Democrat advantage?

The Democratic Party has been handily out-competing the Republicans, at least in terms of fundraising. The Democratic Party (combining the Party, DNC, DCCC, and DSCC) has raised just shy of $1 billion compared to the Republicans (combining the Party, RNC, NRCC, NRSC) $.75 billion. A silver lining for the Republican Party is that they aren't financing as nearly much with debt as the Democrats.

With a clear advantage on this field, it should follow that Democrats are sweeping the elections by storm. This isn't the case. The House is widely expected to remain Republican-controlled and now control of the Senate is up in the air. It seems the Republican Party is getting more bang for their buck!

For a New York take, the parties are taking a reserved stance towards the state; they've spent less in NY than the past two midterm election cycles and are largely ignoring the competitive 21st district race. The Democrats gave Woolf (D) a paltry $4,000 while the Republicans donated exactly $0 to Stefanik (R).

Daily Gazette - Johnstown, NY

For their part, the Republican Party launched a recent media buy to attack Woolf's private business enterprise and out-of-district residence. Totaling $180,000, this is the largest play the parties have made thus far in the Woolf and Stefanik battle.

NCPR - Malone, NY