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House Democrats Beat Fundraising Records

July 15, 2020 at 7:04 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

ABC News: “House Democrats are outpacing their own previous fundraising records, bringing in nearly $40 million in the second quarter — a signal of both the party’s enthusiasm in the final stretch of the cycle ahead of November and the difficult road ahead for the GOP seeking to take back the majority.”

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