October 11, 2005
Third Q $$ Highlights
More third quarter fundraising totals are trickling in. Ex-AZ Dem chair Jim Pederson said he raised more than 700K -- that's in less than three weeks. Most contributors gave less than $90, according to the campaign. (The wealthy Pederson expects to -- at some point -- write himself a check for more than $800K.) Incumbent Sen. John Kyl raised more than 800K through the quarter; he has a healthy $4.5M on hand. Observers expect the race to be among the most expensive in AZ history.
In Pennsylvania, Dems are touting their candidate's on-paper victory this quarter; PA Treas. Bob Casey took in $2M compared to Sen. Rick Santorum's $1.7M. But Casey has more time to attend fundraisers than Santorum, and Santorum has a two-to-one cash-on-hand advantage. Even Dems don't expect Santorum to be underfunded in '06, but they say his 3Q number may be a sign that Republican fundraisers don't want to contribute money to a race they don't see as winnable.
In Arkansas, gubernatorial candidate/ex-Clinton SSA official Bill Halter (D) announced a $500K haul a week after he formed his exploratory ctte. The other Dem in the race, AG Mike Beebe, plans to release his Q3 totals later this week, according to the AP. Beebe has more than $1M in the bank.
Posted at 10:17 AM
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