No question now where Washington thinks the Virginia gubernatorial race stands. From the Washington Times:
Flush with cash, the RNC has invested nearly $5 million in the race, and the RGA has ponied up $10 million.
The Democratic National Committee has put $1.5 million behind Mr. Northam, and the Democratic Governors Association’s contribution is more than $6 million — combining for about half the rate of the GOP.
Why does this matter so much? Because the Democratic National Committee — suffering from purges of progressives and a lack of confidence among their donor class — is in a terrible place at the moment:
The RNC, with President Trump’s fundraising assistance, has raised $104 million this year and had $44 million cash on hand as of Sept. 30, with no debt.
The DNC had raised $51 million, had $7 million cash on hand and carried $3.7 million in debt.
Ouch.
What’s more, RNC and RGA wouldn’t be throwing this sort of money into Virginia if there wasn’t some certainty of victory, an encouraging sign for Republicans fighting for their first statewide victory since 2009.
