Dear Daily Kos family:
I have some huge news to share about our campaign to defeat MAGA Rep. Nancy Mace and flip South Carolina’s first congressional district.
Today, we announced that we raised more than $225,000 through the second quarter of the year — a historic haul for a first-time Democratic candidate in SC-01 at such an early stage of the race.
Furthermore, our fundraising total included donations from more than 40 states and more than 650 individual donors.
Our campaign’s war chest is especially impressive when compared to the off-year fundraising performance of Joe Cunningham, who was the last Democrat to flip the district in 2018.
After entering the race in 2017, Cunningham finished the off-year with a fundraising total of roughly $221,000. In contrast, our campaign has already surpassed $225,000 by the second quarter of the off-year — and more than $150,000 of that amount is cash on hand.
Our campaign’s fundraising operation also has a significant head start over that of Annie Andrews, the Democrat who challenged Nancy Mace in 2022. Andrews did not enter the race until November 2021 — meaning our campaign has been fundraising for several months longer than the most recent Democrat to take on Mace.
Together, we have blown past our fundraising goals for this quarter. My heartfelt gratitude goes out to every member of Team Moore.
This achievement speaks volumes about the strength of our grassroots movement in the Lowcountry — and it sends a resounding message to Nancy Mace and the D.C. political class that our campaign is a formidable force.
The hardworking families of South Carolina deserve a dedicated representative in Washington who prioritizes their needs and delivers tangible results — not someone focused on booking Fox News appearances and pandering to Donald Trump.
Now, I’m more confident than ever that we can restore honest leadership to Congress and defeat its most notorious flip-flopper, Nancy Mace.
Please join our movement today.
Sincerely,
Michael