The Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee, which heads the party’s efforts to win control of state legislatures, is smashing records for off-year grassroots fundraising.Why it matters: For decades, Republican have trounced Democrats at the state level — helped by their ability to control the redistricting process in key states. The record $5.5 million DLCC has brought in from small-dollar donors this year will be key for flipping seats in 2024.
- The fundraising numbers come after a series of special elections in which state-level Democrats have outperformed President Biden’s 2020 results.
- Democrats also managed to take control of the Virginia General Assembly this year, despite significant effort and spending by Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin to gain state control.
By the numbers: DLCC has already raised 145% of their total grassroots haul from 2019, the last comparable cycle, according to their stats provided to Axios.