Democrats desperate for cash while GOP stockpiles surge



Following a brutal electoral loss in November, Democrats continue to fall behind Republicans in the race for cash.

The Republican National Committee has significantly outpaced its Democratic counterpart with respect to fundraising. As of June, the RNC had $80 million on hand, while the DNC only had $15 million in its war chest.

'Donors see the DNC as rudderless, off message and leaderless.'

To put this disparity in perspective, the DNC has less cash on hand this summer than they did at any given time over the last five years.

"Under President Trump's leadership, the RNC is laser-focused on expanding our majorities in 2026," RNC spokeswoman Kiersten Pels told Blaze News. "Donors know their investment with Republicans pays off — we win."

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This fundraising gap is not unique to the parties' national committees. The National Republican Congressional Committee has also outpaced the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee during this fundraising cycle.

In June alone, the NRCC raised over $18 million with a total of $32.2 million raised in the second quarter. At the same time, the DCCC only brought in $12.7 million in June, totaling about $29 million in the second quarter.

"The NRCC is fueled by unstoppable momentum because voters know what's at stake," NRCC Chairman Richard Hudson said in a press release. "While House Democrats are embracing the largest tax increase in history, open borders, and a radical socialist agenda, House Republicans are on offense. Americans are rallying behind the Republican mission to lower costs, make communities safer, and stop the far-left chaos consuming the Democrat Party."

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Democratic donors' hesitancy is often attributed to the progressive overhaul of the party. With candidates like Zohran Mamdani and politicians like Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (N.Y.) taking center stage, the Democratic Party has become harder to sell.

"Donors see the DNC as rudderless, off-message, and leaderless," one Democratic donor adviser told Politico. "Those are the buzzwords I keep hearing over and over again."

The DNC did not respond to a request for comment from Blaze News.

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Lara Trump sits out on swing state Senate bid to replace Thom Tillis



As the 2026 primaries begin to take shape, one swing state in particular has remained on the GOP's radar.

After Republican Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina announced his retirement in June, all eyes turned to Tar Heel State native Lara Trump. Although the Republican nomination would have undoubtedly been hers to claim, Lara passed on the opportunity to scoop up the Senate bid.

'Despite Cooper's popularity in the purple state, Republicans have maintained a steady winning streak in North Carolina.'

Republican National Committee Chair Michael Whatley, who previously co-chaired the RNC alongside Lara Trump, will instead be running for the North Carolina Senate seat, reportedly with President Donald Trump's blessing.

Although neither candidate has issued a formal announcement, Whatley is expected to face off against former Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper.

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Despite Cooper's popularity in the purple state, Republicans have maintained a steady winning streak there. Since 1990, Democrats have won only two terms to represent North Carolina in the Senate. Since 1980, the swing state also voted for a Democratic presidential candidate only one time — in 2008, when former President Barack Obama was on the ticket.

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One GOP operative told Blaze News that Republican Sen. Tim Scott (S.C.), who chairs the National Republican Senatorial Committee, had previously met with Whatley to discuss a potential Senate bid. The NRSC has also been floating Whatley as a potential candidate since January, and internal polling has indicated that a "pro-Trump Republican" would be the strongest candidate, according to the GOP operative.

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Election integrity win! Blue city in Michigan may soon have to explain Democrat-favored polling problem



Election officials in one of the bluest cities in Michigan may soon have to give answers under oath about an election-related imbalance that always seems to favor Democrats.

In 2022, the Michigan GOP and the Republican National Committee sued various officials in Flint, Michigan, after the city hired just a fraction of the number of Republican polling inspectors required by state law.

'It’s about making sure that courts are open to decide important questions about people’s rights.'

The state statute demands that "board of election commissioners shall appoint at least 1 election inspector from each major political party and shall appoint an equal number, as nearly as possible, of election inspectors in each election precinct from each major political party."

However, of the 562 inspectors appointed by the Flint election commissioners, just 57 were Republicans, court documents said.

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Despite the gross disparity, lower courts in Michigan dismissed the lawsuit, claiming that the state and national Republican parties lacked standing. These Republican organizations "cannot show that they are interested parties who are entitled to a declaratory judgment," the majority opinion from the Michigan Court of Appeals determined in 2024. The 2-1 decision added that the groups "do not have a legally protected interest in the enforcement of" the applicable statutes.

A supermajority of the decidedly liberal Michigan Supreme Court disagreed.

On Monday, the state's highest court ruled 5-1 that the Michigan Republican Party and the RNC do in fact have "a unique interest in ensuring the fair and equal treatment of party-affiliated candidates during voting and the counting of ballots." The ruling added that such "fair and equal treatment" "is fulfilled through party-affiliated election inspectors."

The ruling gives new life to the GOP lawsuit, allowing it to proceed at the lower courts. Should it be retried, "Flint officials will be forced to explain themselves under oath," Rod D. Martin, tech entrepreneur and CEO of Martin Capital, noted.

"Democrats stacked the deck in Flint," Martin continued on social media. "Now they’ll have to answer for it."

Michael Whatley, chairman of the RNC, likewise cheered the ruling as "another major win for election integrity!"

"Every voter deserves transparency and fairness — and that starts with equal representation among poll workers," he continued in a statement posted to social media.

Republican state Rep. Bryan Posthumus of Rockford is likewise pleased.

"The Supreme Court made the right call in overturning the lower court's ruling," Posthumus said in a statement to Blaze News. "The fight to ensure free, fair, and transparent elections is a continuous one, and this is a big battle to win."

Even the ACLU of Michigan celebrated the decision. ACLU attorney Phil Mayor claimed that the GOP lawsuit "really deserved to be heard."

"The underlying case may be about politics, but the standing question that the Michigan Supreme Court decided today is not about politics. It’s about making sure that courts are open to decide important questions about people’s rights," Mayor said, according to Michigan Public.

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Flint is not the only heavily Democratic city in Michigan to be sued for failing to hire enough Republican election inspectors. In August, the RNC sued Detroit on similar grounds.

At that point, only 335 of the more than 500 precincts in Detroit had provided legally required information about polling workers. Of those 335, at least 202 "did not have any Republican election inspectors," the lawsuit said, even though the Detroit clerk had received in May a list of nearly 700 Republicans willing to serve.

Though the city had hired at least 250 Republicans, those supposed Republicans were not nominated by the party.

Detroit settled that lawsuit just before the 2024 general election, agreeing to adjust "processes and protocols" to accord with state law.

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