Earlier this week when fundraising numbers were released for the major campaign committees, there was a little bit of good news for the GOP. While the Republican House and Senate committees still trail their Democratic counterparts badly, the RNC is far outraising the DNC. Further, the RNC has already raised the full amount allowed by law for coordinated expenditures with the McCain campaign. In fact McCain and the RNC have more cash on hand and are raising money faster than the Obama campaign and the DNC. Now Congressional Quarterly reports that the Democratic National Convention is falling behind its fundraising goals:
The Republican committee by contrast, is planning to raise $58 million — $19 million more than it is required to raise. Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper doesn’t sound like he takes the shortfall all that seriously, however:
It should be heartening for Republicans to see that the Democratic money machine seems to be hitting some potholes. While the GOP is sure to be vastly outspent in this election cycle, maybe the troubles of the DNC and the convention committee are a sign that there are limits. Meanwhile, the Recreate 68 alliance (about which I’ve written before) will do its part to make sure the convention goes smoothly. They’re promising not to ‘share information with police,’ and to be aware if violence does occur, they’ll do what they can ‘to help prevent it from being blown out of proportion and dominating the media coverage.’ This party sounds like it’s set to go swimmingly!
