President Joe Bidenā€™s reelection campaign says it raised a whopping $90 million last month with help from the national party.

Democratsā€™ $192 million war chest more than doubles the $93.1 million Republicans reported having on hand as the general election battle between Biden and former President Donald Trump begins to take shape.

Trumpā€™s campaign and the Republican National Committee announced $65.6 million in fundraisingĀ for the month of March.Ā The party committee and the former presidentā€™s campaign are sharing resources now that Trump has clinched the Republican nomination.

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Republicansā€™ fundraising has lagged for the last several months. The presumptive Republican nomineeā€™s campaign and the RNC have routinely raised less than Biden. Trump has hawked sneakers and Bibles as he juggles paying his legal fees with raising cash for his presidential campaign.

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        2016 taught me the DNC isnā€™t shy about putting a thumb on the scale.

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          The superdelegate system that caused very real controversy in 2016 was changed after that. Superdelegates no longer get to vote in the first round, so they only influence the outcome if thereā€™s a contested convention. I believe they also decreased how many superdelegates there are