Democratic Senate challengers set high bar in money race, boosting efforts to flip chamber

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Democratic Senate challengers set high bar in money race, boosting efforts to flip chamber
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Jaime Harrison raised $14 million. Amy McGrath brought in $17.4 million in Q2.

Sen. Susan Collins speaks during the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on June 30, 2020 in Washington, DC.

In some of the most competitive contests across the battlefield, and in some states Trump carried in 2016, Democrats are bringing in stockpiles of cash reminiscent of the fundraising of some House Democratic candidates who helped the party flip the chamber in the 2018 midterms. The fundraising could complicate Republicans' efforts to limit the number of seats actively in play in November.

Daines has not released his fundraising totals yet for the reporting period, but in the first quarter of this year, he raised only $1.3 million. Bullock's full pockets show just how high of a priority the race has turned for Democrats since his entry. Republicans, despite the large sums from their Democratic challengers, are brushing off concerns about a fundraising deficit.

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