For all we've been hearing all year about how great the Democrats have been doing at fundraising, the reality on the ground has some top Democratic strategists concerned about resources as the campaign approaches crunch time. Perry Bacon, Jr. covers the story for Time:
Democrats have been leading in the polls for months now, but that doesn't mean everyone in the party is feeling so comfortable about their chances of regaining the House in November.
Rahm Emanuel, the Chicago congressman in charge of getting House Democrats elected, has already been in a months-long feud with Howard Dean, the chairman of the Democratic National Committee, complaining that Dean isn't spending enough of the DNC's money on this year's congressional races. But now Emanuel is expanding his fight with other groups in his own party, blasting George Soros and MoveOn.org, two key sources of campaign cash for liberal candidates in 2004, for not spending enough money so far in 2006.* * * * *
But the flare-up underscores one of the Democrats' biggest worries about this fall's elections: money. Top party officials are fretting that the GOP will dominate the ad wars in September and October. "My greatest fear is there will be a wall of money coming in at the end," said David Plouffe, a Democratic strategist working on some of the House campaigns. House Democrats actually have almost the same amount of money as House Republicans, $33 million to $34 million, but the Republican National Committee has $43 million, compared to $11 million for Dean's DNC.
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Whether it is due to chronic underrepresentation in poll samples or some other reason, Republican prospects in general seem to improve the closer to the election. Our side closes well. Additionally, the get-out-the-vote machinery is substantially intact, and Republicans tend to comprise a larger share of the electorate in midterms than in Presidential election years.
This isn't some wish-fulfillment exercise for moonbats. It's an election. It will be over when the votes are counted.
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