Senate Dems have $1 million advantage over GOP rivals

[WilliamPitt]

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http://www.rollcall.com/issues/49_130/news/5708-1.html

Senators Boost DSCC

By Paul Kane
Roll Call Staff

June 1, 2004

Senate Democrats have given twice as much to their campaign committee as Senate Republicans have, providing the party with a $1 million edge in internal fundraising in an increasingly tight battle for control of the chamber.

In the first 15 months of the 2004 election cycle, Democrats poured more than $1.9 million from their campaign accounts and leadership political action committees into the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee. By contrast, Republicans dumped $958,000 into the National Republican Senatorial Committee in the same timespan.

Democrats say the 2-to-1 edge in Senatorial giving stems in part from a widespread feeling that several Senate races have turned in the Democrats’ direction. Democratic leaders have also succeeded in their quest to round up internal contributions in order to offset the loss of soft-money donations — a party standby that was outlawed by the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act.

“People sense that this is not a fool’s errand,” said Sen. Jon Corzine (D-N.J.), DSCC chairman. “I think they feel that we’re at the cusp.”

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[Beetwasher]

1. Here's Hoping For A Clean Sweep

for the Dems. The Presidency, Senate and House. That way, President Kerry can proceed more easily with the prosecution of the criminals in the previous admin.

[VelmaD]

2. Wow. Now there are words you don't expect...

to see in a sentence...Dems, $, advantage, GOP...at least not in that order. WOOHOO! :bounce:

[cjbuchanan]

3. WOW!

This is unexpected.

Let's hope it keeps going in this direction.

Wouldn't it be great to have 53 seat in the Senate?

[StopThief]

4. Ummmm. . . . . .two key words.

"internal fundraising"

nfm

[WilliamPitt]

5. And this means...?

[StopThief]

7. It means that the figures only state. . . .

that Senate Dems have raised a million more for their umbrella campaign fund than have Rebublican Senators. It says nothing on its face about which campaign committee actually has more money to spend.

[NewJeffCT]

6. small change, no?

It's great that we're leading here, but don't most individual Senate races cost in the millions each? So, it does not seem likely that an extra $1 million total over 30+ races will amount to much...

[StopThief]

8. Yes, small change.

nfm