"Democrats Close Fundraising Gap With GOP" we're only $10 million behind!

[in_cog_ni_to]

and we're closing in on them. Not bad! They have always had the $$$$$ advantage, until the Internets came along.



Democrats Close Fundraising Gap With GOP
By JIM KUHNHENN, Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON - The national Democratic Party raised $33.6 million in September, outpacing the Republican Party and setting the stage for an expensive and brawling finish to the 2006 campaign.

Overall, Republicans still held a financial advantage going into the final days of the campaign. The GOP's three national party committees reported having $77.2 million in hand. The Democratic committees reported a total of $67.3 million in the bank. But the numbers show a closing trend for Democrats who have been trailing overall Republican fundraising and were $20 million behind in cash on hand a month ago.

The committees must file detailed reports of their September financial activity with the Federal Election Commission on Friday.<snip>

http://www.comcast.net/news/politics/index.jsp?cat=POLITICS&fn=/2006/10/19/502574.html

[Horse with no Name]

1. This is good news

especially when you figure in how much of that they are going to have to use to defend themselves from scandals.

[snowbear]

2. Of course the rTHUGS have an advantage.. Where do you think...

... the missing nine billion dollars in Iraq that NO ONE TALKS ABOUT ANYMORE went to?

[in_cog_ni_to]

3. That seems likely, doesn't it?

It fits.

I think we may just catch up in the funds this year though. Just a month ago there was a $20 million gap and now it's only 10 million. (It seems so odd to say ONLY $10 million..sheesh...but you know what I mean. :))

[mmonk]

4. Does this count direct contributions to individual candidates?

I've adopted two other races other than my 4th district (NC) and decided to give to those candidates to win the house.