A lot has already been written about the McCain/RNC money advantage over Obama. But what doesn't get discussed is how this leaves Republican Congressional candidates high and dry.
Until today.
From TPM Election Central:
We've just obtained from a Democratic source a long list of 31 races that the DCCC has decided to target with ads this fall -- a list that offers a glimpse into the national Dems' view of which Republican seats are ripe targets and which Dems are vulnerable.
The DCCC's list adds up to over $34 million on TV ads this September and October in 31 targeted districts, a move designed to swamp the NRCC with the Dems' huge cash advantage.
The list is an eye-opener:
District Incumbent Buy Amt.
AK-AL Young (R) $586K
AZ-01 Renzi (R) - Open $1.7 M
AZ-05 Mitchell (D) $1.7 M
CO-04 Musgrave (R) $667K
CT-04 Shays (R) $697K
FL-16 Mahoney (D) $1.5 M
FL-24 Feeney (R) $1 M
IN-09 Hill (D) $1.6 M
KS-02 Boyda (D) $1.2 M
KY-03 Yarmuth (D) $659 K
LA-06 Cazayoux (D) $723 K
MI-07 Walberg (R) $1.5 M
MI-09 Knollenberg (R) $1.1 M
MN-03 Ramstad (R) - Open $1.4 M
MO-09 Hulshof (R) - Open $941 K
NC-08 Hayes (R) $1.6 M
NH-01 Shea-Porter (D) $564 K
NJ-07 Ferguson (R) - Open $1.8 M
NM-01 Wilson (R) - Open $1.3 M
NM-02 Pearce (R) - Open $1.2 M
NV-03 Porter (R) $916 K
NY-13 Fossella (R) - Open $1.3 M
OH-01 Chabot (R) $928 K
OH-15 Pryce (R) - Open $1.2 M
OH-16 Regula (R) - Open $1.3 M
OR-05 Hooley (D) - Open $1.2 M
PA-04 Altmire (D) $554 K
TX-22 Lampson (D) $1.1 M
TX-23 Rodriguez (D) $707 K
VA-11 Davis (R) - Open $1.3 M
WI-08 Kagen (D) $475 K
Of course there is no guarantee that the best-monied candidate is the winning candidate. But it's clear that Obama's strategy of draining the GOP coffers from the top down is working.