Presumably trying to gin up their own leftie fundraising by MoveOn, etc., the NY Times worries aloud that eeevil conservative nonprofits can't compete. And who are these Republicans leaking to the NY Times--perhaps part of the problem (or perhaps nonexistent):

“These shadowy groups out there, with Freedom’s Watch being at the top of the list,” Mr. Van Hollen said, “can literally come out of right field at the last minute with lots of resources.”

Some political strategists say the prolonged battle for the Democratic presidential nomination has afforded Freedom’s Watch time to sit back in that arena. But others say it should have jumped in by now, or at least started laying crucial groundwork.

Republican strategists said plans for other well-financed conservative groups seemed to be only in their infancy, although there have been discussions among those who took part in one of the major Republican efforts in 2004, Progress for America, to reconvene.

Freedom’s Watch recently announced it had hired Carl Forti, formerly the political director for Mitt Romney’s presidential bid, as executive vice president in charge of the group’s issue advocacy. Prior to working for the Romney campaign, Mr. Forti was communications director at the National Republican Congressional Committee.