Democratic candidates awash in cash

Yesterday I posted about how the corrupt DNC can't raise cash from donors.
Today I spotted this article which showed the flip-side of the story - Democratic candidates are almost getting more donations than they can handle.
Obviously the DNC brand is toxic.

Animated by opposition to President Donald Trump and the Republican congressional majorities, at least 162 Democratic candidates in 82 GOP-held districts have raised over $100,000 so far this year, according to a POLITICO analysis of the latest FEC data. That’s about four times as many candidates as House Democrats had at this point before the 2016 or 2014 elections, and it’s more than twice as many as Republicans had running at this point eight years ago, on the eve of capturing the House in the 2010 wave election.

Nearly three dozen Republican incumbents were outraised by Democratic challengers in the third quarter of this year – a stunning figure. Nine GOP incumbents already trail a Democratic opponent in cash on hand, increasing the likelihood that many veteran incumbents will face tough opposition for the first time in years.

The Democrats’ fundraising success, especially from a glut of candidates who have never run for office before, is unsettling to those charged with protecting the GOP majority.

“That’s something that should get every Republican’s attention in Washington,” said Jason Roe, a Republican strategist who works on House races. “These first-timers are printing money."

I really like that "first-timers" (i.e. not yet corrupted) are competitive. It's a very good sign.
I like even more how these first-timers won't be indebted to the DNC.

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee raised $8.9 million in September, beating its Republican counterpart for the fifth month in a row.
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dervish's picture

he is unsustainable in that role if both are against him. The DNC is so tone-deaf though that I would expect them to replace him with DWS.

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"Obama promised transparency, but Assange is the one who brought it."

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@dervish

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When I offer to wash your back in the shower, all you have to say is yes or no.
Not all this "who are you, and how did you get in here?" nonsense.

Now the Party will sabotage every progressive they can, and those they can't sabotage they'll cheat, and it'll be a Republican sweep if they succeed. Or the establishment Dems will be swept away. Either way it'll be over for the establishment Dems.

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On to Biden since 1973

The DNC hasn't been running Dems against Rupubs in a lot of areas, this, I suppose, depending on what's been worked out to please shared donors/achieve donor objectives; a lot of those'll be Berniecrats, I'll bet. Maybe washing the corruption out with a flood of healthy new blood might actually work?

As long as the DNC/local Repub party/Homeland Security/ can somehow be stopped from cheating to keep them out... citizen oversight of elections needs to totally be a thing.

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Psychopathy is not a political position, whether labeled 'conservatism', 'centrism' or 'left'.

A tin labeled 'coffee' may be a can of worms or pathology identified by a lack of empathy/willingness to harm others to achieve personal desires.