Too Early for Democrats to Freak Out Over Fundraising 'Crisis'

[DonViejo]

August 21, 2017
1:06 pm

By Ed Kilgore

This Fox News headline is typical of many in recent weeks: “Democrat Fundraising Is Worst in a Decade.” A less partisan authority, the Washington Post’s David Weigel, had a parallel Twitter take:

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It’d be apt to call this state of affairs the “Democratic Party’s Looming Fundraising Crisis,” as another headline did, if “Democratic Party” meant the same thing as “Democratic National Committee.” But the DNC and RNC are by no means the principal, or even secondary, factors in midterm-election funding. A more comprehensive assessment in The Hill notes that the playing field is pretty much even if you look beyond the national committees:

The DNC’s fundraising woes have not extended to party committees and candidates. On the House side, both the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and the National Republican Congressional Committee each raised about $60 million in the first six months of 2017. The Republican group has a $12 million advantage in cash on hand.

Republican House candidates have narrowly outraised Democratic House candidates, $145.4 million to $142 million.

Comparing Senate candidates is more difficult, since many more Democratic incumbents than Republicans find themselves in difficult reelection fights. But the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee outraised the National Republican Senatorial Campaign by a slim $700,000 margin.

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[grantcart]

1. Its never too early for Democrats to freak out about anything, its what we do

And we are VERY GOOD at it.

[drray23]

2. people are giving directly to the candidates

instead of the dnc. That is what I have seen locally here in virginia. Even virginia house district races are seeing money and volunteers pour in. We started canvasing 3 weeks ago and that is a first for an off year state level election. People are motivated.

[ismnotwasm]

3. I read up on it because of something I read here.

I agree--we can cancel the freakout.