Democratic freshmen already posting huge fundraising numbers
by David M. Drucker
| April 08, 2019 05:00 AM
Democratic freshman lawmakers are posting huge fundraising numbers even though it is the beginning of the 2020 cycle, signaling trouble for Republicans hoping to reclaim the House.
Democratic presidential candidates are posting some impressive first-quarter fundraising hauls. But it’s the stellar numbers from relatively obscure, freshman House Democrats that have caught the attention of Republican operatives. Rep. Josh Harder, D-Calif., raised $800,000 from Jan. 1 to March 31; Rep. Antonio Delgado, D-N.Y., raised $750,000; and Rep. Joe Cunningham, D-S.C., raised $650,000, to name a few.
Fatigue typically sets in after an election as donors retrench and the grassroots bask in victory. To the extent robust, post-midterm election activity continues, presidential candidates usually benefit. But House Democrats — even those not named Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y. — are maintaining their 2018 momentum.
“The Democrats’ liberal base is still motivated by their white-hot hatred of President Trump,” said Michael Steel, a Republican operative.
Democrats collectively raised more than $1 billion in 2017 and 2018 on their way to flipping 40 House seats and winning control of the chamber after eight years in the minority. The party lost a net of two Senate seats but successfully defended a handful of targeted seats while capturing two from the GOP in the key battlegrounds of Arizona and Nevada. In doing so, Democrats vastly outraised the Republicans.
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