Politico: GOP Senators Face Fundraising Emergency

Politico reports:

Last month, the National Republican Senatorial Committee prepared a slideshow for Senate chiefs of staff full of bleak numbers about the party’s failure to compete with Democrats on digital fundraising.

For anyone not getting the message, the final slide hammered home the possible end result: a freight train bearing down on a man standing on the tracks.

The slideshow, obtained by POLITICO, painted a grim picture of the GOP’s long-running problem. Republican senators and challengers lagged behind Democrats by a collective $30 million in the first quarter of 2020, a deficit stemming from Democrats’ superior online fundraising machine.

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“There’s a fear that when Trump leaves the stage, Republicans are going to be logarithmically behind in terms of small-dollar donors,” said Dan Eberhart. “The traditional model is slowly dying.” – via @politico Senate GOP confronts fundraising emergency https://t.co/kGe9PSLH0j

— Dan K. Eberhart (@DanKEberhart) July 13, 2020