Republican Party reveals it's had the worst fundraising year in a decade

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Source: raw story



Sarah K. Burris February 1, 2024 12:43PM ET



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The Guardian's Hugo Lowell noted new numbers released by the Federal Elections Commission show the Republican National Committee has just $8 million cash on hand at the end of 2023 after the lowest fundraising year since 2013, which was the year after Republicans lost a presidential race.

Donald Trump has also had money problems after spending $50 million on lawyers and legal fees. More than half, $27 million, was spent in the last six months of 2023.

Just a few months ago, the Washington Post reported that there was just $9.1 million in the bank as of Oct. 30, 2023. At that time, it was the lowest the FEC showed for the party since Feb. 2015, and it dropped further in the remaining months of the year.

"That compares with about $20 million at the same point in the 2016 election cycle and about $61 million four years ago, when Trump was in the White House," the Post reported at the time. ...................................




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There is no sympathy in the responses I have read.

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[Ponietz]

1. They spent all their money on bullshit polls showing they'd win

Small donors are paying for Stanky’s lawyers

[pwb]

2. Orange Humpty killed a lot of their donors

with the no mask example he set. Less money, fewer voters. All good for us.

[Kennah]

3. Raise the bar. Go for the Century record!

[PortTack]

4. Very telling....state gqp coffers are way down as well...maybe ppl are fed up??? Ya think??

rofl:

[blm]

5. Donors are funding Trump more directly.

At his urging.


Too bad RNC. You helped him hurt you every step of the way.

[flying_wahini]

6. It's all their crap blowing back in their face. You made him, you keep him.

[Aristus]

7. You mean those basement-dwelling incels with their rat's-nest beards don't have the kind of money

to donate to a Presidential campaign? I'm shocked...

[Rebl2]

8. 👏👏👏👏👏

[LetMyPeopleVote]

9. 2023 was the RNC's worst year for fundraising since 1993.

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