Tonight is the deadline for candidates in the NY-20 special election to file their fundraising reports with the FEC for the period covering January 1st through March 11th. Now that both Democrat Scott Murphy and Republican Jim Tedisco have filed, let’s take a look at their hauls:
All numbers are in thousands, and “CoH” represents remaining cash on hand at the end of the reporting period.
Despite the assumption that Murphy would be able to use his deep pockets to build up a financial edge over Tedisco, Tedisco has dipped into his own family piggy bank in the form of a $200K loan, keeping this race at near financial parity. Of course, the money is still flowing in at a fast clip to both candidates; you can view the 48 Hour FEC notices filed by both Tedisco here and Murphy here (just look for links labeled “Form F6”) for more updates. These sums are also just a portion of the total expenditures in this race — both Dem and GOP-allied organizations are throwing down some serious scrilla here. We’ll take a closer look at these independent expenditures soon.
OK, I looked through all the F6’s, and noticed that Tedisco has gotten several sizeable contributions from various medical PAC’s. (and Murphy none)
Has the upcoming health care reform been an issue in this race?
Or is the medical establishment just worried in general that Dems might actually acomplish something here?
I still think Disco Jimmy wins this in a walk by 10 points or so.
saying that the DCCC was afraid to make a significant investment here, because it would be easier to spin a loss if they hadn’t dropped any money. Saw a lot of articles talking about that, how one side would spin it. And ultimately it means nothing, the ability to spin a loss or a win does not affect how the voters are going to behave in 2010. You either win or you lose, that’s all that counts. I don’t care how it’s spun. And I doubt anyone outside the Beltway crowd really cares either.
Uh-oh!
Jim Tedisco just bucked the Rushlican Party leader