Sunday, October 29

Update on political party fundraising

It's election season. Let's check some fundraising numbers from CQ's Political Moneyline:

The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee reported raising $9,064,996 and spending $22,464,566 from Oct. 1 to 18, leaving cash on hand of $9,660,916 and debts owed totaling $609,192. The committee took in $1,875,750 from PACs and other committees such as candidates and leadership PACs. The committee also received transfers of $400,000 from other party committees. The DSCC transferred $3,761,080 to other party committees, spent $401,370 on coordinated expenditures and made $18,707,854 in independent expenditures.

The National Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee reported raising $3,599,424 and spending $6,753,739 from Oct. 1 to 18, leaving cash on hand of $8,906,423. The NRSC took in $915,500 from other committees. The committee gave out $35,000 in contributions directly to candidates, transferred $541,800 to other party committees, spent $1,714,495 on independent expenditures, and spent $2,809,143 on coordinated expenditures.

The Democratic National Committee reported raising $10,191642 and spending $13,588,392 from Oct. 1 to 18, leaving cash on hand of $4,788,221, as well as debts of $4 million resulting from a 10/18 loan from Bank of America. The committee transferred over $9 million to state party committees. The committee also spent $1 million on telemarketing services.

The Republican National Committee reported raising $8,444,609 and spending $12,945,981 from Oct. 1 to 18, leaving $21,836,509 cash on hand. The committee transferred $4,514,222 to state party committees. The committee spent $1,541,486 on mailing and $533,420 on telemarketing. The committee also spent $246,141 on legal consulting.

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