This major spike in GOP fundraising is unusual in that normally the party in power — whether Democrat or Republican — has typically raised more than the opposition's fundraising committees in August.
In the Senate, where Republicans are far outnumbered, their fundraising committee collected $3.1 million last month, compared to just $2.2 million by the Democratic committee. It was the second month in a row that the Senate GOP committee outperformed Democrats — bringing its fundraising total for the year to $26.5 million, just $1 million less than the Democrats.
Brian Walsh, spokesman for the National Republican Senatorial Committee, said the committee has attracted more than 70,000 first-time donors this year- "There are a lot of independents who may have voted for Obama who are now saying, 'This type of big government spending is not what we signed up for'."
The Republican National Committee (RNC) also had a fundraising bump in August, bringing in $1 million more than their rivals at the DNC...
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