As promised. Short version: DNC beat RNC, NRSC edged DSCC, DCCC edged NRCC, and cash on hand would worry me more if the GOP hadn’t just removed the NJ & VA governorships from the Democrats and essentially handed NY-23 as part of a unfortunate but necessary life lesson to the GOP leadership.
| RNC | 9.06 | 11.29 | 0.00 |
| DNC | 11.58 | 12.96 | 4.40 |
| NRSC | 4.00 | 5.80 | 0.00 |
| DSCC | 3.70 | 11.30 | 2.00 |
| NRCC | 3.44 | 4.17 | 2.00 |
| DCCC | 3.76 | 14.52 | 3.34 |
| GOP | 16.5 | 21.26 | 2.00 |
| Dem | 19.04 | 38.78 | 9.74 |
It’s that time again. Short version: RNC beat DNC, but DSCC & DCCC significantly outraised their counterparts - sufficiently so that the Democrats raised more overall for the month. When debt is factored in, the Democrats also went from being significantly behind on cash-on-hand to being slightly ahead. That being said: the RNC and NRCC are both reporting significant increases in small-person donors.
| Raised | CoH | Debts | |
| RNC | 9.05 | 18.90 | 0.00 |
| DNC | 8.20 | 14.90 | 5.03 |
| NRSC | 3.20 | 5.20 | 0.00 |
| DSCC | 5.90 | 10.30 | 2.50 |
| NRCC | 3.41 | 4.32 | 2.00 |
| DCCC | 7.00 | 14.70 | 4.00 |
| GOP | 15.66 | 28.42 | 2.00 |
| Dem | 21.1 | 39.9 | 11.53 |
Wouldn’t you know it: I decide not to do anything consequential and the fundraising numbers become available. Short version: the GOP out-raised the Democrats for the first time since April; the NRSC beat out the DSCC for the second month; the NRCC continues to stay essentially tied with the DCCC; and the Democrats aren’t paying their debt down.
| Raised | CoH | Debts | |
| RNC | 7.87 | 20.97 | 0.00 |
| DNC | 6.89 | 15.34 | 5.33 |
| NRSC | 3.10 | 5.10 | 0.00 |
| DSCC | 2.20 | 6.70 | 2.90 |
| NRCC | 3.15 | 4.20 | 2.00 |
| DCCC | 3.30 | 10.73 | 4.67 |
| GOP | 14.12 | 30.27 | 2.00 |
| Dem | 12.39 | 32.77 | 12.90 |
Short version: Democrats had a good month for the DNC - they beat out the RNC for a change - which was enough to let them end with a edge in amount raised and total cash-on-hand of a couple million. Fortunately, July fundraising for the congressional and senatorial committees was not a repeat of June’s: despite their having a significant edge in membership, the DSCC lagged the NRSC and the DCCC barely edged the NRCC. And the debt still remains significant on the Democrats’ side.
| Raised | CoH | Debts | |
| RNC | 6.26 | 21.84 | 0.00 |
| DNC | 9.29 | 16.32 | 5.13 |
| NRSC | 2.75 | 4.43 | 0.00 |
| DSCC | 2.04 | 7.15 | 3.33 |
| NRCC | 3.08 | 4.01 | 2.75 |
| DCCC | 3.20 | 10.22 | 5.30 |
| GOP | 12.09 | 30.28 | 2.75 |
| Dem | 14.53 | 33.69 | 13.76 |
The confirmation of judges to the United States Supreme Court is a process that is exclusively the responsibility of the United States Senate. A candidate (like Ms. Sotomayor) is brought before the Senate Judiciary Committee for evaluation/grilling: once she makes it out of the committee (it’s generally considered a good idea to have at least one crossover vote), she is then voted on by the full Senate. At no time is the House of Representatives involved.
Why am I mentioning this? Because apparently the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee doesn’t know any of this. Doubleplusundead reported that this was the title of a press release*:
Senator Cornyn Votes NO on Sotomayor – Where is Rep. Pete Sessions?
To which FamousDC responded:
In the House.
Not voting on a Supreme Court nominee.
They only do that in the Senate.
I’m sure that we all hope that the DCCC has taken this lesson in elementary civics to heart, and earnestly that the offending press release in question is at least not lonely, wherever it’s been memory-holed*. Then again, it’s probably keeping company* with all those press releases on how well the DCCC is recruiting this cycle, so at least it has friends* in this, its time of sudden darkness.
