National Republicans have long been able to bank on Georgia without having to put much money into the state, but reports filed Wednesday show how much that has changed.
With polls in Georgia showing President Trump in a tight race with Democratic nominee and former Vice President Joe Biden, the Republican National Committee donated about $7.6 million to the state GOP in the past three months, bumping their total to $9.5 million since the beginning of 2019.
Trump’s campaign contributed $876,000 during that period, while Republican U.S. Sen. David Perdue’s campaign donated $626,000. Perdue is also facing a tough re-election challenge.
In total, the state GOP reported raising almost $11 million during the past three months, and spending almost $10 million.
By contrast, in the previous three presidential election years the state GOP reported raising a little over $2 million - combined - during the Sept. 30 reporting period. The RNC gave $953,000 in 2015-2016 to the state party, and a little over $100,000 each in 2011-2012 and 2007-2008 leading up to the presidential elections.
While Republicans reported raising $11 million during the past three months, the state Democratic Party reported taking in just over $1 million, with Fair Fight PAC, the political action committee for the voting rights group created by former Democratic gubernatorial nominee Stacey Abrams, the top donor.
The Democratic Party reported having about $1.3 million on hand in the weeks before the election. The state GOP, after having spent $10 million in the past three months, reported having about $2.8 million banked.
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