The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC), the elections arm of the House Republican Conference, announced Thursday that it raised a “record-breaking $12.6 million” in May.
In an emailed press release, the NRCC touted the “Committee Record” from May of an election year. Eclipsed This surpasses the $11.9 million recorded by the rival Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) in May.
Punchbowl News report Thursday Development.
“Increasing a majority is a team effort, and we broke this fundraising record with the help of ordinary Americans and our incredible leadership team,” NRCC Chairman Richard Hudson (R-N.C.) said before taking aim at the left.
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“With radical Democrats running the country, families don’t feel safe, physically or financially. They’re loosening their purse strings to avoid the possibility that Democrats will continue to wreak havoc on their daily lives next year.”
The NRCC received a major boost at the end of the month after the May 30 ruling in former President Donald Trump’s Manhattan business records trial.
According to Punchbowl News, $300,000 was raised on the day of the conviction. report It was the biggest online fundraising day of all time. For reference, the committee raised $175,000 the day House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) took the speaker’s gavel.
At first Punchbowl News: of About NRCC This year’s online fundraising day was our biggest ever, beating the previous record by more than $125,000.
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Hudson Said On June 6, the Washington Reporter reported that the NRCC had raised “well over $1 million” in online fundraising efforts in the days following the ruling, with nearly a third of donors being first-time donors to the NRCC.
The committee reported raising $147.4 million this election cycle, about $10 million more than it raised during the same period in the 2020 election cycle.
Despite the productive month, the group still has less cash on hand than its Democratic counterparts: The NRCC’s current cash balance is $64.9 million, while the DCCC said it had $78.8 million as of Tuesday.
