House Democrats reportedly capitalized on Republicans' meandering to find a House speaker last month, as the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) outraised the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) by more than $3 million.
The DCCC's roughly $8.1 million haul trumped the NRCC's roughly $5 million, bringing its full-year told to $101.3 million. The NRCC has raised $75.1 million and has about $10 million less cash on hand currently, according to recent campaign finance filings.
"This is, on the surface, bad news for the Republicans," George Mason University Professor Jeremy Mayer told the Daily Caller News Foundation (DCNF). "But I would caution that the 'hard money' game that the national House campaign committees represent for both parties, is less important today than it was four and eight years ago."
Super PACs have changed the dynamics, he said, adding "it's tougher to know from month to month who is giving what and where.
"Sure, the Republican numbers are probably affected by the House GOP having a series of circular firing squads at its leadership level over the last 11 months, along with a cast of characters who sometimes seem to have the collective maturity of cranky toddlers on an ill-fated field trip," Mayer continued. "But still, I wouldn't panic about these numbers if I were a Republican. I'd be concerned, but then take a look at what the Super PACs are doing or preparing to do for specific candidates in swing districts."
Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., was in place largely because of his fundraising prowess and new House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., entered as a relative "unknown," some Republicans concerned about the fundraising have noted.
"Losing McCarthy is obviously a setback for our fundraising; it's like losing a hall of famer in that category," Rep. Nick LaLota, R-N.Y., told the DCNF.
Rep. Dan Goldman, D-N.Y., a Levi Strauss heir, added that Johnson "has to build an entire donor network from scratch because he's effectively unknown."
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