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babylonsister

(171,089 posts)
Wed Oct 17, 2018, 06:32 AM Oct 2018

Republicans Massively Outraised In Election Homestretch

https://politicalwire.com/2018/10/16/republicans-massively-out-raised-in-election-homestretch/

Republicans Massively Outraised In Election Homestretch

October 16, 2018 at 7:40 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard


“Democratic challengers outraised Republican House incumbents in 92 House districts in the last three months — a staggering mismatch that boosts the odds of a GOP washout in November,” Politico reports.

“There is no historical precedent for financing this broad and deep for congressional challengers. About half of the 92 GOP incumbents are protecting battleground districts, and some of them posted personal-record fundraising totals in the third quarter of 2018 — but they still found themselves swamped by a combination of incandescent online fundraising for Democrats and bigger donors spreading money to challengers around the country, as 61 Democrats raised over $1 million.”

Said one Republican consultant: “We’re getting our asses kicked. Nothing else to say.”
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Republicans Massively Outraised In Election Homestretch (Original Post) babylonsister Oct 2018 OP
it will take more tha nmoney to beat the GOP, it takes MASSIVE and RECORD number of beachbum bob Oct 2018 #1
Here's some great news... babylonsister Oct 2018 #2
I think we could assume the enthusiasm of democrats is driving the surge, beachbum bob Oct 2018 #3
Well obviously people willing to give money to dem candidates and the party workinclasszero Oct 2018 #4
in the works, but a massive GOTV effort must happen. My wife has entered over 2000 beachbum bob Oct 2018 #5
Agree workinclasszero Oct 2018 #6
Make the Blue Wave happen. GOTV! dalton99a Oct 2018 #7

babylonsister

(171,089 posts)
2. Here's some great news...
Wed Oct 17, 2018, 08:07 AM
Oct 2018
https://politics.myajc.com/news/state--regional-govt--politics/turnout-soars-the-first-day-early-voting-georgia/LDzDZ7TrzQjqtFSascOJ5M/

Turnout soars on the first day of early voting in Georgia
By Mark Niesse
Posted: 10:44 a.m. Tuesday, October 16, 2018


Voters across Georgia rushed to the polls on the first day of in-person early voting Monday, with 69,049 people casting their ballots.

That’s a sharp increase from the last midterm election in 2014, when 20,898 people showed up on the first day of in-person early voting, according to numbers from the Georgia Secretary of State’s Office.

Some early voters in Cobb County had to wait in lines for more than two hours, and others in Fulton County encountered delays because of technical difficulties.

But early voting has become increasingly popular in Georgia because it allows voters to decide what day they want to cast their ballots, and they can avoid lines if they arrive during low-traffic times.

About 58 percent of voters cast early ballots during the 2016 presidential election, and 37 percent voted in advance in 2014.

When mailed-in ballots are added to in-person early votes, a total of 129,458 Georgians had already voted through Monday in advance of the Nov. 6 general election, which features the race for governor between Democrat Stacey Abrams and Republican Brian Kemp.

At the same point in the midterm election cycle four years ago, just 46,086 people had voted, according to georgiavotes.com.

In-person early voting is available in all of Georgia’s 159 counties.

Early voting lasts until Nov. 2 and includes at least one Saturday statewide, on Oct. 27. Some counties have additional voting times available on weekends.
 

beachbum bob

(10,437 posts)
3. I think we could assume the enthusiasm of democrats is driving the surge,
Wed Oct 17, 2018, 08:16 AM
Oct 2018

much anger been invoked in recent weeks in Georgia on all the voter suppression tactics that Kemp is doing as Secretary of State. Same tactics that Kobach is doing in Kansas. Abusing the power of an elected office to corrupt an election

 

workinclasszero

(28,270 posts)
4. Well obviously people willing to give money to dem candidates and the party
Wed Oct 17, 2018, 08:18 AM
Oct 2018

are surely going to go to the polls and vote.

Seeing this unprecedented flow of $$$ to the dems is proof that the blue wave is real and its coming to save this country from the traitor in the white house and his evil America hating party!

 

beachbum bob

(10,437 posts)
5. in the works, but a massive GOTV effort must happen. My wife has entered over 2000
Wed Oct 17, 2018, 08:22 AM
Oct 2018

pledge cards herself in a database. Other volunteers being doing the same and my guess that number is approaching 20,000 People who have pledge to vote for our candidates. A weekly phone call goes to them until they inform us they have early voted. ON Nov 6th we will place calls again and knock on doors

 

workinclasszero

(28,270 posts)
6. Agree
Wed Oct 17, 2018, 08:37 AM
Oct 2018

I'm just saying regular folks like me have contributed some dollars to the effort and believe me I will be at the polls in November voting dem across the board of course!

My wife has already voted early and all dems

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