Democratic Fundraising: On Fire

It isn’t just the effects of the government shutdown, either; this has been going on all year:

In the first six months of this cycle, Democratic super PACs raised $23.9 million, compared with $8.9 million for GOP super PACs, according to the CRP.

That’s almost a mirror image of the same point in the previous election, when Republican super PAC receipts stood at $29.5 million, swamping the $7.7 million that Democrat-friendly super PACs had raised.

And lest you get the wrong idea, it’s not just super PACS:

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, for one, raised more than $2 million from 99,000 contributors during a six-day period on the eve of the government shutdown, a DCCC aide said.

Overall, the DCCC collected $8.4 million during September, compared with $5.3 million raised by the National Republican Congressional Committee. Overall, receipts at both the DCCC and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee outstrip those at the GOP House and Senate party committees to date.

When it rains, it pours.

By: rhb

Rob is a NYC-based Internet entrepreneur. He's also a businessman and job creator (wait: doesn't demand create jobs?) who understands the sense, and the eventual predominance, of the progressive agenda.