Republicans are falling far behind Democrats when it comes to getting campaign cash, and according to a new report by Politico, this could cause a “trainwreck” in the Republican Party that will go far beyond the 2020 election.
Politico reports that Republicans ignored warning signs about Democrats outraising them.
According to the report, the slideshow shown to lawmakers “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.”
“The money guarantees Democrats nothing heading into November 2020,” the report continues. “But with President Donald Trump’s poll numbers sagging and more GOP-held Senate races looking competitive, the intensity of Democrats’ online fundraising is close to erasing the financial advantage incumbent senators usually enjoy. That’s making it harder to bend their campaigns away from the national trend lines — and helping Democrats’ odds of flipping the Senate.”
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According to Politico, National Republican Senatorial Committee staffers were told to make a concerted effort to increase their online efforts and find new donors because “the outlook was bleak not just for 2020, but for 2022 and 2024.”
According to Eric Wilson, a Republican consultant who was behind Florida Sen. Marco Rubio’s digital operation, the GOP is facing a disaster in the making.
“It’s a slow-moving trainwreck. The warning signs are flashing right now, and they’re ignoring it,” he explained.
Defending against reports that Democratic Senate contenders in 10 out of 12 races have outraised their opponents, Kevin McLaughlin, executive director of the NRSC admitted, “Some GOP Senate candidates have made great strides online, but we’re still light-years away from where we need to be as a party.”
“2020 should serve as a canary in the coal mine to anyone on the ballot in 2022 and beyond,” he cautioned. “They have a simple choice: Adapt immediately or find a new job. We have better resources than Democrats, but they don’t do any good if no one uses them.”
You can read the full report HERE.
