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A Republican source passes along the following chart, which compares the DCCC's current money mess with its Republican counterpart's (comparatively sunny) debt figures after the dreadful 2006 cycle, when Democrats gained 31 seats and the majority:
| DCCC | NRCC |
| 2006 Year End Reports | CoH: $776,987 | CoH: $1,423,114 |
| 2010 Year End Reports | CoH: $805,000 | CoH: $2,540,000 |
In late 2006, Washington politicos were abuzz about the NRCC's calamitous finances:
Although both Congressional committees have deep debts, the Democrats will have an easier time repaying theirs because the election gave them control of the House, ensuring more donations from influence-seekers.
“People are going to be clamoring to give to the Democrats,” Mr. Rothenberg said. “For the Republicans, it is going to be pulling teeth, especially with a presidential race coming up” and its competition for contributions, he said.
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Today, the DCCC finds itself in a similar, but markedly worse, position. $5 million worse, in fact.
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