Last week, congressional candidates and incumbent lawmakers released their fundraising numbers to the Federal Election Commission, which gives insight into how campaigns are doing ahead of the impending November elections.
The stakes for posting large fundraising numbers are incredibly high because they can determine whether a candidate is viable. Republicans only need to win eight seats in the House to win back the Speaker’s gavel, and only need to flip one seat in the Senate, which means Democrats need to raise a large amount of money as the wind is in their face, as Senator Lindsey Graham told The Independent last year after Republicans won Virginia’s governorship. Republicans are also expected to pour in money from outside interest groups to get back the Senate.
