FEC Releases Report on Party Financial Activity in 2004

The report is summarized here, with links to additional data. Among the findings: " Republican national, state, and local committees who report to the FEC raised $784.8 million during 2003-2004 in federally permissible “hard money.” Democratic committees raised $683.8 million. Democratic party receipts were more than 89% higher than in the comparable period during the 2000 presidential campaign, while Republican party fundraising grew by 46% when compared with the same period. Overall, these hard money totals for both parties’ national committees were greater than their combined hard and soft money raised in any prior campaign."

Posted by Rick Hasen at March 3, 2005 08:02 AM