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Published: 10/7/10

Tim Pawlenty's PAC Assembles Top New-Media Talent -- With 2012 in Mind?

By  Matt Lewis - Politics Daily
Tim Pawlenty's PAC Assembles Top New-Media Talent -- With 2012 in Mind?

At this point during the 2008 presidential cycle, candidates like John McCain and Mitt Romney were already jockeying for position and building their campaign teams, each attempting to sign the most talented operatives before the other guy did. That is less the case in the current cycle, perhaps because it would appear unseemly to campaign so overtly for a race two years away -- and just weeks before the midterm elections in which Republicans desperately hope to re-take the House and possibly the Senate. But while likely presidential candidates keep their maneuvering quiet, the smart ones ...

Published: 04/8/08

McCain's Fundraising Problem

By  Dave - Politics Daily
McCain's Fundraising Problem

If Patrick Ruffini says McCain has a fundraising problem, it's a certain bet that McCain has a fundraising problems. Patrick worked for awhile with the Giuliani campaign, but mainly spends his time trying to drag the GOP into the twenty-first century as regards to online fundraising. He does not like what he sees in the March totals: As much as I don't want to sound unhelpful, it's time for a little tough love. If anyone thinks McCain raising $15 million in March is good news - and crucially, just $4M of it from online and direct mail - then they're probably part of the problem rather than ...

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