GOP committees will spend election night with lobbyists

The K Street fundraising* begins again on Election Night for the National Republican Senatorial Committee and the National Republican Congressional Committee.

The lobbying and firm of Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld is hosting the committees' election night reception at the W Hotel, according to the solicitation for potential co-hosts.

With the majority in the balance, donors can pay between $10,000 and $2,500 for benefits beginning with "prominent signage" and special "VIP" access.

Also available are "other benefits as determined by underwriter's needs."

This is, the source who sent it over emails, "change K Street can believe in."

UPDATE: Akin Gump's Kathryn Holmes Johnson points out that the event is not a fundraiser for the committees themselves, but only for the event.

She also said that the document linked was merely a draft -- a solicitation to potential backers, not an invitation to the event -- and that "Our participation will be by Republicans at Akin Gump. This event will be similar to those that we have done at the two party conventions. The Democrats at the firm may also do an event on election night, but that has not yet been decided."

ALSO: There's some debate over whether this skirts the line of being a "fundraiser."