GOP raises more money then the Democrats

(The Fix).. Do Democrats have a cash problem? President Obama will headline a fundraising dinner tonight to benefit Democrats' House and Senate campaign arms but the relatively modest haul expected -- $3 million -- is the latest piece of evidence that the party's expected fundraising advantage over Republicans has yet to materialize. "With the White House and Congress, you'd think that Governor [Tim] Kaine and the DNC would be breaking all kinds of records," said one prominent Democratic fundraiser granted anonymity to speak candidly. Over the first four months of 2009, the Republican National Committee had raised nine million more than the Democratic National Committee and had more than double the amount of cash in the bank -- $24.4 million to $9.1 million. Congressional Republicans were also surprisingly competitive with their Democratic counterparts. The National Republican Senatorial Committee had raised just $800,000 less than the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee as of the end of April and the two organizations had almost equal amounts of cash on hand. On the House side, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee outraised the National Republican Congressional Committee two to one but showed just $300,000 more on hand at the end of April....