Fundraising

The National Republican Senatorial Committee raised just under $5 million in February, ending the month with more than $16 million in the bank.

The Republican haul falls short of the $5.3 million that Senate Democrats raised in February, and Republicans have almost $3 million less on hand than Democrats.

But the NRSC called attention to the fact that while Republicans are ahead of where they were at this time four years ago, Democrats are falling behind.

"Senate Democrats are significantly underperforming from where they were at this same point four years ago in the last presidential cycle, even though they have even more Senators today, which would presumably mean even more money," said an NRSC official.

Both the NRSC and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee are free of debt.

Obama, who traveled to Florida last month, will be back April 10 for another round of fundraisers, sources tell The Hill.

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The fundraising haul brings his total for this election cycle to close to $300 million.

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Super-PACs are a hot topic in the 2012 campaign cycle, and they got their own music video Thursday from the public interest news outlet ProPublica. 

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"The Supreme Court’s decision has given corporations and the very wealthy unprecedented sway over our elections," Sen. Schumer said.

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The Democratic political action committee will honor Giffords in April at a fundraiser in Washington, D.C.

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The Federal Election Commission held a hearing Wednesday on a proposed rule intended to nix and alter regulations that conflict with the 2010 Citizens United decision. 

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Mitt Romney's campaign raised $11.5 million in February, the campaign has confirmed to The Hill.

The haul is a large one, possibly the best monthly total Romney has had since he entered the race  and a big jump from the $6.5 million he brought in during January. It also bests the $9 million Rick Santorum raised in February.

But Romney has been spending at a fast clip and his once-insurmountable cash advantage has dwindled, as the long primary has forced his campaign to spend heavily.

Romney finished January with $7.7 million cash on hand, down from the $19.9 million he had at the beginning of the month. His campaign did not report how much cash on hand they have currently, but Romney spent millions on Super Tuesday states and in Michigan and Arizona, so his war chest is unlikely to have grown much.

The former Massachusetts governor has proved to be a fundraising powerhouse, and if the primary ends soon he'll likely have plenty of time to refill his coffers for the general election. But if the primary election continues to drag, he'll have challenges keeping enough money in reserve for that race while spending on the primaries.

Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid were told they are essentially on their own for campaign funds

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The numbers indicate he could be close to achieving financial parity with Mitt Romney.

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