DSCC Tops NRSC In August Fundraising
The DSCC had another strong month fundraising in August, outraising its GOP counterpart by more than $1M.
The DSCC will reporting hauling in $7.42M for August, according to numbers provided to Hotline On Call. The NRSC is reporting $6.05M. Those numbers represent the sixth time in 7 months that the DSCC has outraised the NRSC.
"Democratic activism continues to grow," said Deirdre Murphy, the DSCC's press secretary. "The committee and Democratic Senate candidates are in strong positions to wage competitive races in our targeted races."
The DSCC benefited from a $1M contribution from Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) in August. Schumer also gave the DSCC another $1M in September.
The NRSC, however, came out of August with more money in the bank. The Republican committee will report $24.5M in its war chest, compared to $22.92M for the Democrats.
That is in large part a result of Republicans not spending nearly as much as Democrats in August. The NRSC doled out $2.6M compared to the DSCC's $6.97M.
"It speaks volumes about the tremendous energy and enthusiasm we're seeing from the Republican grassroots that in the slow summer month of August, the NRSC would have its most successful fundraising period to date," Rob Jesmer, the NRSC's executive director, said in a statement.
Still, Democrats are quick to point out that they have outraised the Republicans so far this cycle -- bringing in $85.81M to the Republicans $78.71M. Democrats note that in '06, when they were on the way back to the majority, they outraised their Republican counterparts.