Democrats aren’t winning back the House. So how are they raising so much money?

Democrats aren’t winning back the House. So how are they raising so much money?

By Aaron Blake at the Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2014/06/09/democrats-arent-winning-back-the-house-so-how-are-they-raising-so-much-money/

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When you're in the minority, after all, you have less power. People therefore have less incentive to give you money, and that goes double when you have basically no shot at returning to power after the election in question. (Not to mention when there's a far more compelling contest on the other side of the Capitol, for the U.S. Senate.) Committees also rely heavily on contributions from their members, and when you have fewer members — the GOP currently leads in that category 233-199 — that means less money.

Still, House Democrats' fundraising operation remains the best in the business, outraising the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) $106.5 million to $85.8 million so far this year.

How have they done it?

Answer: Online, small-dollar fundraising.



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