https://www.rawstory.com/rnc-fundraising-2664692984/ The Republican National Committee's fundraising has slowed dramatically, with just less than $12 million in the bank ahead of next year's election, and frustrations with longtime chair Ronna McDaniel are rising. The RNC has actually raised $50.8 million this year, not far off the $59.5 million raised by the DNC, but party members are questioning some of McDaniel's budget decisions and exorbitant payments to consultants. The RNC faced criticism for agreeing to cover some of Donald Trump's legal costs, but those payments were capped at a reported $1.6 million, but the committee has spent more than $21.6 million on its own legal fees since 2021, including $4.5 million this year. https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow...-parties-are-alarmingly-short-money-rcna96156 There are two competitive House seats on the line as Republicans are looking to defend their slim majority in the lower chamber next year. Not to mention, Arizona is going to be a major swing state in the 2024 presidential election. But the state GOP has just over $23,000 in cash on hand in its federal account, according to federal filings, and roughly $144,000 according to their Q2 state filing. If it makes Arizona Republicans feel any better, it’s not completely alone. The Detroit News reported two weeks ago, for example, that the Michigan GOP’s latest filing showed it had about $93,000 in its bank accounts — a total party insiders characterized as “alarming.” Around the same time, The Daily Beast reported that the Minnesota GOP’s latest Federal Election Commission filing said it had less than $54 cash on hand. What’s more, in May, The Colorado Sun reported that the GOP in the Rocky Mountain State was facing a financial crunch so serious that it “didn’t pay any employees.” The deputy chief of staff for the Colorado House GOP soon after characterized the state party as “bankrupt” and unable to afford rent payment on the party’s offices.
Donor class are locusts. Of all the presidential candidates, which one would raise taxes on the rich?