Race Rundown: Trump & GOP Pull In Massive Fundraising Haul

PRESIDENTIAL

Politico: “Kamala Harris Shakes Up Flailing Campaign” (Politico, 9/30/19)

Former Vice President Joe Biden’s White House campaign announced a $6 million media effort on broadcast and digital channels across all four early primary and caucus states this week. (The Hill, 10/3/19)

Bernie Sanders unveiled his first television commercial of the 2020 presidential campaign, casting himself as a proven warrior for workers and those struggling to get by. The Sanders campaign said the television ad is part of a $1.3 million buy in Iowa. (The Washington Times, 10/1/19)

• On Wednesday, Sanders’ campaign said that the Democratic presidential candidate had a heart procedure for a blocked artery and was canceling events and appearances “until further notice.” (The Associated Press, 10/2/19)

Bernie Sanders’ raised more than $25 million in the third quarter of his presidential campaign, his aides announced Tuesday. (Politico, 10/1/19)

• Pete Buttigieg raised $19.1 million for his presidential campaign during the last three months, his campaign said Tuesday. (The New York Times, 10/1/19)

• Joe Biden raised $15.2 million in the third quarter, his campaign said, a dropoff of $7 million from the previous quarter. (The New York Times, 10/3/19)

• Kamala Harris raised $11.6 million in the third quarter of 2019, her campaign announced, a sum that is consistent with her previous hauls. (CNN, 10/1/19)

• Andrew Yang’s campaign announced that he raised $10 million in the third quarter. (Politico, 10/2/19)

POLL: This week’s national Morning Consult poll of Democratic primary voters found former Vice President Joe Biden (D-DE) leading the field for President with support from 32% of those polled. He is followed by Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) (21%), Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) (19%), Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) (6%), and Mayor Pete Buttigieg (D-IN) (5%). (Morning Consult, 10/1/19)

POLL: A national Monmouth poll shows Warren leading with support from 28% of primary voters followed by Biden (25%), Sanders (15%), Buttigieg (5%), and Harris (5%). (Monmouth, 10/2/19)

POLL: The latest national Economist/YouGov poll shows Warren leading with support from 28% of primary voters followed by Biden (22%), Sanders (13%), Buttigieg (7%), and Harris (5%). (YouGov, 10/3/19)

SENATE NATIONAL

According to a new nation-wide Hill-HarrisX poll, 54% of registered independent voters support Republicans keeping the Senate in 2020, compared to 46% who preferred that Democrats win back control of the upper chamber. (The Hill, 10/1/19)

SENATE GEORGIA

Democratic Senate candidate Jon Ossoff will report raising $800,000 in the three weeks since he entered the race to unseat Republican Sen. David Perdue, ending the latest fundraising quarter with $1.3 million in cash on hand. (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 10/1/19)

• Democrat Sarah Riggs Amico raised more than $710,000 in the third quarter for her Senate campaign in Georgia, her campaign said. (Politico, 10/2/19)

House Speaker Pro Tempore Jan Jones (R-GA) announced she had submitted an application to Gov. Brian Kemp (R-GA) seeking appointment to replace retiring Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-GA). (The Associated Press, 9/30/19)

• On Thursday, former Congressman Jack Kingston announced that he had submitted an application to Kemp seeking appointment to Isakson’s seat. (The Associated Press, 10/3/19)

• Jackie Gingrich Cushman (R-GA), an author and financial analyst who is the daughter of former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, also submitted her resume to formally be considered for the open seat. (The Atlanta Journal Constitution, 10/2/19)

Matt Lieberman, the son of former Connecticut senator and vice-presidential candidate Joe Lieberman, announced he will run in the special election for the seat being vacated by Sen. Isakson. (Politico, 10/3/19)

SENATE MAINE

Portland Press Herald: “Republicans Once Critical Of Collins Now Circle Wagons Around Her” (Portland Press Herald, 9/30/19)

SENATE MICHIGAN

John James (R-MI)

Republican Michigan Senate candidate John James announced he raised more than $3 million in the third quarter of 2019, the largest third quarter off-year fundraising haul for a Senate campaign in Michigan in at least a decade. The more than $3 million in the third quarter came from more than 30,000 donors. (The Washington Examiner, 10/1/19)

A Target Insyght statewide survey showed Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI) leading John James 53% to 37%. (Lansing City Pulse, 10/3/19)

SENATE MONTANA

Cora Neumann (D-MT), who started an organization to tap the power of First Ladies around the world and has spent most of her career working on public health issues, said Tuesday she is running as a Democrat for U.S. Senate in Montana. (Helena Independent Record, 10/1/19)

SENATE NEW HAMPSHIRE

Corey Lewandowski told a local radio host Tuesday “it’s fair” to say he is reconsidering a Senate run in order to defend President Donald Trump from impeachment and help him get reelected. (Politico, 10/1/19)

SENATE NORTH CAROLINA

North Carolina Democratic Senate candidate Cal Cunningham announced he raised more than $1 million in the third quarter and has $1.1 million cash on hand. (NPR-Charlotte, 10/2/19)

HOUSE MINNESOTA

MN-01: Dan Feehan (D-MN), an Army veteran and former teacher, announced he will challenge Rep. Jim Hagedorn, the first-term Republican who defeated Feehan in 2018. (The Star Tribune, 10/1/19)

MN-08: Quinn Nystrom (D-MN), a vocal advocate for people with diabetes, announced she is launching campaign for Congress to challenge first-term Republican Rep. Pete Stauber (R-MN). (The Star Tribune, 10/3/19)

HOUSE NEW YORK

NY-11: Richard Olivier-Marius (D-NY) became the first Democrat to step up to challenge freshman Rep. Max Rose (D-NY), who has come under fire in recent days from his progressive base for his position on an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump. (SILive.com, 10/1/19)

NY-22: Claudia Tenney (R-NY) jumped into a crowded Republican race for Congress in New York’s 22nd Congressional District, seeking to reclaim the seat she lost to Rep. Anthony Brindisi (D-NY) last year. (Roll Call, 10/1/19)

NY-27: Rep. Chris Collins announced his resignation from Congress after he pled guilty to felony charges of insider trading. (The Daily Beast, 9/30/19)

• NY-27: In the wake of Collins’ resignation, both The Cook Political Report and Roll Call changed the rating of the race from “lean Republican” to “solid Republican.” (The Cook Political Report, 9/30/19; Roll Call, 9/30/19)