Senate Democrats “Continue To Post Record-Breaking Hauls,” “Built Up Their War Chests,” And Have “Dramatically More Cash In The Bank”

News coverage continues to highlight how Senate Democrats are posting “record-breaking hauls” which leave “them well positioned to spend aggressively to defend their seats” – all while “their opponents face more bruising primaries…which could hurt Republicans ahead of the general election.”

See for yourself:

CNN: Here’s how much more cash Senate Democrats have than their Republican opponents
By Dan Merica and David Wright
April 20, 2022

• Democratic Senate candidates in five of the six most crucial 2022 races are heading into the final months of the campaign with dramatically more cash in the bank than their would-be Republican opponents.

• In several key battleground races — Arizona, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Nevada and New Hampshire — the leading Democratic candidate ended March with more cash on hand than the leading Republican.

• And in some cases, the advantage was substantial: In New Hampshire, Sen. Maggie Hassan raised more than three times what three potential Republican opponents took in over the first three months of 2022; in Georgia, Sen. Raphael Warnock ended March with more than three times the cash on hand as Republican hopeful Herschel Walker; and in Arizona, Sen. Mark Kelly raised a mammoth $11.3 million in the first quarter, while none of his Republican opponents pulled in more than $1.2 million.

• “While Republicans’ flawed candidates attack each other in brutal, expensive primaries, Senate Democrats’ record-setting fundraising demonstrates the strong grassroots support behind our campaigns,” said Eli Cousin, a spokesperson for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee.

• The money advantage… is dramatic.

• In Arizona, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Nevada and New Hampshire, the leading Democratic candidate is in a better fundraising position than their leading Republican opponent.

• Warnock led the way… raising $13.6 million in the first quarter to build up a $25.6 million cash-on-hand advantage. Kelly continued to demonstrate his fundraising prowess, raising $11.3 million in the first quarter and banking a sizable $23.2 million.

• Their strong first-quarter fundraising in 2022 has them well positioned to spend aggressively to defend their seats. According to AdImpact data, Kelly’s campaign has spent $5 million on advertising so far, while Warnock has already unloaded over $27 million, getting on the air early but mostly booking airtime in the critical weeks before Election Day.

• This money will mean key television markets are blanketed with Democratic ads in the final months of the campaign.

• Incumbent Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto in Nevada and Hassan in New Hampshire raised $4.4 million and $4.3 million, respectively, hauls that dwarf what potential GOP opponents have been able to raise in earlier quarters.

• After a series of strong hauls, Cortez Masto has more than $11 million in the bank, compared with just more than $2 million for the Republican.

• US Rep. Val Demings, challenging Republican Sen. Marco Rubio in Florida, was the top nonincumbent fundraiser, bringing in $10 million in the quarter and reporting $13.1 million in the bank as of March 31.

• And North Carolina Democrat Cheri Beasley, the former state Supreme Court chief justice, raised $3.6 million in the first quarter, bringing her cash on hand to over $5.1 million

Axios: Dems take battleground leads in Q1 fundraising
By Sarah Mucha
April 20, 2022

• Both incumbent and non-incumbent Democratic candidates are outraising their Republican counterparts in battleground Senate races, according to new campaign finance reports for the first quarter of the year.

• Senate Democratic incumbents continue to post record-breaking hauls.

• Sens. Raphael Warnock of Georgia and Mark Kelly of Arizona had the highest tallies among the group.

• What they’re saying: “While Republicans’ flawed candidates attack each other in brutal, expensive primaries, Senate Democrats’ record-setting fundraising demonstrates the strong grassroots support behind our campaigns,” said Eli Cousins, a spokesperson for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee.

Roll Call: Senate Democrats raise money furiously to defend majority
By Mary Ellen McIntire
April 18, 2022

• Senate Democrats built up their war chests this quarter, including candidates who don’t face primary challengers but will contend in some of the most closely watched elections in November.

• Georgia Sen. Raphael Warnock raised $13.6 million, bringing his cash on hand to $25.6 million.

• In Arizona, Sen. Mark Kelly raised $11.4 million to bring his cash on hand to $23.3 million.

• In Nevada, Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto raised $4.4 million to bring her cash on hand to $11.1 million.

• And in New Hampshire, Sen. Maggie Hassan outraised her potential Republican opponents, with $4.3 million in receipts bringing her total cash on hand to $7.6 million.

• Rep. Val Demings, the favorite to challenge Rubio, raised $10.1 million and had $13.2 million in cash on hand.

• Democrats argue that their opponents face more bruising primaries than their candidates, which could hurt Republicans ahead of the general election.

• In North Carolina, former state Supreme Court Chief Justice Cheri Beasley, a Democrat, raised $3.7 million, bringing her cash on hand to $5.1 million.

• Ohio Democratic Rep. Tim Ryan, the favorite for the Senate nomination, raised $4.1 million and has $6.5 million on hand.

See also: Bloomberg: Democratic Senators Hit Airwaves Backed by Big Fundraising Hauls; The Hill: Senate Democrats report record fundraising hauls in first quarter

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