Democrats are hoping a blue wave of support will carry them to victory in this fall’s elections. In the meantime, they’ve caught a green wave of cash—the torrent of money pouring into Democratic campaign coffers helped 73 House candidates outraise Republican incumbents and opponents in races for open seats in the second quarter, a Bloomberg analysis of Federal Election Commission data shows. The more candidates the Democrats can field with the means to run competitive races, the larger the potential blue wave could be, if, as most experts anticipate, a motivated anti-Trump electorate shows up to vote in November. Democrats need to pick up 23 seats to retake control of the House.
The surge of Democrats who raised more money than their GOP opponents last quarter is testimony not only to widespread antipathy to Trump among liberals and many independents, but also to the fundraising acumen of the party committee and many of the new grass-roots groups that sprang up in the wake of Trump’s victory.
In the second quarter of this year, non-incumbent Democratic House candidates raised more than three times the amount they did in the same period in 2014. That works out to an average of $151,000 per candidate, compared with $101,000 in 2014.
Dan Eberhart, a GOP fundraiser, says while Democrats have a financial advantage in some races, the Republican National Committee has still raised more money this cycle than the Democratic National Committee: $213 million to the DNC’s $109 million.
Hillary outspent the hell out of Trump. Money only translates to corruption, not votes.
Nov 2018 all depends on turnout in each individual race in a purple district. Maybe even turnout in districts not so purple.
What is each R campaign doing to Get-Out-The-Vote?
What is each D campaign doing to GOTV?
GA 6th of Handel-Ossoff fame is flush with new voters from the Rust Belt cities. How many new voters are being welcomed by Democrats/Boredeaux? How many new voters are being welcomed by Republicans/Handel?
The same is true in districts across the nation.
Hillary spent a lot more than Trump. Didn’t matter then and it won’t matter in November.
Big money elites are democrats... all of Hollywood... most of Wall Street ... 90% of Washington DC and 98% of the top press people... of course they can raise big buck. Dems sell access... they sell better trade deals FOR THEIR FRIENDS, AND THEY DON’T GIVE A DAMN ABOUT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE (those without millions)... Dem donations are greasing the hands of those who GIVE back to them.
HELLARY had far more funding than Trump HOWEVER who is sitting in the White House??? The people of this country are PISSED and whatever it takes to make Trump successful WE will do it!!!!