MembersÃ¢ÂÂ Money Fueled Big September for DemocratsÃ¢ÂÂ House Campaign Unit
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The DemocratsÃ¢ÂÂ capture of a House majority in the 2006 elections has translated into a fundraising boon for the partyÃ¢ÂÂs national House campaign organization, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC). The committee brought in $8.6 million in September alone, according to its most recent report to the Federal Election Commission (FEC), more than tripling the $2.6 million in receipts reported by its partisan counterpart, the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC).
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Democratic White House hopefuls have opened a fundraising gap of tens of millions of dollars over Republicans, with the 2008 race on course to become the first billion dollar US election.
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The Senate Democrats' fund-raising committee, trying to regain a Senate majority, led its Republican counterpart in contributions last month but has far less in the bank as the election approaches.
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Most House incumbents preparing for their 2008 campaigns won&rsquo;t have to be asked twice if national party officials offer additional aid. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) had no trouble lining up 29 House Democrats as this election cycle&rsquo;s first enrollees in its &ldquo;Frontline&rdquo; program, which targets extra financial and logistical help to incumbents seen as potentially vulnerable to Republican challenges.
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WASHINGTON &#151; Consumer prices picked up momentum in September, especially hitting the pockets of people paying for medical care, education costs, and filling up gas tanks.
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Energy on the political left is helping the Democratic PartyÃ¢ÂÂs presidential candidates significantly outraise their Republican counterparts at the midpoint of this year, according to reports that were filed over the weekend with the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
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Regrouping after heavy election losses, the Democrats' Senate fund-raising operation has paid nearly &#36;4 million in debts and recruited senators to raise money, enlist candidates and develop strategy for 2006.
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The Republican and Democratic national party committees have nearly matched each other in total fundraising during the first five months of this year, a boost for Democrats who historically have trailed the GOP.
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The four Democratic senators who are seeking their partyÃ¢ÂÂs 2008 presidential nomination have been spending much of their time on the national campaign trail. But all were on Capitol Hill Tuesday to support a bill that was very important to organized labor Ã¢ÂÂ a key ally of the Democratic Party, and a constituency that will be a major influence in the upcoming primaries and caucuses.
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Republicans had a $20 million advantage over Democrats at the beginning of the month as the parties entered the fiercely paced final leg before Election Day.
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Fund raising and spending in the 2003-04 election cycle by President Bush, Democratic rival John Kerry and national party committees:
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The Democratic candidates are aggressively pursuing members of the group that could serve as tiebreakers at the partyâs convention.
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Campaign committees controlled by Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton have donated at least $890,000 to the campaigns of superdelegates, according to a report by a group that tracks money in politics.
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The meeting of the the Democratic National Committee (DNC) last weekend in Washington, D.C. Ã¢ÂÂ its first since the partyÃ¢ÂÂs takeover of the Senate and the House in the 2006 elections Ã¢ÂÂ provided the first real showcase for those hopefuls who want to pursue the DemocratsÃ¢ÂÂ next big goal: taking back the White House in the 2008 election.
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For Democrats, this has been an inspiring election -- and a devastating one. They have two strong candidates, who have thus far wrestled to a draw.
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The South Dakota race that will determine whether Senate Democratic leader Tom Daschle stays on Capitol Hill is the costliest congressional election so far this year.
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The campaign of Democrat John F. Kerry has earmarked $6 million for Democratic committees that support congressional candidates from the sizable surplus left over from the privately funded phase of his presidential campaign.