A low approval rating hasn’t hurt the Republican Party’s ability to raise money.

Year-end campaign finance reports filed with the Federal Elections Commission (FEC) show six of the 10 organizations with the most cash to begin the year are affiliated with the party.

Those GOP-aligned fundraising groups, which included two super PACs and President Trump’s 2020 reelection committee, had a combined $134.4 million in their coffers as of Dec. 31.

The four Democratic organizations on the list reported a combined $83.1 million cash on hand, or about 38 percent less than the Republican total.

Committees, PACs with most cash on hand

Committee/PAC Affiliated With In Support of Type Cash on hand NRCC Republicans House Party $43,644,640 DCCC Democrats House Party $38,900,497 Republican National Committee Republicans Party Party $38,818,629 Donald J. Trump For President Republicans President Candidate $22,109,158 SEIU COPE Democrats Party PAC $19,075,451 Congressional Leadership Fund Republicans House Super PAC $15,216,977 Senate Majority PAC Democrats Senate Super PAC $13,710,854 House Majority PAC Democrats House Super PAC $11,460,992 Trump Victory Republicans President/Party JFC $8,389,649 Senate Leadership Fund Republicans Senate Super PAC $6,308,856

*Data is based on 2017 year-end reports filed on or before Jan. 31, 2018.

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The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC), which is the primary fundraising vehicle for House Republican campaigns, topped the list with $43.6 million.

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC), its counterpart on the other side of the aisle, trailed with $38.9 million cash on hand.

The Republican National Committee ($38.8 million) and Trump’s campaign ($22.1 million) ranked third and fourth, respectively.

The DSCC and NRSC — the organizations primarily responsible for winning Senate seats — did not have year-end reports publicly available through the FEC as of publishing.



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