Senate Democratic candidates post ‘holy crap’ fundraising numbers

They’re cutting into Republicans’ midterm spending advantage across the map. Senate Democratic candidates are posting eye-popping third-quarter fundraising numbers, cutting into Republicans’ midterm spending advantage across the map. James Talarico raised $64 million in Texas, Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff brought in $33 million, former Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown brought in $28.2 million between his fundraising committees, former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper raised $19.5 million, former Alaska Rep. Mary Peltola took in $17 million, Kansas Democrat Adam Hamilton raised $10.6 million, and Rep. Chris Pappas raised $8.1 million in New Hampshire. The GOP Senate Leadership Fund super PAC brought in $273 million while Democratic Senate Majority PAC raised $151 million. But the individual campaign numbers are important because candidates get better ad rates than outside groups. Talarico’s haul earned a “holy crap” from Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, on Thursday, but he insisted the spending is getting to a “point of diminishing returns. … We’ve ruined college sports and basically every sporting event with advertising.” On the Republican side, former Michigan Rep. Mike Rogers brought in $9.6 million,