Commentary
If you have a look at the contributions flowing into the California Democratic Party and compare them to the contributions that the California Republican Party attracts, it isn’t even close. For this election season, Jan. 1 through Sept. 24, the Democrats have collected $19.1 million, and the Republicans less than half that, $9.5 million.
Even this understates Democratic power, however, because the Democrats were sitting on a substantial war chest, and the Republicans were not. As of Sept. 24, the California Democratic Party reported $29 million in available cash; the Republicans, only $4.0 million. Going into the final weeks, California’s Democratic Party has seven times as much money as the Republican state party….