QuoteSix months later, the green tsunami is here. And it's threatening to wipe out the Republican Senate majority.

The online fundraising edge that Democrats have enjoyed for years has mushroomed into an overpowering force, with small-dollar donors smashing "donate" buttons over the last three months to process their disgust for President Donald Trump, fury with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and grief for the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Propelled by the wave of money, Democrats have suddenly expanded the Senate battlefield to a dozen competitive races, burying long-contested states like Iowa and Maine in TV ads while also overwhelming Republican opponents in states like Alaska, Kansas and South Carolina that are suddenly tightening.

Where most of the top Democratic Senate candidates two years ago raised $4 million to $7 million in the third quarter of 2018, their contenders this year are multiplying those totals. Colorado's John Hickenlooper raised $22 million, more than six times what his presidential campaign raised before he dropped out of that race in 2019. Iowa's Theresa Greenfield and North Carolina's Cal Cunningham each cleared $28 million.

And on Sunday, South Carolina Democrat Jaime Harrison announced a record $57 million third-quarter haul for his race against GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham, where the most favorable public polling for Graham in the last month has shown him leading by a single point. Altogether, the money has given Democrats a TV spending edge in 12 of the 13 most expensive Senate races.

"The money is indicative [of] how much energy there is on their side, and the lack thereof on our side," said Mike DuHaime, a Republican consultant. "I think we're finding that Trump — the energy for Trump — is not always transferable, the same way it wasn't transferable for Democrats from Obama."

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There is no better way to judge enthusiasm than where people are putting their money. Trump is shutting down ads as he struggles for money. What is coming will render the GOP impotent for a generation, all because the most extreme elements were allowed to run roughshod. When the inmates run the asylum, the Trump admin is a perfect example of the outcome.

Quote from: Barricade on October 12, 2020, 12:11:45 PM
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There is no better way to judge enthusiasm than where people are putting their money. Trump is shutting down ads as he struggles for money. What is coming will render the GOP impotent for a generation, all because the most extreme elements were allowed to run roughshod. When the inmates run the asylum, the Trump admin is a perfect example of the outcome.

Keep believing this BS. Hillary raised more money also. When you wake up on 11/4 all that money has gone up in smoke.

Quote from: supsalemgr on October 12, 2020, 12:46:16 PM
Keep believing this BS. Hillary raised more money also. When you wake up on 11/4 all that money has gone up in smoke.

The Cult alone can't save Trump an the Movement from what's coming. Clinton's negatives are not shared by Biden. All in all, Biden in 2020 has little to no baggage compared to Clinton in 2016. By comparison, Trump IS Clinton this time around. His baggage is monumental. The entire country is tired of his bullshit.

Quote from: Barricade on October 12, 2020, 12:51:08 PM
The Cult alone can't save Trump an the Movement from what's coming. Clinton's negatives are not shared by Biden. All in all, Biden in 2020 has little to no baggage compared to Clinton in 2016. By comparison, Trump IS Clinton this time around. His baggage is monumental. The entire country is tired of his bullshit.

So you think there is some unseen blue wave that will suddenly appear, despite the fact he can't attract more than a handful of people to a campaign event?

Quote from: Barricade on October 12, 2020, 12:11:45 PM
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/10/12/senate-republicans-financial-freak-out-428863

There is no better way to judge enthusiasm than where people are putting their money.

You're RIGHT, where people put their money - that means alot!  Grass Roots, the general population, the Holy Grail of Politics... are *not* funding Joe Biden, just Big Money people, far fewer.   Total Cash doesn't translate directly into votes.   

Opps, gotta run, I got a new Trump sign to put up, a 4x4, down along the road... that was real money from ONE voter, who just cancelled out George Soro's ONE vote.

Money is helpful in a campaign but it does not determine the outcome. I think it was the 1970 mid-terms when the GOP outspent the Democrats 4-1 and lost.
I was just re-reading articles from 2016 that said the GOP was going to be dragged down to oblivion by then candidate, Donald Trump.
This election is unpredictable at the present time. I'll make a firm prediction on or about Nov. 5.

Like others said spending the most means nothing.  When most of Hollywood supports you, you will have more money to spend.  But there is more people with less money than Hollywood.