Brat raised $206,000 through May 21, and at least an additional $16,600 after that, while Cantor raised $5.1 million, and another $298,000 just since May 21.
The majority leader brought in $2.1 million from PACs. Not a single PAC gave to Brat’s effort.
Cantor had hundreds of donors who maxed out their donations to him — $2,600 for the primary race — while Brat had 12 donors who gave the maximum amount, one of whom is a family member.
Cantor received just 21 percent of his campaign cash from Virginia residents, according to OpenSecrets’ latest analysis, which covers large individual donations (over $200) from 2013. Brat didn’t even raise money in 2013, but in 2014, 81 percent of the money from his large individual donors came from Virginia residents.
Cantor raised at least as much from donors living in D.C. ($193,000 in 2013 alone) as Brat raised overall. The challenger received just $50 from the District.
If you read the full article you'll see this:
According to the Center for Responsive Politics, 89% of House races were won by the biggest spender – a pretty good record.
If you're going to claim no connection between spending and election outcomes, then that has to be regarded as an amazing coincidence. I would like to know what that percentage was in races where someone got outspent by at least 2-1. I'm guessing it was even higher.