(2003-05-20) — A grassroots effort among Republicans has raised almost a million dollars so far for Democrat Rep. Dick Gephardt’s presidential campaign.
The fundraiser started spontaneously when Republicans learned that Rep. Gephardt has missed 85 precent of the votes in the House as he travelled around the country seeking support.
“We’re thinking that if we can keep him out of the House, that’s good for the country,” said an unnamed organizer of the Gephardt Travel Fund. “We’d love to help some more of his Democrat colleagues miss some votes too.”
The Gephardt Travel Fund will soon expand into a more inclusive effort which will allow Republicans to sponsor a missed vote for any Democrat candidate.
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Republicans Raise Money to Help Gephardt Miss Votes
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1 DiVERSiONZ // May 20, 2003 at 1:54 pm
TRACTOR JOUSTING SAVES!
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2 Pejmanesque // May 20, 2003 at 9:05 pm
IF DICK GEPHARDT IS SERIOUS ABOUT WANTING TO BE PRESIDENT . . .
He ought to get serious about being a Representative: Rep. Dick Gephardt (D-Mo.) has missed 162 votes in the House this year — 85 percent of the total — prompting Republicans to charge that he has abandoned his congressional duties…