Republicans are Poor 5.25K Adrian Chen 08/21/10 04:28PM Filed to: Polidicks Polidicks Republican National Committee Michael Steele Elections Democrats Republicans Democratic national comittee The Republican National Committee only has $5.5 million on hand as mid-term elections heat up. The DNC has almost twice that. This explains why Michael Steele has been giving speeches wearing nothing but a barrel held up by suspenders.