Just as the Republican Party is on the cusp of major gains in the House next year - and with the goal of retaking the House seeming to be a real if improbable possibility - one significant obstacle remains: tightfisted incumbents of the Republican Party.

According to Politico, "the National Republican Congressional committee, the key cog in helping to finance GOP campaigns, has tracked less than a third as much money as its Democratic counterpart and is ending the year with barely enough money to fully finance a single House race no less the dozens that will be in play come 2010.

A major part of the problem, as disclosed by Republican strategists, is that GOP members themselves, the ones who can gain the most from large-scale House gains - haven't donated sufficient funds accordingly, despite strong evidence of substantial opportunities in a minimum of 40 districts next and with as many as 80 seats in play, as revealed by the Cook Political Report's estimates.

As reported by Politico, "in the past three months, only 75 of 177 Republicans - most of whom represent safe districts - transferred money into the committee, netting its $2.1 million. The average donation was just $28,000, with only 11 members donating $50,000 or more during that time period."

The Democratic Congressional Committee, during that same time period, has accumulated almost $4 million from 90 of its members - with 35 Congressional Democrats giving at least $50,000.

Already, the Republicans are expressing fears that they may not have enough resources to take advantage fully of the political climate that is shaping to be the most favorable for the GOP Since the last time they seized control of the House in 1994."

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