"A fundraising appeal from the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee warns supporters that 'Tea Party Republicans are threatening to shut down the government on Friday unless we surrender to their outrageous demands.'
The fundraising email, penned by DCCC Chairman Steve Israel (N.Y.), went out late Wednesday and asks for small donations to the committee's 'GOP Accountability Fund,' setting a goal of raising $50,000 by Friday 'so we can hold Speaker Boehner and his Tea Party fringe Republicans immediately accountable for shutting down the government.'"
Dems fundraising off threat of shutdown
The Hill's Ballot Box:
