From July through September, Democratic candidates in the dozen most competitive Senate races outraised their Republican opponents by a more than two-to-one margin.
One reason? Contributions from women have surged.
From @AmandaBecker and @bcrodriguez:https://bit.ly/35nFdhN
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2/ More than 6.8 million donors collectively gave more than $1.5 billion to liberal causes and candidates via the Democratic fundraising platform ActBlue during the third quarter — and Senate candidates benefited from the windfall.https://bit.ly/35nFdhN
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3/ In comparison, WinRed, a Republican online fundraising platform for conservative causes and candidates, brought in $623 million over the same period.https://bit.ly/35nFdhN
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4/ Contributions from women have surged in comparison to past elections and skew Democratic, helping the Democratic candidates report fundraising hauls that are dwarfing those of the Republican opponents they are trying to unseat.https://bit.ly/35nFdhN
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5/ Dawn Howard made $25 donations to five competitive U.S. Senate races outside of her home state. Her rationale? Help Democrats pick up the 3-4 seats they need to control the chamber that Sen. McConnell currently leads. https://bit.ly/35nFdhN pic.twitter.com/2haNk2XY7p
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6/ In many states, such as Iowa, the races have crushed records of the money raised and spent during past Senate elections. Democrat Theresa Greenfield brought in $29M during the third quarter, while incumbent Republican Sen. Joni Ernst raised just $7.2M.https://bit.ly/35nFdhN
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7/7 Incumbents like Ernst are trying to walk a fine line between the national interest in their race and the local concerns. "I may come out of this race a little bloody ... But for heaven's sake ... I am going to cross that finish line first," said Ernst.https://bit.ly/35nFdhN
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