Looks like we have a little secret of our own!
Democratic Party officials say they will not release the names of donors to next month’s political convention before the event, despite an earlier pledge that they would regularly disclose the contributors.
In its marketing materials, the party promises that the “people’s convention,” set to begin Sept. 3 in Charlotte, N.C., will be the “most open and accessible ever.” But the names of donors, some of whom are giving up to $100,000, will remain secret until federal disclosure documents are filed Oct. 15, six weeks after the parties have ended and public attention has shifted to Election Day.
Democrats have made transparency a central theme of the campaign, pushing for legislation requiring groups to disclose donors. In a recent e-mail to supporters, Obama campaign manager Jim Messina asked for signatures on a petition calling for conservative interest groups to reveal the names of contributors.
“They have a vested interest in being able to spend millions anonymously to influence our elections,” Messina wrote.
I actually think they’re doing this because they haven’t gotten enough donors yet to cover their costs. A lot of the unions are holding back because they picked non-union Charlotte.
It’s clear that Obama is not generating the kind of money that Romney is. But this election isn’t about getting Obama re-elected. It’s about denying Romney the presidency and defeating every other Republican candiate running for office. In other words it’s all about demolishing the Repbublican Party. When that happens Rove and the T-Baggers will disappear from the political scene. And so will every other well paid right wing political operative and propagandist.
Im, I think you’re an optimist.
Transparency is not relative, it is absolute. Over and over again Obama promises open government and governs from behind an elites only wall.
lless, your point?