DSCC Announces “Stunning” February Fundraising Haul Powered By Record-Breaking Grassroots Support, Outraising NRSC

The DSCC raised over $7.2 million in February –– the best off-year February in committee history –– and outraised the NRSC last month thanks to record-breaking numbers of small-dollar donations. The haul is “a stunning amount for the committee in February of a year without any regularly scheduled federal elections,” fueled by an average online donation of $24. Nearly 65% of the DSCC’s total fundraising in February came from grassroots donations online, on the phones, and in the mail.

“The DSCC is starting this cycle with clear momentum, and we’re hitting the ground running to defend and expand our majority,” said DSCC Chair Gary Peters. “As Democrats work to deliver progress for the American people while Republicans grapple with a wave of retirements, this record-breaking haul makes clear that our grassroots community of small-dollar donors remains energized about winning in 2022.”

The Hill: Democratic Senate campaign arm raises $7.2 million in February, besting GOP group
By Max Greenwood

• The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) pulled in more than $7 million last month, besting its GOP counterpart, the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC), as the two groups gear up for a high-stakes midterm election in 2022.

• The DSCC raised more than $7.2 million in February and entered March with $10.2 million in the bank, according to numbers obtained first by The Hill on Thursday.

• By comparison, the NRSC raked in about $6.4 million in February, the committee announced last week.

• Most of the DSCC’s fundraising in February – 65 percent – came from grassroots donations made through online platforms, phone calls and mail, the committee said. The average online contribution to the group last month was $24.

• The $7.2 million announced by the DSCC is a stunning amount for the committee in February of a year without any regularly scheduled federal elections. In 2017, the group reported raising less than $3.8 million in February and had only about $7.2 million in cash on hand.

• Between February 2019 and last month, the DSCC said it saw a 363 percent increase in individual online giving.

• Republicans will still have to defend 20 seats next year compared to Democrats’ 14. What’s more, a handful of GOP incumbents have announced their retirements ahead of the midterms, opening up the possibility of bruising primary fights in competitive states, like North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Ohio.

• Two more Republican incumbents, Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), have not yet said whether they intend to run for reelection next year, injecting an air of uncertainty into the Iowa and Wisconsin Senate races.

• In a statement, Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich.), the chair of the DSCC, touted the group’s February fundraising haul as a sign that Democrats have “clear momentum,” saying that the DSCC is “hitting the ground running to defend and expand our majority.”

• “As Democrats work to deliver progress for the American people while Republicans grapple with a wave of retirements, this record-breaking haul makes clear that our grassroots community of small-dollar donors remains energized about winning in 2022,” he said.

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