MAGA Agenda Drags Down House Republican Fundraising

The NRCC is “getting obliterated by the DCCC” [Punchbowl News]

Voters across the country can see House Republicans’ chaos, infighting, and MAGA extremism on full display – and it’s quite literally costing them. As they barrel towards another year of nasty party infighting, their troubles will only continue to mount and doom their majority next November.

But don’t take our word for it:

• Punchbowl News: House GOP money woes

  They’re getting obliterated by the DCCC, which raised $8.1 million last month and has $47 million on hand. The NRCC has $37 million in its campaign account.

• Axios: House GOP fundraising arm lags Democrats as 2024 heats up

  The National Republican Congressional Committee has an uphill fundraising battle against Democrats heading into 2024, according to its public filing with the FEC.

• The Messenger: House GOP Campaign Arm Reports Fundraising Drop Amid Speaker Battle

  The dip in fundraising is reminiscent of the challenges within the Republican Party that came to a head with the historic ousting of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., and the three weeks of infighting resulting in the election of Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., to the speakership.

• New York Post: House Republicans’ campaign arm reports drop in fundraising after speaker fight 

  The NRCC report comes as some GOP insiders have expressed concern about Johnson’s ability to fill the party’s coffers.

  “McCarthy was the LeBron James of fundraising and Mike Johnson really isn’t and so how is it that you can square this circle?” a top New York House Republican staffer told The Post earlier this month. 

• Politico: House Republicans are quarreling and their campaign arm fundraising has slowed

  The tumult also left Republicans without their chief fundraiser in the post. The House speaker gig is critical in funneling cash to the conference and McCarthy has been a fundraising juggernaut with an extensive donor network. Johnson didn’t have a prolific track record when it came to raking in cash, but in the days immediately following his ascension to the role, the NRCC said it had its strongest online fundraising of the cycle.

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  A spokesperson for the NRCC declined to comment beyond noting the cycle-high fundraising after Johnson was elected to the role.

DCCC Spokesperson Viet Shelton:
“Despite the fake hype from the other side, it’s important to look past the spin and remember: Arithmetic is a powerful tool to make a point.

“Month after month this year, the DCCC has consistently outperformed the NRCC. The truth is that MAGA extremism is costing House Republicans their slim majority.”

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