Dems’ Shutdown Continues To Backfire In Brutal Fashion

Trending Politics ^ | 10/20/2025 | Jake

[Signalman]

House Republicans are raking in record cash as the government shutdown drags on — pulling in nearly $24 million between July and September, according to new fundraising numbers.

More than half of that haul — about $13.95 million — came in September alone, just as the GOP prepared for a bruising political battle over federal spending. The fight has since escalated into a full-blown standoff that has left Washington paralyzed and the government shuttered for 20 days.

The National Republican Congressional Committee’s (NRCC) September windfall marks its best non-election-year September ever, up roughly 50% from the same month last year. The group now boasts $46 million in cash on hand and has raised a staggering $93 million in 2025 so far, a Fox News report has revealed.

NRCC Chair Rep. Richard Hudson (R-N.C.) credited the surge to grassroots energy and confidence in the GOP’s direction heading into the 2026 midterms.

“House Republicans are firing on all cylinders,” Hudson said in a statement to Fox News Digital. “Our majority funded the federal government, and we’re delivering for working families and building unstoppable momentum heading into 2026.”

He added, “With President Trump leading the charge and voters rallying behind our conservative agenda, we’re raising record-breaking resources to hold the House and grow our majority.”

The GOP currently holds the House — a majority they’ve maintained since 2023 — and is aiming to expand on that edge next cycle despite a volatile political climate. Republican leaders say the party’s message of fiscal restraint and working-class priorities is resonating, while Democrats, they argue, are struggling with internal divisions and sinking approval ratings.

The NRCC also outpaced its Democratic counterpart, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC), in the previous quarter — $32.3 million to $29.1 million — though Democrats closed out the year with a slightly larger war chest, $39.7 million to the NRCC’s $37.6 million.

Both parties have poured their resources into the ongoing messaging war over the shutdown, each blaming the other for the budget impasse.

Republicans accuse Democrats of “holding the government hostage” by refusing to fund operations unless their healthcare demands — including an extension of pandemic-era Obamacare subsidies — are met. Democrats, meanwhile, claim Republicans are playing politics with the health costs of millions of Americans.

The House passed a seven-week stopgap funding bill on Sept. 19, largely along party lines, but it remains stalled in the Senate, where Democrats need at least 60 votes to break a filibuster and move it forward.

For now, the political stalemate continues — but if the GOP’s fundraising surge is any indicator, the party isn’t losing steam.

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[Hoboto]

The GOP has plenty of time to screw it up.

[lgjhn23]

The Cuck Schumer Shutdown rolls on......LOL

[wbarmy]

where Democrats need at least 60 votes to break a filibuster and move it forward.

Did I misunderstand or was this written badly? I thought the Republicans needed 60 votes to break the filibuster?

[Theophilus]

Written very badly.

[Svartalfiar]

Did I misunderstand or was this written badly? I thought the Republicans needed 60 votes to break the filibuster?

Definitely poorly written, yet at the same time, not incorrect. The 'clean' Repub bill already passed the House, and now just needs 60 votes in the Senate to break the filibuster that isn't actually happening. And Trump's an obvious easy signature.

That said, the Dem bill also would need 60 votes in the Senate to break a potential Repub filibuster, but still has the additional hurdles of needing to pass the Rupub-heavy House, and convince Trump to sign it.