I guess a Ruble doesn't go as far as it used to
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Turns out the "fuck everyone who isn't me" party is not so great on cooperation.
The party of fiscal responsibility seems to be doing a pretty good job with their finances.
In Massachusetts, Politico reported that the state GOP has racked up more than $400,000 in debts to vendors and had less than $70,000 in the bank.
I see a pattern.
In only a matter of a few months, the party is essentially non-functional and, worse yet, the party and others associated with the party are now facing potential civil and criminal consequences for breaking laws.
I really see a pattern!
How come? Did they go WoKe?
Seriously, it's because right-wing grifters (especially Trump) have been sucking up all the cash.
It used to be (in the Republican party) that after the elections Republican candidates would contribute their campaign funds back to the party. Trump put an end to that which has cash starved the local elections.
It used to be (in the Republican party) that after the elections Republican candidates would contribute their campaign funds back to the party
Something something, from each according to their ability to each according to their need? Redistribution of resources and all that...
Oh no
Anyway…
What a weird choice for a photo
Right?
But I’ll be honest and admit it got me to click out of curiosity.
That is where the money went
In Arizona and Michigan, two states where the GOP presidential candidate will likely have to win a majority of suburban voters to get back in the White House, the state Republican parties are running critically short on money. In Arizona, the state GOP has just $14,800 left in the bank at the end of August, as reported by the Arizona Mirror.
$14,800 is an insanely low amount of money.
You can't win a contested small-time county election with $15k.
In Minnesota the republican party had $8000 in cash on hand and is $76,000 in debt the last I read in the local news. And that has been the general situation for the past year. There has been talk of bankruptcy.
Expect a shower of rubles to pour in and provide as much support as that anemic currency can afford.
So about a dollar.
Russia has their own more pressing issues currently.
Interfering with US gov decision making is currently a very high priority for them...
If you don't think American politics haven't been a pressing issue for Russia for the past decade at least, then you haven't been paying attention
Kind of crazy the funding issues (I don't want to call them problems because, honestly this is great news) are so widespread between states.
Really weird situation I hope gets investigated more. I would read an entire book on this.
This feels like well deserved schadenfreude, but probably just means that a wider range of scum can buy their votes cheap.
The mother country having to expend it's resources on the war effort.
its resources*
Wouldn't "its" be the correct word. "It's" is a contraction for "it is." Or were you pointing out the mistake?
Trump is hogging all the donations and isn't sharing the piggy bank with the state party peons. Oh no!
His "pay lawyers to stall outcomes of court cases long enough for a coup" item is already 114% of his budget.
It must be this. Families almost certainly are tithing to the big man directly.
Seems the “I got mine” ideology would work better if they spread it around a bit instead of funneling it all to that fatass orange-utan they worship. He’s bankrupting their entire party and I couldn’t be happier!
Oh no! The ~~invisible hand of the market~~ ~~grifters and conmen~~ woke cancel culture has stolen my money!
Amazing what happens to the coffers when you let grifters run them.
You know what would help?
Buying my Jpeg-err, NFTs.
Here's an NFT of Trump riding a dragon and punching satan, it's only $200 million dollars~
It'll go to the moon, I pinky promise.
/jk
You can stay irrational for longer than you can remain solvent.
Are they going to ask for a bailout?
I'd rather be woke than broke 😴
Maybe they went woke.
They should embrace a famously good fundraiser like Kevin McCarthy.
Strange how this “fiscally conservative” political party is going bankrupt. Almost as if they were anything but fiscally responsible.
"STAY WOKE?"
This is the best summary I could come up with:
A recent draft report shared by insiders with MLive in early December said that the party was on "the brink of bankruptcy."
There are two competitive seats on the line in the Grand Canyon State's House of Representatives this year, where Republicans currently have a 31-29 majority.
A 2023 report by Politico revealed that the Colorado GOP was also struggling and facing eviction from its office because it could not pay rent, Deputy Chief of Staff Roger Hudson said.
Fundraising might not be Ziegler's number one issue as Florida lawmakers will vote on removing him on Monday following allegations that he raped a woman who had been sexually involved with him and his wife.
In addition to financial issues, the Michigan state GOP recently descended into chaos and infighting after a vote to remove its chair, Kristina Karamo, a 2020 election denier and ally of Trump, who is the party's leading 2024 candidate.
Newsweek reached out to the state Republican parties of Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Michigan and Massachusetts by email on Monday for comment.
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You've summarized other stories better, bot. This one was not a great summary.
Just break more campaign finance laws, everyone's doing it!
Prayer?
How considerate of them