RNC & Romney start joint fundraising

[Tender Branson]

By NEIL KING JR. And BRODY MULLINS

In a move that shows Republicans are coalescing around the party's front-runner, Mitt Romney plans to begin raising money jointly with the Republican National Committee this week as both the candidate and the GOP brace for an expensive general-election fight against President Barack Obama.

The arrangement will allow top donors to write checks as large as $75,000 per person, by giving to party organizations in addition to the campaign. That's far more than the $2,500 ceiling that applies to individual donations to a presidential candidate for the fall election.

The move reflects a general clamor within the party to begin amassing the funds needed to compete with Mr. Obama's fundraising operation, Romney and RNC advisers said. "Our donors are ready to mobilize for November," said Andrea Saul, a Romney spokesperson. For the Republican nominee to be able to compete with the president's re-election effort, "they need to get started now."

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304750404577320110707663768.html?mod=WSJ__MIDDLESecondStories

[Wisconsin+17]

Shouldn't they at least wait until he has the nomination?

Words cannot express how angry I am with the RNC.

[Adam Griffin]

Certainly this is against the RNC's by-laws? That's a big no-no for Democrats in my state; committees have faced dissolution before over endorsing a primary candidate.

[You kip if you want to...]

The RNC really is tempting fate, isn't it?

Santorum all over their faces when Mitt doesn't win.

[King]

Joints shouldn't cause more than a couple bucks. This will be a quick effort.

[Adam Griffin]

Joints shouldn't cause more than a couple bucks. This will be a quick effort.

I never pegged Mitt as a cone guy:

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

If you read the article as I did this morning during breakfast, the RNC has offered the same deal to the other campaigns, but as cash strapped as they are, they'd prefer to keep all the donor money they can raise all for themselves right now.

They also did much the same at this point with McCain in 2008.

[Sam Spade]

If you read the article as I did this morning during breakfast, the RNC has offered the same deal to the other campaigns, but as cash strapped as they are, they'd prefer to keep all the donor money they can raise all for themselves right now.

They also did much the same at this point with McCain in 2008.

You start off by making the mistaken presumption that anyone reads the article.

[Lincoln Republican]

Rick, Newt, get off the tracks, the Mitt Express is comin' through.

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

Rick, Newt, get off the tracks, the Mitt Express is comin' through.

I thought the GOP was opposed to high speed rail.