Former CBS Chairman President Les Moonves famously claimed in February 2016 that Donald Trump’s presidential candidacy “may not be good for America, but it’s damn good for CBS.”
“The money,” Moonves crowed, “is rolling in.”
Moonves, of course, was proven wrong. Trump was good for America, while Moonves was fired two years later amid a cloud of sexual misconduct allegations, and, as CBS announced last month, will be denied his $120 million golden parachute.
Yet Congressional Republicans can borrow his quote in regard to the current White House occupant.
In a statement last week, the National Republican Congressional Committee, which works to get GOP candidates elected to the U.S. House, announced its third consecutive record-breaking fundraising month.
The NRCC raked in more than $14 million in May, the press release stated.
The committee ended last month with more than $42.1 million cash in hand, which, the NRCC noted, more than doubles the amount from the same point in the last election cycle.
The NRCC’s Democratic counterparts claimed that their fundraising last month was also the best ever for a May in a nonelection year.
Yet, as the NRCC notes, the Republicans hold a $6 million advantage in fundraising so far this year – despite the alleged popularity of the Biden administration and the relentless efforts by the media to portray the GOP as racists.
“Americans are ready to do whatever is necessary to stop Nancy Pelosi and House Democrats’ socialist agenda. May’s record-breaking fundraising numbers are just the latest indication that House Republicans are primed to retake the majority.” – NRCC Chairman Tom Emmer said in the press release.
Republicans need to pick up five seats in the House next year to regain control.
Meanwhile, during the first quarter, according to numbers reported in April, the National Republican Senatorial Committee, led by Florida U.S. Sen. Rick Scott, outraised the Democratic Senate Campaign Committee $23.1 million to $22.7 million. And that was despite Democrats claiming they raised a record amount in March.
Although that is a slim margin, Politico noted in April that Republicans feared a drop in fundraising after GOP candidates lost both Georgia runoff elections in January and control of the Senate.
The Senate is split 50-50 with Vice President Kamala Harris as the tie-breaker.
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