Not so long ago — the administration of President George W. Bush — $1 million could get you elected to Congress. Now, four weeks from Election Day, Democrats say 60 of their candidates raised that much or more, just in the last three months.
Fueled by an energetic base of small donors, Democrats are going into the final stretch of the election with a substantial financial advantage, erasing Republicans’ typical fundraising edge.
The money is flowing to unlikely districts and is frequently tied to Democrats’ opposition to President Trump.
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