GOP sees candidate war chests as key to overcoming fundraising shortfall

National Republicans are leaning on the fundraising prowess, and personal wealth, of their candidates in 2024 battleground states as the party grapples with a fundraising shortfall against Democrats.

Republicans have historically lagged Democrats in fundraising, and, with some exceptions, this cycle will be no different. The fundraising arms of national Democrats came into 2024 with more in the bank than their Republican counterparts for both the House and Senate.