Candidates for Congress recently filed their second-quarter fundraising reports. In most districts, Democratic candidates raised more than double what the Republican incumbents reported, which has caused some concern o.j. Republican circles.
The Texas Tribute reports that since last week, when U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke, D-El Paso, revealed that he had raised a stunning $10.4 million between April and June in his bid to unseat Republican U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, a wave of Texas Democrats running for U.S. House seats similarly blasted out their own unusually strong fundraising numbers.
Incumbent 31st District congressman John Carter's fundraising with anemic in the second filing period, raising just over $267,000, compared with his Democratic Challenger, MJ Hegar, who raised $1.1 million in the same period.
Lizzie Pannell Fletcher is also dramatically out raising 7th District incumbent Congressman John Culberson, $1 million to just over $480,000 for the Republican.
Similarly, in the 23rd Congressional district race, Republican incumbent Will Hurd was outraised by his Democratic opponent, Gina Ortiz Jones. Hurd raised nearly $684,000, with Ortiz Jones raising $1.2 million.
The Tribune says that while some Republicans are beginning to hear alarm bells ringing, others are reassured that in many of these races, Republican candidates still have a huge "cash on hand" advantage.
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