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The Nationwide Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) introduced in what it calls a "record" $104.8 million in fundraising final 12 months, because the Senate GOP's reelection arm builds sources to regain the chamber's majority in November's midterm elections.
The NRSC says its 2021 haul is probably the most it has ever raised throughout an off-election 12 months.
Based on figures from the NRSC, which had been shared first with Unique News and a handful of different information organizations, the committee introduced in $28.6 million within the October-December fourth quarter of fundraising and $11.2 million in December alone, which it says are each odd-year data.
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The NRSC additionally spotlighted that roughly 443,000 distinctive donors contributed to the committee final 12 months, for a complete of greater than two million donations, together with almost 170,000 first-time donors.
The Senate GOP reelection arm reported $32.7 million money readily available.
GOP Sen. Rick Scott of Florida speaks with Unique News whereas attending the Republican Jewish Coalition's annual convention in Las Vegas, on Nov. 5, 2021.
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The Senate is presently cut up 50-50 between the 2 main events, however the Democrats have the bulk due to the tie-breaking vote of Vice President Kamala Harris.
The GOP is defending 20 of the 34 seats up for grabs in 2022. That features 5 open seats, together with Republican retirements in the important thing battlegrounds of Pennsylvania and North Carolina and the aggressive state of Ohio, in addition to in Missouri and Alabama.
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However Republicans see sturdy alternatives to flip blue seats to crimson in Arizona, Georgia, Nevada and doubtlessly New Hampshire, the place first-term Democratic senators are working for reelection in swing states.
Republican Senate candidate and former school and professional soccer star Herschel Walker speaks at a rally that includes former President Donald Trump on Sept. 25, 2021, in Perry, Georgia.
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Democrats face historic headwinds within the 2022 elections, because the occasion that controls the White Home historically suffers setbacks within the ensuing midterms. To make issues worse, Democrats throughout the nation can have a cope with an unfavorable political setting that's compounded by President Biden’s underwater approval scores.
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"This NRSC team has smashed fundraising records all cycle, and we have Chuck Schumer and the radical Senate Democrats to thank," NRSC chair Rick Scott stated in an announcement, as he pointed to Senate Majority Chief Chuck Schumer.
Senate Majority Chief Chuck Schumer of N.Y., speaks throughout a information convention on Capitol Hill in Washington, Jan. 4, 2022.
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Scott, a former Florida governor and first-term senator, charged that "Senate Democrats are focused on abolishing the filibuster, eliminating voter ID requirements, and reckless spending sprees instead of securing the border, fixing the supply chain, and lowering the cost of everyday goods for American families."
However there was some optimistic fundraising information for the Democrats in current months. A few of their high candidates in key battleground races have been outraising their Republican counterparts.
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