Panic time: Democratic cash swamps House Republicans

The following article by Elena Schneider was posted on the Politico website February 5, 2018:

The latest round of fundraising figures have been released, and the results are grim for Republicans.

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Is it time for Republicans to start freaking out?

More than 40 House Republican incumbents were outraised in the final quarter of 2017 by one — or several — of their Democratic opponents, according to the latest round of fundraising numbers. And of that group, more than a dozen had less cash on hand than their Democratic challengers.

For the GOP, here’s the really disturbing part: The trendline is getting worse, not better. Despite the myriad advantages of incumbency and control of Congress, there are more House members with less cash on hand than their Democratic challengers than the quarter before. Continue reading “Panic time: Democratic cash swamps House Republicans”