From the DSCC:
SENATE DEMS DOUBLE GOP IN JUNE FUNDRAISING
GOP June Fundraising Falls Surprisingly Short Of Expectations – NRSC Claimed It Raised $12 Million At Bush Gala But Only Raised $4.8 Million For Entire Month
DSCC Builds On Cash Advantage Over NRSC For Fifth Straight Quarter
The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) raked in $8.8 million in June, almost double the $4.8 million that its GOP counterpart brought in for the same month. The DSCC has raised a whopping $73 million for the 2006 campaign cycle and has nearly $38 million in the bank, almost twice as much as what the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) has in its coffers.
“Throughout the country, people are looking for a new direction and are looking to the Democrats,” DSCC Chairman Chuck Schumer said. “Our fundraising success reflects a deep desire for change and recognition that the best way to get things back on track is by electing more Democrats to the Senate.”
The DSCC said that its cash on hand advantage will be a major asset going forward into the homestretch of the 2006 midterms. “More money in the bank means more resources to help spread our message of change,” Schumer said.
In June, the NRSC raised only $4.8 million despite claiming that it had raised at least $7 million more at a single event with the President that month. The media accounts following a Bush-headlined fundraiser for the NRSC and its House counterpart reported that the GOP Senate committee expected to bring in $12 million just from that one event.
