A Fund-Raising Gap
By JEFF ZELENY
NYT
WASHINGTON — While Democrats were locked in an unseemly intramural squabble this week, bickering about whether they could lose control of the House in the fall, Republicans were unusually quiet.
It turns out that they had a bigger task: tabulating an impressive set of midyear fund-raising figures.
In red states and blue states — nearly a dozen competitive Senate races in all — Republicans raised more money over the last three months than their Democratic challengers. Yes, Democrats will argue, some of their candidates have more money in the bank. But the financial reports filed Thursday offer the latest indication of the momentum and enthusiasm advantage that Republicans carry four months before Election Day.
Take, for example, Sharron Angle, who is trying to defeat the Senate majority leader, Harry Reid of Nevada. In 42 days, after winning the Republican primary, she raised $2.29 million.
(More here.)
NYT
WASHINGTON — While Democrats were locked in an unseemly intramural squabble this week, bickering about whether they could lose control of the House in the fall, Republicans were unusually quiet.
It turns out that they had a bigger task: tabulating an impressive set of midyear fund-raising figures.
In red states and blue states — nearly a dozen competitive Senate races in all — Republicans raised more money over the last three months than their Democratic challengers. Yes, Democrats will argue, some of their candidates have more money in the bank. But the financial reports filed Thursday offer the latest indication of the momentum and enthusiasm advantage that Republicans carry four months before Election Day.
Take, for example, Sharron Angle, who is trying to defeat the Senate majority leader, Harry Reid of Nevada. In 42 days, after winning the Republican primary, she raised $2.29 million.
(More here.)
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