Democrats Are Raking In The Dough

Now, isn’t this a sight for sore eyes? Democratic fund-raising is going very well. Better than expected. Much better. Will Republicans care? It doesn’t, at this point, seem to matter to many up for re-election at midterms. We’ve seen a few who were worried, but we’ve also seen a lot that aren’t. May it come back to bite them. My regards to Raw Story:

Democrats are increasingly encouraged about the midterm elections as they bank tens of millions of dollars in donations, a considerable amount of which will be devoted to retaking the Senate, with the House already expected to flip from GOP rule.

According to Politico’s Liz Crampton, Democratic candidates are setting fundraising records to be used to win Senate seats in states where the growing unpopularity of Donald Trump is making traditionally red states competitive.

Aw, yea, have to love that news! Outdoing Republican fundraising? Maybe we have a chance at the Senate after all. Oooo, to have a full Democratic Congress. That would be more than we could wish for. Of course, even if we do flip Congress, which is looking more and more possible, we’ll have Republicans to fight with to try and get anything done. But we could hamstring Trump’s insanity to a decent amount, which would help the country.

The numbers are staggering, Politico is reporting, while noting that Texas Democrat James Talarico led the pack with an “eye-popping” $27 million raised over the past three months, with his campaign announcing $10 million coming in since winning his March 3 primary. Other Senate candidates reported similarly strong numbers:

Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff: More than $14 million in the first quarter.
North Carolina’s Roy Cooper: $13.8 million

Ohio’s Sherrod Brown: $12.5 million in his comeback bid to unseat appointed Sen. Jon Husted (R).
Alaska’s Mary Peltola: $8.9 million

Those are some sweet, sweet numbers. It appears that what we have been begging Democrats to do is finally happening. They are fundraising. They’re putting out ads. They’re showing the comparison between Trump Republicans and themselves. But let’s hope they don’t rest on their laurels, because there’s still a lot of time left until November, and we can’t let up now.

The fundraising surge reflects Democratic optimism about Senate prospects, Politico is reporting. While Democrats still face disadvantages due to the traditional nature of the conservative states in play, Trump’s tanking approval ratings and the unpopularity of the ongoing war in Iran have the party feeling increasingly bullish about their chances.

Democrats facing competitive primaries did not report as strong numbers, as donors split among several candidates. In Michigan, state Sen. Mallory McMorrow raised $3 million, slightly ahead of opponent Abdul El-Sayed’s $2.2 million in a contested primary. In Iowa, both state Sen. Josh Turek and state Rep. Zach Wahls each raised $1.1 million in the first quarter.

I sincerely hope that once the Democratic primaries are over, the “losing” candidates will throw in for the winner (after they pay their bills). We all need to support each other. Plus, it will look very good for Democrats to be supporting Democrats, even if they lose. I fervently hope they keep going. We need good news, a whole lot of luck, and even more hope.

See you soon!

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