats claimed control of the Senate in January. The Republicans’ Senate campaign unit raised $2.4 million in... CQ http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1902048/posts#comment Tue, 25 Sep 2007 21:43:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1865064/posts The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee outraised the National Republican Congressional Committee for the second straight quarter, and has nearly 10 times the cash on hand of its Republican counterpart. NRCC Chairman Tom Cole (R-Okla.) announced Thursday that the committee raised between $13 million and $14 million for the second quarter, and had around $2 million cash on hand at the end of June. Meanwhile, the DCCC raised about $17 million for the quarter, and banked $19 million at the end of June. The sizable cash-on-hand gap between the two committees partially reflects the NRCC’s desire to pay off a sizable... Politico http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1865064/posts#comment Thu, 12 Jul 2007 23:35:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1857690/posts I just received the following e-mail from the National Republican Congressional Committee. It seems they have seen the light and are living under the cross, at least for now. NRCC Supporters Rep. Tom Cole, MC Chairman, National Republican Congressional Committee House GOP Firmly Against Senate Immigration Bill June 28, 2007 Late Tuesday night, the House Republicans sent a strong message to America that it will stand firmly against the comprehensive immigration legislation currently proposed in the U.S. Senate. The House Republican Conference voted overwhelmingly to express disapproval of the Senate's bill. I wanted you to be one of the first... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1857690/posts#comment Thu, 28 Jun 2007 15:07:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1802956/posts PRESIDENTIAL NEWS OF THE DAY: With the weather in the Washington-Baltimore area clearing, President Bush returned from Camp David today by Marine One. The Democrats and their fellow travelers in the media continue to manufacture "scandals," while at least a couple of Congressional Republicans can always be counted on to stab the President (and the country) in the back -- and a contingent of so-called conservatives here on FR and elsewhere always manage to find fault with the man. Yet the President keeps on going on. President and Mrs. Bush did get some good news last week: Methodist panel backs... WhiteHouse.gov & Yahoo News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1802956/posts#comment Sun, 18 Mar 2007 23:44:01 GMT