Well, my last post claiming how bad state Republican party organizations were doing seems to be... well, untrue. According to this morning's RealClearPolitics website, state GOP organizations have a significant cash advantage in 25 of 43 states... including several swing states (Florida, Minnesota)... I'm going to go out on a limb here and say Delaware's GOP organization isn't one of those 25.

Republican parties hold a bigger advantage in cash on hand, with $11.7 million in the bank compared with $6.65 million for Democrats. That's an average cash position of about $250,000 for the 47 parties that have reported contribution totals, better than Democrats' $141,000 average, money that can be used to influence voters choosing candidates for Congress or the White House.
...in some small way, Republican state parties are finding a way to raise money even facing such a poor climate, and that may indicate that donors to the cash-strapped party will return eventually. For the moment, it is a rare point of optimism for a party that has had trouble coming up with things to stay positive about.

Posted by Gary on Friday, March 28, 2008 at 8:38 AM | Permalink |