Moe Lane
PS: Of course the NRCC would love to hear from you.
*Allegedly.
Crossposted to Moe Lane.
Short version: the Democrats had a good month in their Congressional/Senatorial Committee fundraising (double their previous month’s totals, as well as double their Republican counterparts); the RNC is back to outraising the DNC; cash on hand is at parity, except that the GOP is running with a debt that’s 1/10th of their total and the Democrats are running with one that’s half; and this is all very different than this time in 2007.
| Raised | CoH | Debts | |
| RNC | 8.00 | 23.70 | 0.00 |
| DNC | 6.75 | 13.03 | 4.91 |
| NRSC | 3.40 | 4.30 | 0.00 |
| DSCC | 6.20 | 7.90 | 3.70 |
| NRCC | 3.14 | 4.16 | 3.25 |
| DCCC | 7.10 | 9.70 | 6.00 |
| GOP | 14.54 | 32.16 | 3.25 |
| Dem | 20.05 | 30.63 | 14.61 |
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee announced Friday it will launch a series of district-specific radio ads targeting vulnerable Republicans who voted against President Obama’s controversial war supplemental package.
As a matter of national security in years past Republicans have shown tremendous support for similar measures, however last week they voted en bloc against the $106 billion appropriations bill.
The Democratic Leadership and the DCCC would be content to let the public believe Republicans were “playing politics” with the troops, having voted against the emergency legislation out of pure spite for the president.
Over 100 Republicans voted for the bill when the first iteration—before the $83.5 billion bill mushroomed—reached the floor of the House several weeks ago. But after the Democratic Leadership rewrote the bill to include billions in funding for lawmakers’ pet projects, including an additional $5 billion in funding for the International Monetary Fund (IMF), virtually all Republicans defected, accusing the Democrats of lacing the emergency war-funding bill with billions of extraneous pork barrel spending.
If a global bailout is to be to debated and funded, it surely does not belong in a war appropriations bill. Democrats know this, just like they knew bailout-averse Republicans would, instinctively, vote against any such measure. And then they realized they had the upper-hand, they held the coveted “you’re-playing-politics-with-the-troops” card.
Yup, it’s that time again. Short version: the DNC beat the RNC last month, thanks to a Presidential fundraiser; but the NRSC actually raised more money last month than the DSCC; and the DCCC raised only about 200K more than the NRCC. While the cash-on-hand edge for the GOP is less than it was last month’s, it’s because the Democrats are still not retiring their debt, which is 4x the GOP’s.
| Group | Raised | CoH | Debt |
| RNC | 5.82 | 21.55 | 0.00 |
| DNC | 8.37 | 12.14 | 5.60 |
| NRSC | 3.50 | 3.70 | 0.00 |
| DSCC | 3.45 | 4.00 | 4.17 |
| NRCC | 3.24 | 3.73 | 4.00 |
| DCCC | 3.44 | 5.01 | 6.67 |
| GOP | 12.56 | 28.98 | 4.00 |
| Democrats | 15.26 | 21.15 | 16.44 |
When Democrats gained a firm lock on all the power in Washington, one thing that seemed sure to follow was a huge edge in fundraising. After all, Barack Obama is a one-man money machine, and Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi would surely be able to raise tons of cash from industries worried how Congress might treat them. Instead, their fundraising has been lackluster - and Barack Obama doesn’t seem to be helping:
Thursday night’s joint Democratic fundraiser headlined by President Barack Obama is expected to bring in a total of $3 million for the two Democratic campaign committees, according to a party strategist familiar with the event.
The figure is surprisingly low considering Obama’s vaunted fundraising ability during the 2008 presidential campaign and the fact that this is the first joint fundraiser benefiting Congressional Democrats since the party regained control of the White House. It’s also about $11.5 million less than what GOP officials said they raised last week for the National Republican Congressional Committee and National Republican Senatorial Committee at a dinner featuring former Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.)…
Short version: the DNC kept quiet about its fundraising for a reason; the NRSC & DSCC remain tied in their ability to bring in cash; the DCCC is underperforming; and that debt problem is still looming for the Democrats.
