The Debt Ceiling Is All the Rage in Democrats’ Fundraising Emails
- Appeals include primers on economics and government debt
- Democrats use the looming debt limit debate to raise money
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Democrats have warned in speeches from the US Capitol and appearances on cable-news shows that the standoff over the debt ceiling threatens to rattle financial markets and wreck the economy.
But if their fundraising appeals are any indication, they also see political benefit to an ongoing drama that, if not resolved, means that the US government won’t be able to pay its debts.