Democrats Are Dominating In Red And Purple States Ahead Of Midterm Election
Democrats are putting up dominant fundraising numbers up and down the ballot in key House and Senate races in Ohio, Georgia, North Carolina, and Texas.
It is not uncommon for candidates in the party that is out of power to raise more money than the president’s party in a midterm election. What is uncommon is that the party that is out of power is going into states where the president won less than two years ago, and is dominating.
If Democrats were dominating financially in one red or swing state, it would be a big story. However, Democrats are putting up huge fundraising numbers in several states that Trump won less than two years ago.
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Republicans have majorities in the House and Senate, along with the biggest fundraising platform in the country, the presidency.
The media keeps telling the American people that the Democratic Party is unpopular, so if this is true, Democrats should be in a position of weakness, especially in blue and purple states, but the opposite is happening.
Let’s start in the House.
NOTUS listed totals for some Democratic challengers in critical House races:
Democratic candidate Rebecca Cooke ($2.4 million) outraised Rep. Derrick Van Orden ($1.3 million) in Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional District. Sarah Trone Garriott ($1.7 million) raised more than Republican Rep. Zach Nunn ($1.3 million) in Iowa’s 3rd Congressional District. Janelle Stelson ($2.2 million) collected more than Rep. Scott Perry ($1.1 million). JoAnna Mendoza ($2.4 million) hauled in more than Rep. Juan Ciscomani ($1.1 million).
With Democrats only needing to flip a few seats, their takeover of the House is almost a foregone conclusion in the minds of election observers, but the more competitive Democrats are in red districts, the larger the number of seats they are likely to win.
The Senate side is where things get really good for Democrats.
