Democrats Outpace G.O.P. in Recent Fund-Raising... (Also, Ensign's sole contributor for the quarter)

Democrats Outpace G.O.P. in Recent Fund-Raising, but Republicans Claim Momentum

By CARL HULSE

Congressional Republicans are enthusiastic about their performance in the all-important midterm money chase. But the Democratic House and Senate campaign committees still managed to out-raise the Republican organizations last month and have more cash in the bank even though Republicans claim the momentum.

According to party figures, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee raised just under $10 million in March compared to $8 million for the National Republican Congressional Committee. House Democrats ended the first quarter with $26 million in the bank compared to $10 million for House Republicans.

In the Senate, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee raised $6 million and had $17 million in the bank, while the National Republican Senatorial Committee took in $5.1 million and has $15 million available to spend.

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Citing their own historical data, Senate Democrats noted that during the 2006 midterms, the campaign committee raised $13 million in the first quarter and ultimately picked up six Senate seats.