Republican Senate Party publishes $ 35 million in fourth quarter as candidates, Trump fight

The arm of the Republican campaign in the Senate posted a record high fundraiser for both the second quarter and June, as the party pushes to keep its majority in the upper house amid plummeting poll numbers. President TrumpDonald John Trump Kanye West says Harriet Tubman “never freed slaves” at rally Trump-Afghanistan deal passes key period, but evasive Republican peacekeepers in worst-hit states separated by COVID response -19 MORE and a cash infusion for Democratic Senate candidates.

The Republican National Senate Committee (NRSC) announced that it raised $ 35.6 million in the three-month period spanning April 1 to June 30, including $ 14 million in June. The NRSC also has $ 30.5 million in the bank.

The totals are the most collected for both the second quarter and June in the committee’s history, and the eclipse totals for its Democratic counterpart. The Democratic Senate Campaign Committee (DSCC) announced Friday that they raised $ 34 million in the second quarter and $ 13.6 million in June. The DSCC has $ 37.7 million in available cash.

“Despite a challenging environment, Senator Young, Leader McConnell and the entire NRSC team continue to break all fundraising records on the books,” Jesse Hunt, an NRSC spokesman, said in a statement. “People understand how important a Republican-controlled Senate is to our country’s recovery, and they are responding to make sure that the campaigns have all the support they need this election season.”

The news of the fundraising comes despite growing Democratic optimism about his chances of returning to the upper house in the fall. Democrats currently need to win four net seats to do so, three if the former vice president Joe BidenJoe Biden wonders if he will accept the election results in November: “I have to see.” Ryan warned that Trump was losing key voters in Wisconsin, other states: NYT TikTok may be a victim of the political culture war, when the biggest problem is using MORE data defeats Trump in November.

While the NRSC maintained the financial advantage, its candidates have not followed suit, as the vast majority were outraged by their Democratic opponents. In 13 of the 15 most competitive races, Democrats outraged Republican incumbents and candidates, and Democratic candidates raised $ 102 million in the second quarter compared to just $ 70 million for Republicans.

For example, in two of the major launch contests on the Senate map, Sens. Susan CollinsSusan Margaret Collins Hill Campaign Report: Trump Campaign Revives Amidst Hard Patch Hill’s Coronavirus Report: HHS Secretary Azar Says America’s Plans To Receive Tens Of Millions Of Vaccine Doses This fall; Kremlin Allegedly Tries To Hack Vaccine Research Democrats Outperform Republican Headlines In Second Quarter Fundraiser (R-Maine) and Thom TillisThomas (Thom) Roland Tillis Bloomberg-backed gun safety group plans statewide legislative blitz Republican senator: Hispanics show “less consistent adherence” to social distancing, group linked to Democrats in masks publishes primary ads for Kansas Republican Senate MORE (RN.C.) were outraged by a combined total of $ 10.6 million in the second quarter. Collins, who raised $ 3.6 million, was surpassed by Democrat Sara Gideon, who raised $ 9.4 million during the same time period. The two are almost the same in available cash.

In North Carolina, Democrat Cal Cunningham set a state record with his second quarter run, raising $ 7.4 million, while Tillis struggled powerfully, earning just $ 2.6 million. Like the Maine contest, candidates have a similar amount in the bank. According to a recent CNBC / Change Research poll, Cunningham leads Tillis by 7 points.

Adding to the Republican Party’s problems is the president’s faltering political position, which has helped endanger most of the party as voters overwhelmingly disapprove of his handling of the coronavirus pandemic. Trump has seen his polls nationally and in key battlefield states take a sizable hit.

According to a Washington Post / ABC News poll released Sunday, Biden leads the president by 15 points with registered voters (55 percent to 40 percent) and 10 points with likely voters (54 percent to 44 percent). In the COVID-19 response, Biden has a 20-point lead (54 percent to 34 percent).