{"id":1044124,"date":"2021-11-22T12:43:34","date_gmt":"2021-11-22T17:43:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1044124"},"modified":"2021-11-22T12:43:38","modified_gmt":"2021-11-22T17:43:38","slug":"house-democrats-rake-in-donor-cash-in-uphill-battle-to-hold-majority","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-democrats-rake-in-donor-cash-in-uphill-battle-to-hold-majority\/","title":{"rendered":"House Democrats Rake in Donor Cash in Uphill Battle to Hold Majority"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhouse-democrats-rake-in-donor-cash-in-uphill-battle-to-hold-majority%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1044124&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"subheading\">The House Democrat campaign arm raked in more campaign donations in October&nbsp;than the Republicans as they embark on an uphill battle to hold the party\u2019s slim majority.<\/p>\n<p>The&nbsp;Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC), the campaign arm for the House Democrats,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/docquery.fec.gov\/cgi-bin\/forms\/C00000935\/1549607\/\">brought<\/a> in $11.7 million in October, according to the latest Federal Election Commission (FEC) filings \u2014 roughly two million more than its Republican counterpart.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>The Republican National Campaign Committee (NRCC)&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/docquery.fec.gov\/cgi-bin\/forms\/C00075820\/1549663\/\">brought<\/a> in $9.8 million,&nbsp;according to the latest Federal Election Commission (FEC) filings.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, the DCCC outraised the NRCC in the first ten months of the year. The latest filing showed that the DCCC raised $118,157,460 while the NRCC&nbsp;raised $114,844,834.<\/p>\n<p>However, the Republicans edged out the Democrats with cash on hand. The NRCC\u2019s filing showed that the committee has $67,695,442 on hand, with the Democrats showing $67,570,154 on hand. Both of the committees have zero debt.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>All 435 members in the House are up for reelection, and 17 Democrat members have already&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/10\/18\/droves-of-democrats-exiting-the-house-create-massive-problems-ahead-of-midterms\/\">announced<\/a> they are retiring or running for a different position, such as the Senate or in a local or state election \u2014 with more expected to announce retirement.&nbsp;Many of those members&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/10\/18\/droves-of-democrats-exiting-the-house-create-massive-problems-ahead-of-midterms\/\">include<\/a> many close confidants to Nancy Pelosi and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/11\/20\/pelosis-majority-crumbles-democrat-rep-eddie-bernice-johnson-officially-announces-retirement\/\">committee chairs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Heading into the election year, many polls have cast doubt on the Democrats\u2019 ability to win elections since Republicans in the generic polls have dominated.&nbsp;Numerous polls have shown Republicans <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/midterm-election\/2021\/11\/07\/realclearpolitics-republicans-lead-generic-ballot-first-time-since-2014\/\">beating<\/a> Democrats in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/11\/10\/poll-republicans-edge-out-democrats-in-generic-ballot-as-midterms-gear-up\/\">generic<\/a> ballot <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/11\/03\/poll-republicans-lead-democrats-in-generic-congressional-race\/\">leading up<\/a>&nbsp;to the election when respondents say who they would elect to represent them as&nbsp;Democrats continue to pass partisan agenda items, such as the infrastructure package and the reconciliation bill.<\/p>\n<p>The Republicans have also gotten help from House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy\u2019s (R-CA). His last filing showed a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/midterm-election\/2021\/10\/13\/gop-leader-kevin-mccarthy-shatters-fundraising-record-nearly-60-million-for-house-gop\/\">record-breaking fundraising<\/a> total of $57.8 million banked for the House Republicans, which he did in the first nine months of 2021.&nbsp;McCarthy, at the time, touted his ability to raise vast sums of money with 13 months remaining before the election.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_18262090\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" readability=\"37\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18262090\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/minority-leader-kevin-mccarthy-sept-30-2021-dc-ap.jpg\" alt=\"House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif. gestures while speaking during his weekly press briefing on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Andrew Harnik)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif. gestures while speaking during his weekly press briefing on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Andrew Harnik)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Breitbart News has&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/tag\/house-majority\/\">tracked<\/a> the Democrats\u2019 midterm chances and struggles to find new candidates willing to run for office and face public scrutiny. The&nbsp;Democrat party has continued to be unsuccessful in finding some recruits to face tough elections, as many incumbents are planning their House exits.<\/p>\n<p><em>Politico<\/em>&nbsp;<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2021\/09\/15\/democrats-house-gop-maps-511868\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">outlined<\/a>&nbsp;that the Democrats will also be facing redistricting and noted how the&nbsp;Democrats spent their last two elections (2018 and 2020) bragging about unseating members in red districts that have become more competitive in recent years.&nbsp;\u201cNow, Republicans are about to make many of those targets disappear from the battlefield entirely,\u201d <em>Politico <\/em>stated<em>.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><i>Jacob Bliss is a reporter for Breitbart News. You can follow him on <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jacobmbliss\"><i>Twitter<\/i><\/a><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The House Democrat campaign arm raked in more campaign donations in October\u00a0than the Republicans as they embark on an uphill battle to hold the party\u2019s slim majority. 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