Major Conservative Group Asks For Donations To ‘McDaniel Legal Fund’

Chris McDaniel addresses his supporters after falling behind in a heated GOP primary runoff election against incumbent U.S. Senator Thad Cochran on Tuesday June 24, 2014 at the Lake Terrace Convention Center in Hatti... Chris McDaniel addresses his supporters after falling behind in a heated GOP primary runoff election against incumbent U.S. Senator Thad Cochran on Tuesday June 24, 2014 at the Lake Terrace Convention Center in Hattiesburg, Miss. (AP Photo/George Clark) MORE LESS
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The Senate Conservatives Fund, one of the national groups backing Chris McDaniel’s effort to overturn his loss to Sen. Thad Cochran in the Mississippi GOP primary last month, sent out an email Saturday asking for donations to the “McDaniel Legal Fund.”

“We know that more Republicans voted for Chris McDaniel than Thad Cochran in the primary and the runoff,” the group’s email says, “and we can’t allow the GOP establishment to illegally use Democrats to steal the election.

SCF says that the funds will be used to “pay the expenses of the lawyers overseeing poll book inspections, the preparation of the evidence to ascertain if an appeal is warranted, and the legal expenses if a court challenge is made.”

It says that the legal fund is a separate account, so donors can give up to $2,600 even if they previously donated to McDaniel’s campaign.

As of late Saturday afternoon, a click-through to the SCF’s website showed that the group had raised $19,100 toward its $50,000 goal for the fund.

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  1. Goes to show ya, there’s a Republican sucker born every minute.

  2. “We know that more Republicans voted for Chris McDaniel than Thad Cochran in the primary and the runoff,”

    Just like;

    We know that more real 'mericans voted for Mitt Romney than Barack Obama in the 2012 election. We can’t let conservative christianist 'merica to be hijacked by illegals.

  3. Is it illegal for a registered Democrat to give? I am tempted to keep the entertainment going.

  4. I was thinking the same thing. But then I thought, what if they use the money to lobby to cut food stamps? So I decided I’d just watch.

  5. Zactly. To be a True Republican ™ one must vote for McLoser.

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