Democratic Senate campaign arm raised nearly $27M in August
Senate Democrats’ campaign arm raised nearly $27 million in August as it looks to beef up its war chest heading into Election Day.
The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) announced in a press release Friday it hauled in $26.9 million last month, its best monthly fundraising haul in history. The DSCC also spent almost $26 million last month and headed into September with $41 million in the bank.
The August figures are a marked increase from July, when the DSCC raised $13.1 million and was outraised by the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC), its GOP counterpart. The NRSC has not yet released its August fundraising numbers and had $16.4 million cash on hand at the end of July.
The DSCC said 86 percent of its fundraising last month came from grassroots donations online, over the phone and in the mail, and that it has received more than 2.3 million individual online donations so far this cycle.
“The grassroots community continues to show up for our work to flip the Senate, and this record-shattering report would not have been possible without their support,” said DSCC Chairwoman Catherine Cortez Masto. “The momentum behind Democratic Senate candidates will continue to fuel these races through these final crucial weeks and provide critical resources to ensure we reach voters across these battleground states.”
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