Special-Interest Donations Fuel Fundraising Advantage Of NC Members of Congress Over Their Opponents:
Polls may indicate that voters are in a mood to toss out members of Congress, but early results from the all-important money race show that political donors – especially special-interest PACs – still heavily favor the candidate in office, not the challenger. An analysis of disclosure reports through June 30 reveals that the five Republican members of the US House of Representatives from North Carolina have out-fundraised their Democratic
challengers by a whopping 12 to 1 margin – $2,968,000 to $245,000. Meanwhile, the eight NC Democrats in the House have raised more than three times as much as their Republican opponents – $5,244,000 to $1,569,000.
Altogether, the 13 incumbents are swamping their challengers by a nearly a 5-to-1 fundraising advantage, $8.2 million to $1.8 million.
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Analysis of Fundraising by North Carolina Candidates for US House of Representatives
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