It's not just the DSCC anymore

The DSCC has been crushing its Republican counterpart since last cycle. Now, the DCCC is joining the fun.

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee raised $19 million in the first three months of the year and ended March with more than a $7 million cash-on-hand advantage over its Republican counterpart, fundraising reports due to be filed on Friday will show.
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The National Republican Congressional Committee raised $15.8 million in the quarter, a significantly smaller haul than the committee had in the first quarter of both 2005 and 2003, when the GOP still held the House majority.

At the end of last month, the DCCC had $9.8 million in the bank compared to the NRCC's $2.5 million.

Both committees significantly paid down their outstanding debts from the 2006 cycle in the first three months of the year.

The DCCC ended March with $4.9 million in debt, while the NRCC will show $7.9 million. Democrats started the cycle with a debt of about $11 million, while the NRCC's debt stood at about $15 million.

Q1 results (in millions):

      2003  2005  2007

NRCC  22.9  19.8  15.8
DCCC   7.4  12.4  19.0

Looking at the individual House races, Democrats seem to be raising far more money than their Republican counterparts as well. And with Democrats now controlling the House, and early trends favoring continued Democratic control into 2009, this fundraising disparity will likely continue. The RNC will be the last refuge of GOP fundraising dominance, but with an expensive presidential race on tap, and the NRSC already begging the RNC for cash, they won't be able to erase their growing disadvantages elsewhere.

The GOP has always used money to overcome disadvantages on the issues. Without that huge advantage, they've got little else.