House Dems Scolded Over Fundraising

Politico reports:

One day after new filings revealed the House GOP campaign arm had decisively outraised its Democratic counterpart, Democratic House leaders pleaded with rank-and-file members to get serious about fundraising or risk not winning back the majority.

Party higher-ups, in a private dinner Tuesday evening with nearly 80 members present, scolded lawmakers for a perceived lack of giving to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. Members who don’t pony up were warned they could be cut off.

“We understand. Redistricting, being in the minority, it’s tough. Please just do something,” DCCC Chairman Steve Israel said in an impassioned plea to members, urging them to “send a signal to our colleagues, to the press, to donors that this is a unified effort,” according to one Democratic source familiar with the remarks.

Israel estimated that just 40 percent of the party’s 193-member caucus had contributed — well below expectations, he said.