WASHINGTON (Transatlantic Today) – According to figures first made available to NBC News, the committee entrusted with electing more Democrats to the Senate is claiming a $10 million haul in July, beating its Republican counterpart for the fourth consecutive month.
The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee seems to be in a stronger financial position with less than 3 months until the November elections thanks to its $54.1 million cash in hand, which is more than double the $23 million the National Republican Senatorial Committee has in its account.
The NRSC stated that it raised roughly $8 million in July.
The DSCC raised $10 million this month, which is less than the $12.5 million it did in June, when, according to the organisation, donations spiked following the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down constitutional safeguards for abortion.
The funding data were released despite growing doubts about whether Republicans can oust Democrats from power in the 50-50 Senate in a year with expected favorable midterm elections.
The NRSC slashed advertising in three crucial swing states last week, signaling financial difficulties. In order to save money, the commercials will be rebooked in collaboration with individual Senate candidates, according to a committee spokesperson who denied any retreat in Arizona, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania.
Executive Director Christie Roberts praised the DSCC’s grassroots fundraising efforts in a statement, but added that Democrats understand that no battleground state will be an easy win.
Mitch McConnell, the minority leader in the Senate and a Republican from Kentucky, downplayed expectations of GOP Senate victories last week, saying there was “a greater likelihood the House flips than the Senate.”
Indicators that some Republican nominees supported by Donald Trump were finding it difficult to gain momentum in the general election increased as McConnell spoke.
One of the candidates is Ohio’s J.D. Vance, who is being outraised by Democratic Rep. Tim Ryan in a state with a pro-Republican lean. A McConnell-aligned group, the Senate Leadership Fund, reportedly hinted that it might spend $28 million on radio and television advertisements to support Vance.
Another is the well-known physician Mehmet Oz, a Republican who has persistently behind Lt. Governor John Fetterman, a Democrat, in Pennsylvania polls as Oz has struggled.
