Concerns over Democratic wave fuel $14 million fundraising haul for McConnell groups

A group of outside groups backed by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., raised nearly $14 million in the first three months of 2018 as Republicans look to keep hold of the Senate in November.

Headed by the Senate Leadership fund’s $9.6 million raised and One Nation’s $3.8 million haul, the groups took in $13.9 million in the first fundraising quarter. Two other groups — American Crossroads and Crossroads GPS — took in $400,000.

The total cash on hand for the groups is $34.4 million.