Friday, December 8, 2006

DEMS LOOK GOOD FINANCIALLY

Below, I'm going to post notable numbers from newly filed finance reports, which cover money spent through 11/27/06. Not everything is available, so I'll fill in the blanks as I get more information. First look shows the Democrats in good shape as we begin to look towards maintaining and expanding our majorities in Congress.

PARTY COMMITTEES
DNC: $4,736,131 Cash on Hand
RNC:

DSCC:
NRSC:

DCCC: $2,267,150 Cash on Hand
NRCC: $1,357,949 Cash on Hand

Check out Political Money Line for some interesting numbers on PACs by Presidential Hopefuls. I would offer just one caveat, though. Those PAC's existed to pay for travel, provide support to State Parties, and to make contributions to candidates, ALL with the idea of earning support for a potential Presidential run. Money from these PAC's cannot be transferred to a Presidential campaign committee, so unspent money is money that could have been used to influence some close races that we lost.