In Tight Races, Democrats Have Financial Edge, Report Says

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October 18, 2010

In this year of unprecedented campaign spending, which party has the advantage? It depends on which numbers you're crunching. A new analysis by the Center for Responsive Politics (CRP) is just out. It finds that heading into the final weeks of the midterms "Democrats -- not Republicans -- maintained a financial edge in the most competitive House races across the country."

Newly-filed third quarter figures show significant surges in funds for some Republican candidates. However, looking at the entire election cycle and the races considered to be the "most competitive," CRP finds Democratic candidates have raised an average of 47 percent more than their Republican counterparts.

Democratic candidates haven't only raised more money, they've also spent lots more too, according to the CRP analysis: 66 percent more on average than their Republican opponents. And Democrats ended the third quarter with more left to spend than their Republican opponents in competitive races . . .


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1. Is that taking into account the

cash raised by scumbags like Karl Rove and the US Chamber of Commerce? I know that Dem candidates seem to be doing pretty well in the fundraising game but the citizen corporations allowed by the Supreme Court do a pretty damned good job of hiding their investments in their GOP masters.

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2. may be a valid point on 'spending'

. . . but the money raised looks to be a solid advantage. Also, the republican totals include more of the big money donations (like the CoC) and Democrats look to lead in individual contributions, indicating voter 'enthusiasm' for our party candidates in these races.

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3. I hope you're right

I'd love nothing more than to wake up on November 3 to hear that Mitch McConnell and John Boehner are out as leaders because of the unexpectedly poor showing the night before.