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Democratic attorneys general candidates rake in donations post-Roe
PoliticoDemocrats running for state attorneys general are seeing a surge in donations and a polling upswing in the wake of the Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade — making several races formerly seen as longshots newly competitive.
Challengers in Arizona, Georgia, Kansas and Texas are more optimistic about their chances of flipping party control of the powerful post at a time attorneys general will have more sway than ever over who can have an abortion, under what circumstances, and which charges to file in cases when abortion restrictions are violated.
At the same time, Democratic incumbents in tight races in Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada and Wisconsin are increasingly confident about winning reelection, buoyed by a wave of voter and donor attention on abortion rights.
This influx of campaign cash is the latest evidence Democrats point to as they argue voters will deliver them upset victories up and down the ballot in November, and that Republicans’ anti-abortion stance will boost turnout and sway independents.
The Democratic Attorneys General Association — the party’s only national campaign arm to explicitly require its candidates to support abortion rights — usually trails its GOP counterpart in fundraising. But in the second quarter of this year, when Roe fell, it outraised the Republican group, $6.47 million to $6.3 million. And while Republicans’ fundraising ticked up 7 percent from the previous quarter this year, Democrats’ shot up 70 percent. And Ford says that included sizable increases in both small-dollar and major donations.
Challengers in Arizona, Georgia, Kansas and Texas are more optimistic about their chances of flipping party control of the powerful post at a time attorneys general will have more sway than ever over who can have an abortion, under what circumstances, and which charges to file in cases when abortion restrictions are violated.
At the same time, Democratic incumbents in tight races in Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada and Wisconsin are increasingly confident about winning reelection, buoyed by a wave of voter and donor attention on abortion rights.
This influx of campaign cash is the latest evidence Democrats point to as they argue voters will deliver them upset victories up and down the ballot in November, and that Republicans’ anti-abortion stance will boost turnout and sway independents.
The Democratic Attorneys General Association — the party’s only national campaign arm to explicitly require its candidates to support abortion rights — usually trails its GOP counterpart in fundraising. But in the second quarter of this year, when Roe fell, it outraised the Republican group, $6.47 million to $6.3 million. And while Republicans’ fundraising ticked up 7 percent from the previous quarter this year, Democrats’ shot up 70 percent. And Ford says that included sizable increases in both small-dollar and major donations.
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