McConnell on RNC 'fear' presentation: 'I don't like it'
March 07, 2010
Politico revealed a GOP PowerPoint presentation last week that recommended using fear and extreme negative feelings about Democrats to raise money.
"That sort of thing is certainly not helpful. I can't imagine why anybody thought that would be helpful," Sen. Mitch McConnell told ABC's Matt Dowd Sunday.
"I don't like it. I don't know anybody that does," he said.
When asked if someone should be fired for the presentation, the Senate Minority Leader tried to distance himself from the RNC. "Look, I don't run the RNC. That's up to them," he said.
The fallout from the revelation that Republican operatives have such disdain for their own base has begun. Mark DeMoss, a prominent Evangelical wrote a letter to Michael Steele this week cautioning, "I'm afraid the presentation is representative of a culture and mindset with the Republican National Committee."
"Consequently, I will no longer contribute to any fundraising entity of our Party," he added, saying he would now only give to individual candidates he supports.
This video is from ABC's This Week, broadcast March 7, 2010.
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