Dem Committees Crushing GOP In Fundraising

[babylonsister]

http://electioncentral.tpmcafe.com/blog/electioncentral/2007/aug/14/dem_committees_crushing_gop_in_fundraising

Dem Committees Crushing GOP In Fundraising
By Greg Sargent | bio

Wow, some eye-opening numbers: The Dem party committees are absolutely crushing their GOP counterparts in fundraising this year, according to new figures just posted by the Federal Election Commission.

During the first six months of 2007, the FEC says, Dem committees raised $111 million and spent $67 million. That's an astounding 98% increase over a comparable period in 2003. The jump was largely fueled by the DCCC's fundraising success, the FEC claims.

Meanwhile, GOP committees raised $108 million and spent $82 million. That's a 22% decline from the comparable 2003 period. All three GOP committees -- the RNC, the NRCC, and the NRSC -- experienced a fundraising dip.

USA Today's political blog, which first flagged the numbers, has this key observation: "The trends echo what's been happening in the presidential contest. The top Democratic presidential contenders have collected much more money than the leading Republican candidates -- though the GOP contenders have spent more."

[ChairmanAgnostic]

1. something makes little sense

we raise 111 mill, they raise 108? 3 mill is not much more money.

[madfloridian]

2. 22% decline from the comparable 2003 period.for GOP

That's what is important

[ChairmanAgnostic]

3. and the fact that they spent close to 80%

while we spent under 60%. Long term advantage we cannot ignore.

[THUNDER HANDS]

4. it's actually $18 million

because the GOP has spent $15 million more.