It’s probably a little early to be making predictions about 2026 and the midterms. It will be a challenge for the Republicans. Midterms tend to run against the folks in power, and that’s the GOP right now.
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However, there are some signals that the Republicans have a leg up and the Democrats may have a problem.
The Republican National Committee ended the first half of 2025 with a $65.56 million cash on hand advantage over the Democratic Party, as the left works to rebound from 2024 election losses and the right continues to deeply intertwine its future with President Trump.
New campaign finance filings show the RNC had more than $80.7 million at the end of June, while the Democratic National Committee finished with around $15.2 million in cash on hand as both parties prepare for next year’s midterm elections.
That wasn’t all.
Through the first six months of 2025, filings show the DNC taking in a little more than $69 million while the RNC’s total receipts were over $96 million.
That’s a huge difference. That could be read as a big indicator of sentiment at this point.
The NRCC is up over the DCCC as well, $32 to $29 million.
POLITICO – Cash on Hand
🔴 RNC – $81M
🔵 DNC – $15M pic.twitter.com/LysaKCqIe4— InteractivePolls (@IAPolls2022) July 22, 2025
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Vice President JD Vance also just raked in $3 million in donations for the RNC during his visit to Nantucket.
The fundraising dinner, hosted at a private residence by Laura and Rob Reynolds with Dave Kelsey and Ozzie Palamo, raised a record amount of