National Republican Congressional Committee Chairman: Hard Work Puts GOP in Line to Win

Hard work puts GOP in line to win

This is no accident. While it was impossible in January 2009 to predict how the political environment would shape up by September — and most observers at the time scoffed at the idea of a Republican majority — it is now clear that our hard work over the past 20 months has put us in a position to win in November.

Republican candidates have been contrasting their pro-growth positions with the failed policies of their Democratic opponents, which have led to higher unemployment and record spending. Democrats have responded with what appears to be their only message: They have more campaign money.

Unfortunately for them, that cash advantage has subsided to the point where they can no longer rely on financial superiority in the race for the House. Less than a year ago, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee enjoyed a 6-1 cash-on-hand advantage over the National Republican Campaign Committee. The GOP closed that gap to 2-1 over the summer.

Now, after outraising the DCCC for four straight months, we narrowed the gap to only 1.6-1 — an alarmingly small margin for a majority party that has pinned its hopes in November on its financial resources.

We have the pieces in place to accomplish our goal: retiring House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.). Now, we must use the next several weeks to execute it.

But assuming that the majority is already within our grasp would be a fatal mistake. The campaign’s final weeks could be the difference between a Republican majority that could stop the Obama-Pelosi agenda and start putting Americans back to work and just more of the same policies that have led the country down the road of economic and fiscal peril.

The sun has finally set on Recovery Summer. Welcome to the fall.

Texas Rep. Pete Sessions is chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee.




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