House Democrats again pile up more money than Republicans

House Democrats’ campaign arm outraised the GOP in August, posting a near $13 million gap in the waning weeks of the election. 

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee on Friday announced it raised $22.3 million last month, nearly $5 million more than the month prior. The organization touted the increase as leading to the most ever raised by the DCCC during a presidential election cycle:  $250.6 million. 

Part of the money raised in August comes from an increase in online donations during the Democratic National Convention. The party raised $1.7 million during the spectacle in Chicago and noted that was a 71% increase in online donations than the previous week.

Rep. Suzan DelBene, chair of the DCCC, said in a statement that voters continue to support Democrats because House Republicans are barreling “us towards a harmful government shutdown, remain blindly loyal to Donald Trump, and lie about their extreme, anti-abortion records.”

“There is incredible enthusiasm for Democrats across the country right now, and thanks to the work of Leader [Hakeem] Jeffries and the entire House Democratic caucus we continue to have the resources we need to harness that energy, go on offense and to take back the House,” Ms. DelBene, Washington Democrat, said. 

Meanwhile, the fundraising momentum that the National Republican Congressional Committee had following Mr. Trump’s conviction in his business-record trial has slowed for another month. 

The NRCC brought in $9.7 million last month, $2 million less than in July, which puts the total raised by the GOP during this election cycle at just over $183 million, according to Federal Election Commission records. 

Democrats have $87.3 million on hand during the home stretch of this election cycle, while Republicans have $70.7 million.