The phrase "campaign warchest" refers to a large sum of money that a person or organization has saved or collected to help fund political campaigns or activities. Full definition
Some insiders are surprised that as Nixon has just begun her fund - raising efforts, Cuomo has yet to dip into his $ 30 million - plus campaign warchest for an early ad campaign promoting his record and looking to quickly define Nixon negatively. (nydailynews.com)
(Worth noting: There are some Democratic strategists who believe that Crist can win even with Meek as the nominee — citing his high name identification and huge campaign warchest.) (voices.washingtonpost.com)
Similarly, the source says the governor — who is sitting on a massive campaign warchest and an insurmoutable - looking lead in the polls — had planned events for Thursday, but they, too, were removed before a public schedule went out. (politico.com)