Cash floods into battle for control of Congress

[DonViejo]

The most vulnerable Senate Democrats all had strong first quarters, while House Republicans narrowed the fundraising gap for the GOP's efforts to win the House.

By JAMES ARKIN and ALLY MUTNICK

04/16/2021 07:15 PM EDT

Democrats’ narrow majorities are in peril in next year’s midterms, and their most vulnerable members are seeing a major cash infusion early in the fight to keep Congress in their control.

The four swing-state Senate Democrats likeliest to face the toughest reelection fights — Raphael Warnock of Georgia, Mark Kelly of Arizona, Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire and Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada — each raised more than $2 million, posting higher totals than any incumbent senator two years ago. All four had over $4 million in the bank, a total only two senators had at this point in 2019.

Meanwhile, House Democrats quickly assuaged any fears that they would struggle to keep up fundraising with their main antagonist, Donald Trump, out of office. Over two dozen of the 45 House Democrats that Republicans plan to target in 2022 raised over $500,000. Four of them, including California Reps. Katie Porter and Josh Harder, raised over $1 million — an impressive amount for the first quarter of an off-year.

But this isn’t the 2020 cycle. Armed with WinRed and an energized small-dollar donor base, House Republicans have narrowed their financial gap. Of their roughly three dozen most vulnerable incumbents, 15 raised over $500,000, a much stronger showing than in the first months of the 2019. That’s not a good sign for House Democrats, who had a huge money edge last cycle and still lost over a dozen seats.

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[lastlib]

1. Dig deep, folks, it's gonna be tough.....

It's gonna take millions to win this election. To lose it will take everything we've got.

[PortTack]

2. Left out of the politico piece..Per usual when they are digging Dems a hole to stand in

The DNC has targeted 22 vulnerable qgop Congress critters. They also are working a 50 state strategy with a “boots on the ground” campaign

The DNC is flush with cash raising a record 18.4 mil in the last quarter. Please give what you can, when you can.

Keep the house blue in ‘22! Pass it on!