In a closed-door Democratic Caucus meeting, Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), Caucus Chairman Rahm Emanuel (Ill.) and Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chairman Chris Van Hollen (Md.) implored their colleagues to come up with the $14 million in Members' dues needed to meet their overall $50 million goal, according to people who were present.
A $15M loan, with the caucus $14M behind on dues, eh? The similarity of these two numbers got me thinking--why not reprise the 2006 "Use It Or Lose It" Campaign, but this time around target House Democrats who hadn't paid their dues? All it would take was a list of House Dems who hadn't paid their dues, and then we could start the phone calls. Sure seems like an easy way to stretch the playing field even further. $14M should could come in handy right now, and it is money that House Dems are supposed to pay anyway.
I thought about this today, and considered some of the complaints I received from members of Congress during the 2006 Use It Or Lose It campaign (more in the extended entry):
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