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JANESVILLE, Wis. - Locked in a tough battle to hang onto their majority the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) is pulling out all the stops: they spent nearly $1 million a day in September helping embattled incumbents and promising candidates in the midterm election, according to a summary of their September finances.

The DSCC, which is the campaign arm for Senate Democrats, raised $16 million in September and had $14 million in cash to burn beginning in October. They began September with more than $25 million in the bank but spent $27 million during the month.

"As the campaign enters its final weeks, Democrats are in strong position to hold the majority," committee chief Guy Cecil said in a statement.

They managed to just edge out their GOP equivalent, the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC). They said last week that they raised $15.5 million in September but did not say how much cash they had at the ready.

The fundraising for both committees was at record level last month, underscoring how close the fight for Senate control has become and how much donors are willing to write checks. If Republicans can defend their current seats and flip six Democratic seats in their favor, they will become the majority party in the Senate for the first time since 2006.

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The latest CBS News/New York Times Battleground Tracker estimates that Republicans will recapture the Senate with a slim margin of just 51 votes. But there are several Democrats hanging on to their seats, as well as some races where the Republican candidate is unexpectedly vulnerable.

Republicans may have a history of better voter turnout during midterm elections, but Democrats are the ones with the fundraising prowess these days. Since January 2013, the start of the current election cycle, Democrats have raised $127 million, compared to the Republicans' $98 million.

That $29 million advantage has given Senate Democrats the ability to hire staff in crucial races to knock on doors, call voters and help candidates campaign against Republicans. They also have some leeway to spend in races that were previously were considered off limits, such as the Republican-favored race in South Dakota, where Democrats are now spending $1 million on ads.

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COLUMBIA - South Carolina's major political parties are stepping up their efforts to push for absentee voting as Election Day nears.

As of 4:45 p.m. Friday, more than 50,000 voters had requested an absentee ballot either by mail or in person, and more than 32,000 absentee ballots had been issued, according to the South Carolina State Election Commission.

That's consistent with the absentee activity this early out during the 2010 General Election, commission spokesman Chris Whitmire said.

Four years ago, more than 153,702 voted absentee - about 11 percent of the total vote.

With voter turnout being historically lower during these midterm elections, both Republicans and Democrats alike are targeting their voters who might have difficulty making it to the voting booths on Nov. 4.

The South Carolina Republican Party, for example, launched the website SCAbsentee.com, which allows for voters to fill out their information to request an absentee ballot.

"We are aggressively seeking absentee votes," said state GOP Chair Matt Moore. "We want turnout of Republicans to be as high as possible."

The decision to push for absentee voting stems from a perceived trend that voters are starting to lean more toward participating in elections before Election Day, Moore said.

Another likely reason is that there's not a lot of enthusiasm surrounding this midterm election in South Carolina, said Kendra Stewart, a political science professor at the College of Charleston.

Neither party can count on heavy voter turnout on Election Day.

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