Senate Democrats In Tough Races Out-Raise GOP Rivals

Democrats in battleground Senate races across the country virtually all raised more than their Republican opponents in the first quarter of this year.

The fundraising edge spanned the country and across different kinds of candidates. Democratic incumbents in Nevada, Ohio, Montana, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin; candidates in open races in Michigan, Maryland and Arizona; and challengers running against GOP incumbents in Texas and Florida all brought in more money than their Republican counterparts.

“Battle tested Senate Democrats’ strong fundraising is a testament to the support they have earned from voters and grassroots supporters,” Tommy Garcia, a spokesperson for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, said in a statement. “While each day brings new revelations about Republican Senate candidates’ lies, baggage and disqualifying flaws, Senate Democrats are building winning campaigns and communicating with voters about how they are fighting for the priorities of hard working Americans.”

Of course, Democrats are set to have a hard time holding on to their narrow majority in the U.S. Senate regardless of their fundraising hauls. The party can afford to lose only one seat, and the map this cycle is unforgiving for them. Sen. Joe Manchin’s retirement has effectively signed his deep-red state of West Virginia away to the GOP. And Sherrod Brown in Ohio and Jon Tester in Montana are running for reelection in states that former President Donald Trump won in 2020, and Trump will again be on the ballot this fall.

What’s more, Republicans have prioritized self-funding candidates, who are capable of ratcheting up spending on a moment’s notice. And Republican finance billionaire Ken Griffin has seeded a $10 million super PAC