Officials with the committees said that while they are adhering to Obama's rules for the June fundraiser, they are comfortable with collecting donations from other sources for the rest of the year.
"The fundraising we do is fully transparent," said Jennifer Crider, spokeswoman for the DCCC. "We show where all the money is coming from."
While I'm certainly glad that the DCCC is complying with the legal requirements to disclose financial info, the really "transparent" part of the transactions is their desire to have their cake and have a slice of Pres Obama's cake as well..
Sam Stein at Huffpo points out that this is a
huge backfire:
The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee and its counterpart in the House likely thought they were making a big concession by forgoing lobbyists and political action committee cash during a June fundraising event with Barack Obama.
But, in a town where anger over the power of special interests groups reigns supreme, a group of progressives are now calling out the two committees for making the pledge only a one-night affair.
