House Republicans spent 2021 erasing Democrats’ fundraising advantage — now they are overtaking them.
New campaign finance reports this week paint an encouraging picture of the GOP’s chances of recapturing the House majority. Buoyed by small-dollar donors, their candidates are outraising Democrats in several key races and turning a favorable political environment into a cash windfall with just nine months until Election Day.
A telling statistic: At least 53 Republicans raised over $500,000 last quarter, compared to 38 Democratic candidates, according to a POLITICO analysis of Federal Election Commission data. That’s an unfamiliar gap for House Democrats, who have long enjoyed a financial edge. But Republicans have been steadily gaining on them for months.