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Thursday, July 07, 2005
RI-Sen: Looks Like We Got a Race
Posted by Tim TagarisDemocratic candidate for U.S. Senate, Sheldon Whitehouse, absolutely crushed incumbent Lincoln Chafee in second quarter fundraising, by almost a margin of 2 to 1. I hate that strength of a candidacy is measured by dollars raised, but that's just the way it is right now, and Whitehouse's $775,000 raised in three months vs. Chafee's $400,000 sends a strong message. The other Democratic candidate, Matt Brown, did not report his figures, forcing us to wait until the 15th to find out how successful he was. In the first quarter, Brown raised about $500,000.
This comes on the heels of recent polling that shows the race tightening.
Chafee: 41%
Whitehouse: 36%
Chafee: 44%
Brown: 29%
Personally, I tend to support Matt Brown (I have an affinity for the non-establishment Dems). But either way, this another great opportunity for another U.S. Senate pickup. Day by day, I grow more and more optimistic about our chances of taking a significant chunk out of the Republican majority.
Posted at 12:47 PM in 2006 Elections, 2006 Elections - Senate, Rhode Island | Technorati