Post by Logan on Sept 6, 2016 7:01:43 GMT -6
The Montana Republic Party’s fundraising this election year has failed to keep pace with Democratic rivals with little hope of catching up.
The Montana Democratic Party received $359,000 in donations last month, according to a campaign finance report published Thursday. That’s more than the Montana Republican Party has received in the last year and a half.
The state GOP’s latest report shows receipts of $55,910 in August, which brings its total 2016 election haul to $344,460. That is less than 20 percent of the Montana Democrats’ $1.77 million in contributions during the 2016 cycle.
“Small businesses no longer feel the regime in the Montana Republican headquarters represents them,” state Rep. Rob Cook, R-Conrad, said Thursday.
Read more: www.bozemandailychronicle.com/news/politics/dems-dominating-campaign-spending-in-montana/article_d90e3dce-f96f-5102-bc3d-2ee8d8400e00.html
The Montana Democratic Party received $359,000 in donations last month, according to a campaign finance report published Thursday. That’s more than the Montana Republican Party has received in the last year and a half.
The state GOP’s latest report shows receipts of $55,910 in August, which brings its total 2016 election haul to $344,460. That is less than 20 percent of the Montana Democrats’ $1.77 million in contributions during the 2016 cycle.
“Small businesses no longer feel the regime in the Montana Republican headquarters represents them,” state Rep. Rob Cook, R-Conrad, said Thursday.
Read more: www.bozemandailychronicle.com/news/politics/dems-dominating-campaign-spending-in-montana/article_d90e3dce-f96f-5102-bc3d-2ee8d8400e00.html