How many of you have heard that the Democrats are just totally out-raising Republicans here in the primaries?

Yeah, you have Hillary with a hundred gazillion! You have Obama with a hundred gazillion, and the Republicans are just being swamped with fundraising?

I’ve heard those stories — and, of course, I know exactly why that is.

Republican donors are waiting ’til there’s a nominee.

It’s just that simple.

To confirm it, from the New York Times today:

“When it comes to fund-raising, Democrats have outpaced Republicans almost across the board. The lone exception is the Republican National Committee, which reported yesterday that it had raised $83 million for the year, easily topping the Democratic National Committee, which had raised $50.5 million in the first 11 months of 2007. Republicans say that this cash pile — the Republican committee has $17.2 million on hand, compared to the $2.8 million the Democratic committee reported — should help the Republican presidential nominee in the fall.”

Yep. No question…