Raleigh – Ahead of the deadline for the second quarter 2018 fundraising reports, a look back at the first quarter results shows that Democratic challengers are already outraising, outworking, and outhustling Republican incumbents.
Across the state, Democratic challengers outraised 30% of GOP incumbents and open-seat challengers (34 out of 116 total seats held by GOP incumbents or open) in Q1 2018; of that total, one fourth (22 out of 91) of Republican incumbents were outraised by their Democratic challenger.
The totals are a clear sign that Democrats are building robust, grassroots-driven campaigns and that Republican incumbents are unprepared for the political headwinds facing them this election. On top of that, Democrats are running strong campaigns in every district this year, meaning complacent incumbents who relied on their caucus to cover their campaigns in the past will find less support as Republican leaders face the largest battlefield since 2010.
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