Here’s the damage:
| Committee | July Receipts | Disbursements | Cash-on-Hand |
|---|---|---|---|
| DSCC (est.) | $5,300,000.00 | $8,500,000.00 | $43,000,000.00 |
| NRSC (est.) | $3,700,000.00 | $2,900,000.00 | $25,400,000.00 |
| DCCC | $6,006,328.98 | $4,202,329.17 | $56,456,584.36 |
| NRCC | $9,194,028.93 | $3,541,093.03 | $14,117,767.55 |
| Total Democrats | $11,306,328.98 | $12,702,329.17 | $99,456,584.36 |
| Total Republicans | $12,894,028.93 | $6,441,093.03 | $39,517,767.55 |
The NRCC had a great July, but they’re still facing a huge disparity with the DCCC. Even at this clip, they’re never going to come close to running even with the D-trip.
On the Senate side, the DSCC is flexing its money advantage early, spending a generous $8.5 million in July. We’ll likely see similar (or perhaps even bigger) expenditures in August, with the DSCC going all-out in Oregon, Mississippi, North Carolina, and Colorado.
That is where we usually get crushed in fundraising.
I read somewhere that much of their money this month came from House members giving a few hundred thousand from their own campaign accounts. If that’s the case, they won’t be able to keep up this level of fundraising.
the DSCC spent include the $5 million they were supposed to drop in Maine?
http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmsp…
The chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee said Friday colleagues have not heeded his calls for contributions to contested races, threatening advertising on behalf of GOP candidates.
“It has become clear that my call has gone largely unanswered,” Sen. John Ensign of Nevada fumed in a statement. “I have no control over the timing or content of (independent) ads, but I have had no choice but to decrease the total budget for our (independent expenditures) unit.”