Democrats Struggling for Outside Support - Blog

With low approval ratings, diminishing love for ObamaCare and Democrats running against their own Party leaders, it's no surprise that they are struggling to find outside support. Politico reports that House Democrats have approached Speaker Pelosi behind closed doors with this message: "They’re being crushed on the airwaves by outside groups, and they need her to do something about it."

The article notes that Republicans do not share this struggle. Read an excerpt of the piece here:

In the meetings, according to people present, Democrats cited the nearly unmatched advantage Republicans are enjoying from conservative, third-party organizations. A sympathetic Pelosi vowed to pressure liberal groups to do more — and quickly.

“I’m saying get out there,” she told a group of Democratic freshmen, according to a source familiar with the meeting. “We need more.”

While the spending in Senate races gets much of the attention, it’s the House whose majority is unquestionably up for grabs — and in which big money can have an outsize impact on races typically overshadowed by statewide contests.
And, according to an internal Democratic spreadsheet obtained by POLITICO, there is a canyon-size gap between the two parties right now when it comes to spending by outside groups.

Read the rest here.