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brooklynite

(94,571 posts)
Wed Apr 18, 2018, 02:11 PM Apr 2018

More than 40 Dem House challengers outraising GOP incumbents

Source: The Hill

More than 40 House Democratic candidates outraised Republican incumbents in the first fundraising quarter of 2018, another booming fundraising period for the left.

By comparison, Republican challengers outraised Democratic incumbents in just two seats, according to the Cook Political Report.

The most recent trends build on strong fundraising quarters by Democrats that have prompted concerns from Republicans about their ability to hold the House.

“Even before last week, Democratic donors had been demonstrating far more enthusiasm on a race-by-race basis, a fact reflected in the newest House fundraising reports. The newest [Federal Election Commission] FEC filings spell danger for Republicans, ” Cook election analyst David Wasserman wrote in a new blog post on Wednesday.

Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/383740-cook-more-than-40-dem-house-challengers-outraise-gop-incumbents

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More than 40 Dem House challengers outraising GOP incumbents (Original Post) brooklynite Apr 2018 OP
A wonderful popularity indicator, BUT better expect dark-money Hortensis Apr 2018 #1
You are very wise. saidsimplesimon Apr 2018 #2
A pollster just said Democrats are angry and energized. Hortensis Apr 2018 #3

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
1. A wonderful popularity indicator, BUT better expect dark-money
Wed Apr 18, 2018, 02:17 PM
Apr 2018

donors to eventually flood most of the Republican candidates with all the money that can make a difference.

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Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
3. A pollster just said Democrats are angry and energized.
Wed Apr 18, 2018, 03:34 PM
Apr 2018

I'm remembering the kind of money people like the Kochs threw away down the McCain and Romney sink holes, and we weren't angry, just energized.

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