| Raised | CoH | Debts | |
| RNC | 5.76 | 24.38 | 0.00 |
| DNC | 4.52 | 9.09 | 5.42 |
| NRSC | 2.93 | 2.65 | 0.00 |
| DSCC | 3.13 | 2.63 | 4.58 |
| NRCC | 2.23 | 3.69 | 5.00 |
| DCCC | 3.05 | 4.03 | 7.33 |
| Raised | CoH | Debts | |
| GOP | 10.92 | 30.72 | 5 |
| Dem | 10.70 | 15.75 | 17.33 |
Comparison to last month:
| Raised | CoH | Debt | |
| RNC | 6.7 | 23.9 | 0 |
| DNC | 7.57 | 9.7 | 6.9 |
| NRSC | 4.94 | 2.7 | 1 |
| DSCC | 5 | 7.2 | 10.8 |
| NRCC | 5.3 | 3.33 | 5 |
| DCCC | 10.2 | 3.34 | 8 |
OK, it looks like all the numbers are in. Executive summary: the DNC needs the President to survive, the NRSC is continuing to hold steady, and while the NRCC is probably thankful that the DCCC is debt-ridden, it needs to get on the stick.
| Raised | CoH | Debt | |
| RNC | 6.7 | 23.9 | 0 |
| DNC | 7.57 | 9.7 | 6.9 |
| NRSC | 4.94 | 2.7 | 1 |
| DSCC | 5 | 7.2 | 10.8 |
| NRCC | 5.3 | 3.33 | 5 |
| DSCC | 10.2 | 3.34 | 8 |
Overall, the Democrats raised more in the first quarter, but have less cash on hand and considerably more debt.
Via Andrew Malcolm we see that Obama’s first Presidential fundraiser is scheduled for March 25th, for the DNC. Currently, the Democrats are trying to lower expectations, which… doesn’t mean much of anything, really. They did a lot of that last year to heighten their eventual totals, and it worked out pretty well for them.
UPDATED: Hat tip to all the commenters and Caleb who suggest if the Dems are offended, we just call it the Mary Jo Kopechne Memorial Health Care Act. After all, she is already dead. — Erick
We can objectively conclude this morning that the Democrats are trying to distract attention from their failures by pointing fingers at Rush Limbaugh.
Yesterday afternoon, it reached a level of absurdness — so absurd that we can conclude the “blame Rush” strategy has become an instinctive reflex for Democrats without regard to fact.
Next time a notably Democrat staffer from the Democrat Congressional Campaign Committee heads off to a crisis pregnancy center after a drunken night at Tortilla Coast, it’ll no longer be the mail man getting the blame, but Rush. It has gotten that reflexive and ridiculous.
The case in point today is this Associated Press article.
“I’m not predicting any third waves here,” the Maryland Democrat said in remarks at a forum sponsored by Georgetown University and Politico.
“If you look at first midterm elections historically, the president’s party loses seats,” he said. “The historical trend is pretty clear for Democrats.”
Rather than trying to expand the Democratic House majority in 2010, Van Hollen believes his job is “to hold the line.”
The GOP has unified rapidly under President Obama. The economy is going to go downhill because of the stimulus. When stories about the welfare queens coming back make the local paper, the populace as a whole is going to be up in arms.
The whole thing is pretty bad for the Big O and his party.
The key for the GOP is to start good recruiting early. They’re having problems in places like Georgia 8 against Jim Marshall. He’ll finally be vulnerable this year. I’ve declined to run against him. Perhaps the GOP can convince Austin Scott, who is thinking of a Georgia gubernatorial run, to run against him.
Likewise, the GOP is going to need to find someone to run against Heath Shuler and many of the other lap blue dog Democrats.
I don’t really think the GOP is going to be able to take the House back in 2010, but they’ll make great strides.
More importantly, the GOP needs to get a plan in place to take back state legislatures in 2010. The anti-Democrat wave we should be facing will help them in the states and that will help with redistricting.
I wrote yesterday about Scott Murphy — the Democrat candidate for Kirsten Gillibrand’s old House seat. I pointed out that he was trying to send part of his resume down the memory hole — suddenly erasing from his biography his role in starting an Indian rival to Ebay. I pointed out that he’d also had problems paying his taxes in the past. But now I see that his firm — Small World Software — still has outstanding liens against it with the New York State Department of Taxation.
The DCCC’s anti-Rush ad is a wonderfully laughable effort. What office is Mr. Limbaugh running for? Who is the Democrat opposing him?
For the last eight years, the Left’s efforts were almost uniformly focused on demonizing former President Bush; now, with him out of the picture, it appears that Mr. Limbaugh is next on the list to be targeted.
That’s fine; every dime and minute spent targeting Mr. Limbaugh is a dime and a minute spent neither opposing a Republican actually running for office, nor articulating a vision for actually leading America forward.
