Comments on: The Downside For Dodd In Outraising His Opponents By $1 Million

By: CTVoter2010

CTVoter2010 — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 13:39:42 +0000

But the scary part is that those doing the buying off are honest about it. Remember the email from Dodd’s fundraising exec at AIG who pressured his co-workers and subordinates to donate because Dodd was about to become chair of the Senate Banking Committee? It pretty clearly said we are going to donate because it will likely help us in the near future.

Dodd is the only one who is being dishonest about it. I don’t blame the donors as much as I do Dodd. He’s the one taking their money then pandering to their wishes.

By: USNJIMRET

USNJIMRET — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 05:08:43 +0000

“Why is it that only out-of-staters and financial types, yet none of his constituents, want to see Chris Dodd re-elected in Connecticut?”
Obviously you actually still believe that a Senator, or Representative for that matter, is supposed to be accountable to and working for, the people in his/her State/District.
When there is ample evidence to the contrary.
At lest the Mafia was honest about ‘buying’ off government officials.

By: harlan

harlan — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 02:51:47 +0000

2.2 mil in the first quarter. I wonder where all that came from? Hmmmm?

Reid is an embarrassment to the state of Nevada, and as duplicitous and compromised a character as they come.

So I ask again. Where is all that money coming from?

By: mbecker908

mbecker908 — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 23:56:07 +0000

On the general subject of campaign finance, I would allow unlimited cash contributions from all sources with a requirement for 48 reporting in an online database that is searchable. And I’d make it a felony with a 10 year mandatory for not reporting.

By: IJB

IJB — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 23:28:20 +0000

…And it’s probably the one form of “election finance reform” that should be seriously looked at.

I’d normally be against restricting donations to only in-state/in-district donors on a whole host of grounds (chief among them is that I fear such a system would inevitably serve to become nothing more than “incumbent protection”).

But Dodd’s case presents a interesting rebuttal to that line of thinking…

By: mbecker908

mbecker908 — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 23:22:45 +0000

if they could only accept donations from their state (for Senators) and their district (for Reps).

By: JadedByPolitics

JadedByPolitics — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 21:03:48 +0000

I hope the divide in the poll numbers continue this is definitely ONE that NEEDS TO GO HOME!!!! I am so counting on the people of CT to DO THE RIGHT THING!