“House Democrats aren’t just beating Republicans at the fundraising game—they’re annihilating them,” the National Journal reports.
“Ninety-two Republican incumbents were outraised by a challenger in the third quarter of 2018, a sharp increase from the 56 outraised in the second quarter. And that topline doesn’t even fully capture the scope of Democrats’ cash advantage. More than 50 of those members were outraised at least 2-to-1 and 31 were outraised 3-to-1 or more.”
Said GOP strategist Mike DuHaimes: “That is a startling number of incumbents being outraised by dramatic margins. It’s one thing to be outraised, it’s another thing to be outraised in multiples.”
“And these statistics have no recent precedent. According to a National Journal analysis of FEC data, 48 Democrats were outraised by a Republican challenger in the third quarter of 2010, a cycle that saw Republicans net 63 seats on their way to taking back the House. In the third quarter of 2016, just 16 GOP incumbents were outraised. This cycle, Democrats’ advantage is evident in nearly every top House battleground.”
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