You all knew it was inevitable: at some point, Democratic donors, exhausted by the finally-concluded presidential primary and looking into their empty wallets, would take a little breather from giving, allowing the GOP to play catch-up.
Fear not, though, fellow downballot enthusiasts: most of the damage occurred at the DNC vs. RNC level. The DSCC and DCCC had still slightly better months of May than their Republican counterparts, and they maintain towering edges in cash-on-hand.
| Committee | May Receipts | May Disbursements | May Cash-on-Hand | May Debts & Obligations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DSCC (est.) | $5,920,000.00 | $4,950,000.00 | $38,530,000.00 | $0.00 |
| NRSC (est.) | $4,890,000.00 | $2,700,000.00 | $21,560,000.00 | $0.00 |
| DCCC | $6,091,737.14 | $4,192,275.05 | $47,174,105.00 | $0.00 |
| NRCC | $5,017,140.54 | $5,096,869.15 | $6,654,801.50 | $0.00 |
| DNC | $4,795,890.97 | $5,263,698.72 | $3,965,886.11 | $6,306.93 |
| RNC | $24,377,740.11 | $11,513,030.77 | $53,508,001.57 | $0.00 |
| Total Democrats | $16,807,628.11 | $14,405,973.77 | $89,669,991.11 | $6,306.93 |
| Total Republicans | $34,284,880.65 | $19,309,899.92 | $81,722,803.07 | $0.00 |
Ordinarily, I wouldn’t worry too much about the DNC/RNC chasm: the DNC has consistently lagged the RNC lately. That points to one of the most remarkable things about the Obama campaign: for most people, the Obama website has become top-of-mind for direct giving, leading to a bypass of the DNC.
One potential warning sign I see on the horizon, though, is the RNC turning around and allocating a lot of its money to Congressional races, as it realizes that its last best shot at preventing Democratic hegemony is in the Senate by holding GOP losses to 3 or 4 there. If polling continues to go south for McCain along the same trajectory as the last couple weeks, it’s not out of the question that the RNC will consider writing down the McCain campaign as a casualty loss, in order to bolster the likes of Gordon Smith and Roger Wicker.
Yet ANOTHER month, in addition to losing 2 US House seats, that the NRCC loses CoH while the DCCC gains. Tom Cole should become the House Democrat’s idol for giving them a huge majority.
Under no circumstances will they write off the White House. I don’t care how they slice their money, they’ve already thrown the House Confernece under the bus and may try to protect key senate Republicans like McConnell. However, the GOP treasures the White House above all and will pull out all the stops.
http://www.rasmussenreports.co…
Udall (D)- 58
Pearce (R)- 30
I’d be surprised if the NRSC doesn’t give up on this one soon, assuming they already havn’t. These open seat Senate races are starting to remind me of 1994 when we got lost nearly all of the open seats by landslide margins.
Looks like an error with your totals, since your RNC and Total Republican numbers for May funds are identical.
I’m worried, a bit. That is a crazy disparity, especially when—thinking about the top of the ticket—Obama barely raise more than McCain in May. Hopefully Obama supporters step up and give to the party too, and Clinton supporters get over the loss and do the same.