Daily Kos: Rove's Secret Pledge To Give Millions To NRCC

by Patriot Daily News Clearinghouse
Thu Oct 12, 2006 at 09:06:14 PM PDT

Karl Rove tossed out a money carrot to Rep. Tom Reynolds, who is not only involved in the Foley cover-up, but is also chair of the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) or the GOP money-making tree for elections. Last summer, Rove pledged to kick in $5 million dollars to match the same amount raised by Reynolds. "The arrangement was deemed so sensitive that no public announcement was made."

Here is the deal. The House GOP decided to increase their money target for their "Battleground" program run by Rep. Cantor. In the "Battleground" program, incumbent GOP lawmakers are "prodded to donate or raise money for use in races other than their own." Monies from the "Battleground" are given to the NRCC, which then pays for tv commercials and political mailings for races deemed most competitive. After Cantor met the initial goal of raising $17.5 million, the target was raised to $22.5 million with the understanding that Rove would provide a matching donation of $5 million. Now, the Battleground fund has $21 million in pledges.