Party Finances through August 31, 2007

[Tender Branson]

Democrats:

DNC:

Cash-on-hand: 4.687 Mio. $
Debts: 2 Mio. $

Net: 2.687 Mio. $

DSCC:

Cash-on-hand: 20.645 Mio. $
Debts: 3.5 Mio. $

Net: 17.145 Mio. $

DCCC:

Cash-on-hand: 22.128 Mio. $
Debts: 3.083 Mio. $

Net: 19.045 Mio. $

Combined:

Cash-on-hand: 47.460 Mio. $
Debts: 8.583 Mio. $

Net: 38.877 Mio. $ (= 65.2%)

...


Republicans:

RNC:

Cash-on-hand: 16.02 Mio. $
Debts: 0

Net: 16.02 Mio. $

NRSC:

Cash-on-hand: 7.123 Mio. $
Debts: 0

Net: 7.123 Mio. $

NRCC:

Cash-on-hand: 1.592 Mio. $
Debts: 3.95 Mio. $

Net: - 2.358 Mio. $

Combined:

Cash-on-hand: 24.735 Mio. $
Debts: 3.950 Mio. $

Net: 20.785 Mio. $ (= 34.8%)

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[Tender Branson]

Resembles the distribution of the Presidential Money so far:

2/3 going to Democrats - 1/3 to Republicans

But does anyone know why the DNC is about broke and the DSCC and DCCC are doing so well ?

[MarkWarner08]

Resembles the distribution of the Presidential Money so far:

2/3 going to Democrats - 1/3 to Republicans

But does anyone know why the DNC is about broke and the DSCC and DCCC are doing so well ?

Because Howard Dean is a bum.

Seriously, raising money for these campaign committees is pretty much a zero-sum game and the corporate givers would rather contribute to the D-Trip or the DSCC than the DNC, which will basically duplicate the efforts of the presidential candidate. Jay Cost recently had a great article on the demise of the political party apparatus and the rise of third party interest groups. I suspect that rich Democrats feel more comfortable sending money to an umbrella group like America Votes, than a rather profligate committee like the DNC.

[Aizen]

Howard Dean is pissing away money in states where we have no shot. Sorry Dean, but we can't win every state.