Looks like Heather Wilson’s much-hyped fundraiser with Vice President Dick Cheney in DC tonight was a bit of a bust:
Rep. Heather Wilson (R-N.M.) was expected to raise about $110,000 for her Senate campaign Thursday night at a Washington fundraiser with Vice President Dick Cheney, according to a source close to Wilson. […]Wilson’s fundraiser, held at the Capitol Hill Club, was set to raise about half of the $110,000 from political action committees and half from personal contributions.
In fairness, $110K is not a bad haul for a fundraiser. But this wasn’t just any other fundraiser — this was an event with one of the heaviest hitters on the GOP bench, Grand Moff Cheney himself. For comparison’s sake, let’s flashback to September, when Cheney raised a much healthier $275,000 for Rep. Sam Graves (R-MO), who will be facing a competitive race against ex-Kansas City Mayor Kay Barnes (D) next year. A few short months later and the combined powers of Wilson and Cheney could barely crack $100K for one of the top tier Senate races in the nation next year? Weak.
Or perhaps Cheney’s heart just wasn’t into it. The event wasn’t a formal endorsement of Wilson’s campaign, so perhaps he spent the evening sighing wistfully and thinking of Steve Pearce.
Anyone know who they are favoring or are they completely staying out?
I wonder if the Penguin will do a fundraiser with Pearce too.
should use the opportunity to raise a few bucks for Tom Udall, a la the successful Darcy Burner fundraiser around the Bush visit.
Cheney’s heart is a bit of a weak spot. So even if his heart was in it, that may not have helped.
. . . the volleyball! I love it– very clever! From here on out, I will refer to Heather Wilson as “Congresswoman Volleyball.”
I would never have thought of using a pic of “Wilson”–who was cruely robbed of a Best Supporting Actor nom simply b/c he’s a volleyball–to go with a story about Heather Wilson! Great touch. BTW, Cheney couldn’t be the Penguin, he’s too big. Although, I could see him disguising a hunting rifle as an umbrella.