In his new part-time gig, Tim Kaine is
off to an impressive start raising money for the Democratic National Committee.
The Democratic National Committee garnered more than $3 million at two Washington fundraisers featuring President Barack Obama, officials said.
Obama and Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine, the DNC chairman, attended one event Wednesday at the National Women in the Arts Museum, during which about 150 donors contributed $30,400 each -- the maximum allowed by law, The Hill reported Thursday. Obama then went to the Warner Theater where singer Tony Bennett performed and tickets ranged from $100 to $1,000.
Unfortunately, the Democrats have a wide gap to make up with the Republicans, who have $24 million in the bank with no debt -- compared to $8.6 million in the bank and $6.9 million in debt for the Dem's. As much as Howard Dean did a great job on the 50-state strategy and other aspects of running the DNC, fundraising wasn't necessarily his forte. In contrast, Tim Kaine is one of the best fundraisers (and "fighters" - lol) around. My guess is that it won't take Kaine (and his friend Barack Obama) long to close the money gap with the GOP.
