Democrats Keep Pace Financially With G.O.P. in Key Races

[Freddie Stubbs]

By MICHAEL JANOFSKY

Published: April 16, 2004


WASHINGTON, April 15 — Democrats appear to be keeping pace financially with their Republican rivals in crucial Senate races, including those in Florida, North Carolina and South Dakota, according to first-quarter campaign reports filed on Wednesday with the Federal Election Commission.

The new data also showed that House races considered too close to call reflected aggressive fund-raising on both sides, particularly in a handful of contests in Texas, where redistricting has given Republicans a chance to reverse the 17-to-15 advantage Democrats held in the Congressional delegation after the 2002 elections.

Democratic campaign leaders in both the House and Senate said they were encouraged enough by the quarter's fund-raising results to contemplate at least the possibility that Democrats might win control of the chambers in November. The challenge is far greater in the House, where the Republican margin is 228 to 205 with one independent and one vacancy. In the Senate, the margin is 51 to 48 with one independent.

"We're within grasp if we do the things we need to do in fund-raising and stay disciplined with how we do it," said Senator Jon Corzine of New Jersey, chairman of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee.

more: http://www.nytimes.com/2004/04/16/politics/campaign/16MONE.html

[ACK]

1. Hell yeah!!

Not just yeah but hell yeah!

[Beetwasher]

2. This is SOOO Good

This means that there are LOT'S more of us than them because Repubs get lot's of BIG donations from a small amount of donors while Dems get smaller donations from large amounts of donors...

[DeepModem Mom]

3. Encouraging news --

[LividLiberal]

4. possibility of Dem majority in the Senate is definately good news!