Count the number of "good news" items in these
first three paragraphs of this Bloomberg news article:
Democrats, seeking to regain control of the U.S. Congress this November, are narrowing their fund- raising gap with the Republicans.
Democratic Party election committees raised $143 million in 2005, up from $128 million four years earlier, led by a record amount collected by the Senate campaign organization. Republican committees raised $206 million, down from $234 million in 2001, according to reports filed with the Federal Election Commission.
The Democrats also reported $47 million in the bank at the start of 2006, $18 million less than the Republicans. That compares with a $37 million difference at the start of 2002, the last year congressional elections were held when there was no presidential race.
More:
The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, under Senator Charles Schumer of New York, outraised the Republicans, collecting an all-time high of $44 million, with $25 million in the bank, according to figures released by the committee. The National Republican Senatorial Committee said it took in $36 million and had a balance of $11 million [...]
Dean doubled the Democrats' donations from small contributors, those who gave less than $200. The party reported taking in $32 million from small donors, compared with $16 million in 2001. The Republican National Committee raised $55 million in small donations, up from $40 million four years earlier.
The House Republicans' fund-raising arm took in $65 million, compared with $43 million for the House Democrats. The Republicans had $20 million cash on hand to $16 million for the Democrats, according to figures released by both parties.
Republicans depend on huge fundraising advantages to maintain their legislative majorities. Those advantages are being whittled away which will be scaring the shit out of the GOP. We are kicking their ass in the senate, are competitive in the house, and while the RNC has a big advantage over the DNC, Dean has been building infrastructure in the states while raising money for state parties.
Republicans can't be all that pleased with these numbers.