Republicans hold onto 2-1 fundraising advantage over Democrats
By: Associated Press | ∞
WASHINGTON -- The Republican National Committee continued to raise more money than its Democratic counterpart by a 2-1 margin in the third quarter of the year, party officials said Thursday.
The RNC raised just over $19 million in the third quarter of the year, while the Democratic National Committee raised $10.7 million. The national Republican party has raised $78.5 million so far this year, said communications director Brian Jones. The national Democratic committee, meanwhile, has raised $39.2 million, according to party spokesman Josh Earnest.
The RNC has $34 million in the bank, while the DNC has $6.8 million on hand, the officials said.
Both parties interrupted fundraising temporarily after Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf coast.
As for the campaign committees for House and Senate campaigns:
--The National Republican Congressional Committee (House) raised $12.6 million in the third quarter and has $17.7 million on hand, while the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (House) raised $9 million in the third quarter and has $11.3 million in the bank.
--In the Senate, the GOP's campaign committee raised $7.3 million in the third quarter and has $9.4 million on hand, and the Democrats' campaign committee raised $8.7 million in the third quarter and has $19 million in the bank.
On the Net:
Democratic National Committee: http://www.dnc.org
Republican National Committee: http://www.rnc.org
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee: http://dscc.org
Republican National Senatorial Committee: http://nrsc.org
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee: http://www.dccc.org
National Republican Congressional Committee: http://www.nrcc.org
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