Since the 2016 presidential election, crowdfunding sites have become a top fundraising destination for progressive activists forming the so-called resistance to President Donald Trump.
The Republican National Committee added July 2018 to its list of record-breaking fundraising periods, raising $14.2 million last month.
The Democratic National Committee’s latest fundraising numbers show the party continues to have trouble with fundraising as the 2018 midterm elections approach.
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti took advantage of his Hollywood ties in a move that could bolster his rumored but yet-unannounced campaign for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination.
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.) is raising money for the DCCC, the congressional campaign arm of the Democratic Party with the subject “Mueller FIRED.”
Former President Barack Obama will headline a Beverly Hills fundraiser for Sen. Claire McCaskill (D., Mo.), marking his first official involvement in the upcoming midterm elections, according to Politico.
The Republican National Committee broke another fundraising record in February by raking in $12.8 million.
The Republican National Committee continued to post successful fundraising numbers in January, pulling in $12.4 million.
Conor Lamb, the Democratic nominee for Pennsylvania’s 18th Congressional District, has made lambasting the corruptive influence lobbyists have on lawmakers a central tenet of his campaign, but it hasn’t stopped him from attending lobbyist-hosted fundraisers.
