On Meet the Press yesterday, Tim Russert questioned the accuracy of a new DNC ad about John McCain. Others have even accused Howard Dean of illegally making the ad in coordination with the Clinton and Obama campaigns. In any case, almost nobody will see this inaccurate, possibly illegal ad, because the DNC is near broke. With a measly $5.3 million cash on hand, the DNC trails the RNC by nearly $26 million. For all the talk in the blogosphere about not everything being sunshine and daisies for John McCain, it is wroth noting the RNC can make up a decent part of the fundraising gap. This election cycle, the RNC has raised $50 million more than the DNC, and that’s why the RNC was able to spend almost twice as much in March. Also, with the Democratic nomination looking more in doubt than ever, Clinton and Obama may be hemorrhaging cash as they attack each other all the way until the Democratic Convention.
