Everybody needs money. That’s why they call it money. Here are the January fundraising numbers for the six major party committees (December numbers are here):
| Committee | January Receipts | January Spent | Cash-on-Hand | CoH Change | Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DCCC | $4,689,595 | $3,049,268 | $18,321,761 | $1,640,328 | $1,333,333 |
| NRCC | $4,501,859 | $3,043,209 | $4,132,927 | $1,458,650 | $0 |
| DSCC | $5,104,289 | $4,791,193 | $12,950,254 | $450,254 | $833,167 |
| NRSC | $5,013,023 | $2,689,836 | $10,631,311 | $2,331,311 | $0 |
| DNC | $9,189,882 | $7,629,473 | $10,204,457 | $1,521,120 | $4,681,829 |
| RNC | $10,530,291 | $9,469,361 | $9,482,877 | $1,060,929 | $0 |
| Total Dem | $18,983,766 | $15,469,934 | $41,476,471 | $3,611,701 | $6,848,330 |
| Total GOP | $20,045,173 | $15,202,407 | $24,247,115 | $4,850,890 | $0 |
Like last month, the GOP once again outraises the Dems and narrows the cash-on-hand gap.
The Dems are holding their own in the House Committee and National Committee; it’s the Senate Committee’s are where the Dems are betting hit badly. It’s got to be because of the lack of candidates in some races; Biden in DE. Bayh in IN, North Dakota too.
What is happening with Evan Bayh’s fundraising?
Both committees outraised their counterpart and the RNC only outraised the DNC by a relatively small amount. All three have more CoH than the Republicans. Where is this wave?
No reason for us to be getting outraised when we have such large majorities and the WH.
what the hell is with their high burn rate? The D’s spent loads of money in MA so I get why they had a smaller changes in CoH, but what is the RNC spending money on? Michael Steele needs to shut up about fiscal responsibility until he nets significantly more than $1 million in a month.
Is there any chance Steele is really a Dem Manchurian candidate?
How much did they spend once alarm bells went off in Massachusetts? From what I understand, the NRSC didn’t do much in that race apart from $250k in seed money in December.
The NRCC is going to be blamed for costing their side a shot at the house majority. Their fundraising efforts have been downright pathetic this entire cycle. Down 4-1 to the DCCC in cash on hand? Ouch.
I would have thought that with an energized conservative base and a frustrated Democratic party that the numbers would have favored Republicans substantially more than they have recently. While money often follows power, many groups do better in opposition, especially when the opposition senses the opportunity for major gains.
This is an incomplete look so before people start panicking stop!
If Democratic candidates are raising more then Republicans in senate races the lack of funds raised by the DSCC is less important. Overall, in competitive races I have no idea who is raising more money but I assume the amount raised by the DCCC, DSCC and DNC is minimal compared to the amount raised by all the Democratic candidates.
On a side note, why is the DGA not included in this. Winning governor races right now has to be key with redistricting right around the corner.