August fundraising numbers for the parties' campaign committees were released over the weekend, and the Republican National Committee bested the Democratic National Committee by $1 million for the month.

The RNC raised $7.9 million to the DNC's $6.9 million in August, and for the first eight months of 2009, the RNC raised $59.9 million to the DNC's $53.6 million, The Hill reports.

The average daily contributor count for the RNC in August was 9,306 donations, averaging $41 each, Politico reports.

Roll Call breaks down contributions to each party's congressional and senatorial campaign committees through August, noting that the four committees combined have raised $118.7 million.