Monday, January 23, 2006


RNC rakes in over $100 million last year.

The RNC brought in $102 million and had $34 million in the bank. The DNC raised $51 million and had 5.5 million in the bank. The difference is the largest lead the RNC has had in over a decade.
RNC Chairman Ken Mehlman commented, "There's no question it's an advantage," he said. "We are in a position to be able to maintain majorities in the House and Senate by providing campaigns with the resources they need to be successful." Under campaign finance laws, the RNC can make unlimited transfers of campaign cash to other Republican national committees.
The DNC spent considerably last year on state parties and installing operatives on the ground in every state. They also worked to elect Democrat Timothy Kaine as Mark Warner's succesor in Virginia.