Thomas Ferguson: “Posted Prices and the Capitol Hill Stalemate Machine”
Reprinted with permission from The Washington Spectator‘s October 15, 2011 issue. For more essential reporting, check out their site or subscribe. By Thomas Ferguson Under the new rules for the 2008 election cycle, the DCCC [Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee] asked rank-and-file members to contribute $125,000 in dues and to raise an additional $75,000 for the…