Democrats leading fundraising, waitng for RNC numbers

The Senate Democratic fundraising committee took in more cash than its Republican counterpart last month, but started September with less money stockpiled for the sprint to Election Day, new fundraising figures show.


More news that the Democrats are closing the "enthusiasm gap" against Republicans.

Fundraising figures for August show that the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee raised more than its Republican counterpart the National Republican Senatorial Committee.

The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee raised $7.42 million, while the National Republican Senatorial Committee raised $6.05 million.

The DSCC however spend more money in August and thus had less left over in the bank than the Republicans.

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee outraised its Republican counterpart by about $1.7 million in August. The DCCC had $39.1 million in the bank on Sept. 1 compared to the NRCC's $25.6 million

Figures for Republican National Committee fundraising are not out yet, but the Democratic National Committee raised $8.32 million in August, with $39.05 million left in the bank at the end of the month.

The Republicans have been giving a lot of their money to shadowy groups connected with Karl Rove. In August, these groups raised $14.5 million.