Swordsmyth
04-25-2018, 11:57 PM
Democratic campaign organizations have paid or pledged to pay more than $2 million for key parts of Hillary Clinton's 2016 campaign infrastructure -- including her email list and campaign software -- as the party ramps up a costly campaign to win back both houses of Congress this November, The Intercept reported (https://theintercept.com/2018/04/25/hillary-clinton-email-dnc-democratic-party/) Wednesday.
According to the report, the Democratic National Committee will pay Clinton's PAC Onward Together $1.65 million for access to her campaign resources, including voter data. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has paid more than $700,000 to rent the email list.
In contrast, then-President Barack Obama gifted his email list worth nearly $2 million to the DNC as an in-kind contribution in 2015, the report added.
The Intercept report comes as the DNC struggles with a fundraising disadvantage while the midterm campaign kicks into high gear. According to OpenSecrets, the RNC has raised (https://www.opensecrets.org/parties/totals.php?cmte=RNC&cycle=2018) $171.5 million so far this cycle, nearly double the $88.1 million raised by the DNC (https://www.opensecrets.org/parties/totals.php?cmte=DNC&cycle=2018).
The numbers also show that the DNC has spent $90.5 million this cycle -- nearly $2 million more than it has taken in -- and has just $9.3 million in cash on hand. By contrast, the RNC has nearly $43 million in cash on hand and a surplus of $17.6 million.
The stark financial numbers have not deterred Perez from setting up a so-called "State Party Innovation Fund," a $10 million grant program meant to rebuild the state parties.
Representatives for the DNC did not respond to a request for comment by Fox News.
Click for more from The Intercept. (https://theintercept.com/2018/04/25/hillary-clinton-email-dnc-democratic-party/)
More at: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/04/25/hillary-clintons-email-list-voter-data-campaign-software-costing-democrats-millions-report-says.html
According to the report, the Democratic National Committee will pay Clinton's PAC Onward Together $1.65 million for access to her campaign resources, including voter data. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has paid more than $700,000 to rent the email list.
In contrast, then-President Barack Obama gifted his email list worth nearly $2 million to the DNC as an in-kind contribution in 2015, the report added.
The Intercept report comes as the DNC struggles with a fundraising disadvantage while the midterm campaign kicks into high gear. According to OpenSecrets, the RNC has raised (https://www.opensecrets.org/parties/totals.php?cmte=RNC&cycle=2018) $171.5 million so far this cycle, nearly double the $88.1 million raised by the DNC (https://www.opensecrets.org/parties/totals.php?cmte=DNC&cycle=2018).
The numbers also show that the DNC has spent $90.5 million this cycle -- nearly $2 million more than it has taken in -- and has just $9.3 million in cash on hand. By contrast, the RNC has nearly $43 million in cash on hand and a surplus of $17.6 million.
The stark financial numbers have not deterred Perez from setting up a so-called "State Party Innovation Fund," a $10 million grant program meant to rebuild the state parties.
Representatives for the DNC did not respond to a request for comment by Fox News.
Click for more from The Intercept. (https://theintercept.com/2018/04/25/hillary-clinton-email-dnc-democratic-party/)
More at: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/04/25/hillary-clintons-email-list-voter-data-campaign-software-costing-democrats-millions-report-says.html