Republicans burying Democrats in Congressional campaign fundraising

[WilliamPitt]

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http://www.rollcall.com/issues/1_1/breakingnews/6547-1.html

NRCC, NRSC Leave Counterparts Behind in July

By Chris Cillizza
Roll Call Staff

Monday, Aug. 23; 04:39pm

Both of the Republicans’ Congressional party committees far outdistanced their Democratic rivals in fundraising last month as they brace for an all-out spending spree over the campaign’s final 71 days.

The National Republican Congressional Committee outraised the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee at nearly a 5-to-1 rate in July, while the National Republican Senatorial Committee more than doubled the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee’s take.

As usual, the NRCC led all four committees in funds raised, bringing in $10 million in July and boosting its total raised for the cycle to $125 million. By contrast, the DCCC raised $2.4 million last month; in the cycle to date it has raked in $58.4 million.

The NRCC also continued to outspend the DCCC, disbursing $6 million in the period to the Democrats’ $3.2 million. The DCCC actually spent $800,000 more than it raised in the period. Those expenditures leave the NRCC with $24.2 million on hand to the DCCC’s $17.6 million.

“This month shows what we’ve maintained for a long time. We will go into the fall with a significant financial advantage,” said NRCC Communications Director Carl Forti. “Any time you spend more than you raise five months out from Election Day, that is not a good sign.”

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[xray s]

1. Hopefully the individual candidates are doing better raising money

Anyone have any info on how candidates are doing, especially in the competitive races? There is certainly a lot of support from blogs towards specific close races.

[Karmadillo]

2. Kick

n/t

[KoKo]

3. I have "safe districts" here in NC but I've given to both candidates...

it's sad but I still think folks out there in the "hinterland" don't get what this election is about...It's local and what feeds up from the "grassroots" is what votes your legislation.

And the LOCAL campaigns have more to say than a President when our government is as "one sided" as it is today. We do NOT have time to waste on this...We need to get the "Gingrich Revolution folks OUT OF OFFICE...

But, America is not in enough pain yet to see this...and who in our press is focused on it when they can be "slackers and just sit by and report "Swift Boats" like Scott Petersen and that Amber person...or maybe throw in Michael Jackson into the bargain. No work that needs to be done there. Just buy the SUV with the DVD and hit the road...or just get those airline tickets for your family "free of charge" from any of our Congress/Senate critters who are happy to see that you, wifey and kiddies get to have a break from all that "hard reporting" you guys do.

:puke: