I realize this may seem a wee bit tone deaf today of all days, but under the circumstances this actually seems more relevant than ever:
#Blue24 June 2024 Fundraising Report: Up 79% vs. May; up 87% for the cycle!
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Here's how my Blue24.org Dem fundraising project looks thru the end of June compared to the same point in 2024: $762,000 raised for Democrats up & down the ballot vs. $408,000 four years ago.
If that doesn't impress, here's the same categories broken out in bar graph format.
SENATE fundraising is slightly behind 2020, but HOUSE fundraising is up 66%, and STATE LEGISLATIVE fundraising is a stunning 7.3x HIGHER than the same point four years ago.
(I've raised FAR more for statewide executive races, President Biden, state Supreme Court races & miscellaneous funds so far as well, but I wasn't really promoting the first two last cycle and didn't even include the second two so that doesn't really count).
But wait, there's even more good news! While it's true that my U.S. SENATE fundraising is down 5% overall from the same point in 2020, when you break the Senate races out between TOP TIER & LONG SHOT status the picture is VERY different.
As my followers know, for *statewide* races only, my policy is to include both swing states *and* red states, extreme odds be damned: Oklahoma, Wyoming, etc.
HOWEVER, I also make sure to list the "pipe dream" states separately on the page & label them as such on the page.
In 2020, this didn't seem to make much difference to most people: I raised nearly as much for the candidates running in the 16 "pipe dream" races as I did for the dozen or so competitive races (around 55% competitive vs. ~45% long shots).
HOWEVER, look at this cycle: