Proposition 50 Fundraising: Democrats Lead in Cash

Supporters of the November ballot measure to reconfigure California’s congressional districts – an effort led by Gov. gavin Newsom to help democrats win control of the U.S. House of Representatives next year – have far out-raised the opposition campaigns, according to fundraising disclosures filed with the state.

The primary group backing Proposition 50 raked in $77.5 million and spent $28.1 million through Sept. 20,according to a campaign finance report filed with the secretary of state’s office on Thursday.

The committee has $54.4 million in the bank for the final weeks of the campaign. Californians should expect a important increase in television ads,mailers,phone calls,and other efforts to sway voters before the Nov.4 special election.

The two main groups opposing the ballot measure have raised $35.3 million, spent $27.4 million, and have roughly $8.8 million in the bank combined, campaign finance reports show.

Despite this overwhelming financial advantage, the campaign supporting Proposition 50 has positioned itself as the underdog. They claim to be fighting against opposition campaigns with ties to President Trump and his supporters.

“MAGA donors keep pouring millions into the campaign to stop Prop. 50 in the hopes of pleasing their ‘Dear Leader,'” saeid Hannah Milgrom, a spokesperson for the Yes on 50, the Election Rigging Response Act campaign. “We will not take our foot off the gas – Prop. 50 is America’s best chance to stop this reckless and risky president, and we will keep doing everything we can to ensure every Californian knows the stakes and is ready to vote yes on 50 this Nov. 4th.”

A spokesperson for one of the anti-Proposition 50 campaigns, which began sending mailers to voters before the Democratic-led California Legislature even placed Proposition 50 on the November ballot, said their priority is to help Californians understand the inappropriateness of redrawing congressional boundaries that had been created by a voter-approved, st