Uh-oh
July 15, 2010 - by
A veteran Democratic politico asked me this week: “Are you feeling as bad about this coming election as I am?”
Yep. Especially after this report on the state parties’ fundraising byJim Morrill in the Charlotte Observer/N&O:
“The Republican Party, meanwhile, has raised more than $1 million since January 2009 to Democrats’ $649,000, though the Democratic Party raised slightly more than Republicans in the second quarter of 2010.”
If Republicans are outraising Democrats 3-to-2 – or outraising them at all – this could be a very bad year.
The picture is more complex, of course. Democrats have more money on hand. The party has other money it can use.
But, until Election Day, there are only two ways to keep score in politics: polls and fundraising. The score right now should concern Democrats.
Uh-oh
July 15, 2010/
A veteran Democratic politico asked me this week: “Are you feeling as bad about this coming election as I am?”
Yep. Especially after this report on the state parties’ fundraising byJim Morrill in the Charlotte Observer/N&O:
“The Republican Party, meanwhile, has raised more than $1 million since January 2009 to Democrats’ $649,000, though the Democratic Party raised slightly more than Republicans in the second quarter of 2010.”
If Republicans are outraising Democrats 3-to-2 – or outraising them at all – this could be a very bad year.
The picture is more complex, of course. Democrats have more money on hand. The party has other money it can use.
But, until Election Day, there are only two ways to keep score in politics: polls and fundraising. The score right now should concern Democrats.