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Progressive Democrats and Senators Stockpile War Chests as Swing-District Lawmakers Lag

Q2 filings reveal a widening fundraising gap that could reshape House and Senate races heading into 2026.

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 29: U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) speaks to reporters alongside U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) (L) and U.S. Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL) (C) following the weekly Senate Democrat policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol on April 29, 2025 in Washington, DC. During the news conference Senate Democrats spoke of U.S. President Donald Trump's first 100 days back in office. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
Republican Senators Joni Ernst of Iowa and John Cornyn of Texas.
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 28: U.S. Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) speaks to press after meeting with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) nominee Terry Cole outside of his office at the Hart Senate Office Building on April 28, 2025 in Washington, DC. Cole is currently Virginia’s Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security and has worked at the DEA for the past 22 years. (Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) speaks on the first night of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center in Chicago on Monday, Aug. 19, 2024. In his speech at the Democratic National Convention on Monday, Raskin said, “Make no mistake, a man who uses fraud, theft and violence to take power will commit any crime to keep it.”

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