by Matthew Hay Brown
The Democatic Congressional Campaign Committee enjoyed its strongest fundraising year ever in 2007 today.
The House Democrats’ campaign fundraising operation raised $67.5 million last year while doubling its list of activists and supporters to more than 2 million, D-triple-C Chairman Chris Van Hollen announced today.
“The American people are energized and inspired by Democrats’ agenda of change and the strong candidates we’ve recruited across the country,” the Maryland Democrat said.
Van Hollen said the money has enabled House Democrats to remain on offense: Looking to build on gains from 2006, the D-trip is targeting 50 more Republican seats in November.
The National Republican Congressional Committee releases its numbers later today. An NRCC spokesman expressed skepticism about the Democrats’ prospects this fall.
“All of the money in the world can’t buy the Democrat-led Congress higher approval ratings,” Ken Spain said. “Democrats will need every dollar they can get their hands in on in order to explain their abysmal record of higher taxes, runaway spending and broken borders.”
Van Hollen says the Democrats aren’t finished.
“Our strong grassroots support stems from Democrats’ continuing fight to take America in a New Direction by strengthening our economy, changing course in Iraq, and restoring the American Dream to middle class families, but there is much more work to do,” he said. “We need a Democratic president and a strong Democratic majority to move our country forward.”
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