GOP Trails Democrats in Senate Fundraising (Dems Lead 2-1)

[RamboLiberal]

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/P/PARTY_MONEY?SITE=DCUSN&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

The Republican committee that handles Senate campaigns picked up the pace in fundraising in February but still trails its rival Democratic committee by almost a 2-to-1 margin.

The National Republican Senatorial Committee raised $5.5 million in February, while the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee raised $3.8 million.

Democrats still hold a big advantage on money in the bank with $27.4 million, while Republicans have $14.5 million.

"We had a huge January and February. Where we're seeing progress is new money through small donors in the direct mail program," said Brian Nick, an NRSC spokesman.

[AlCzervik]

1. looks like the GOP is going to have to bring up Hillary even more now

to raise money.

[BOSSHOG]

2. bush has united us and our money

[Mithras61]

3. I find the $40M that the RNC has to be a frightening sum...

simply because it indicates the volume of money that they can dredge up from their wealthy donors and corporations. As far as I know, there are no limits on the money given to the national committees, only the donations directly to candidates. So long as the RNC uses the money to push issue ads and to funnel down to local candidates, there are supposedly no problems (unless they pull a DeLay and the local corps send $$$ to the national committee and the national committee sends exactly the same $$$ to the candidates in the local area).

[Arugula Latte]

4. Here is mydd.com's take on it::

mydd.com is a very liberal site, and they are not pleased.

http://mydd.com/story/2006/3/21/165656/921#commenttop

[mzmolly]

5. We've never raised as much as the corporate Party. And, Dean has

outraised previous chairs. I think their analysis is slanted.

[Beaverhausen]

6. Kick. This is excellent news

[mod mom]

7. Unfortunately, they may trail in reported fundraising, but don't forget

those turnpike authority slush funds.