The Republican National Committee raised more than $8 million during the month of August, breaking the record for off-year August fundraising by a national committee. By comparison, Democrats raised just $5.5 million during the same period.

The Republican National Committee raised over $8 million in August, the highest amount the group has raised in an August of a non-election year and reportedly more than $2 million more than their Democratic counterparts.

The RNC said it had raised $8.17 million in August, giving them $9.22 million in cash-on-hand funds. The organization also reported holding $15.9 million in debt. On Monday Reuters reported the Democratic National Committee had raised $5.5 million in August. Official fundraising numbers from the DNC will be released September 20. The DNC refused to comment for this article.

The month of August saw some setbacks in Democratic fundraising, as President Barack Obama was forced to cancel fundraisers amid contentious negotiations over the federal debt limit.

Obama was able to attend plenty of fundraisers last month. Don’t blame the DNC’s money problems on a lack of fundraisers. That’s just an excuse. Fact is, Obama has problems with wealthier donors and even many formerly reliable Democrats, as was witnessed in last night’s New York 9th special election. This is more than scheduling — it’s an underlying problem.