VA-05 Perriello Outraises Goode for Third Straight Quarter

Tom Perriello continued his impressive fundraising in rural Virginia last quarter, raising over $340,000 last quarter and now with over $500k Cash on Hand. With this support, Perriello has now been made a top-tier race against the bigoted Virgil Goode by the DCCC.

What is even more impressive is how his money comes from individuals from the entire district (the size of New Jersey), whereas much of Goode’s money comes from PAC’s and corporate lobbyists.

When Perriello initially announced his fundraising numbers, Goode campaign manager Tucker Watkins said that “Goode didn’t try to raise a lot of funds in 2007 because it was an off year for federal elections” and “It’s nothing to brag about that he did better than Virgil in 2007.”

Well Goode has certainly been trying in 2008, but he has failed again to match Perriello’s numbers. That’s despite almost $113,000 coming from PAC’s from DC, TX, NC, MD, CA and other special interests.

The full press release follows:

The first quarter fundraising reports just filed with the Federal Election Commission showed that Democratic challenger Tom Perriello has outraised incumbent Rep. Virgil Goode for the third straight quarter in the race for the fifth congressional district. Based on Perriello’s record-breaking support from across the district, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee recently added the race to its list of national target races.

“I am really inspired that so many people across the district have made it possible for us to match up against someone who has been doing politics for so many years and has raised over $1.5 million from corporate lobbyists. This year is our best chance to reclaim politics for the people of this district instead of the powerful interests entrenched in Washington,” said Perriello.

In the first quarter of 2008, the Perriello campaign raised more support from inside the district than Congressman Goode raised in all of 2007. Perriello raised over $340,000 in the first quarter of 2008, with 98% of donations coming from individuals. Rep. Goode has raised over $1.5 million from corporate and DC lobbyists during his congressional career, including over $100,000 from oil, gas, and electric utility interest groups.

“People from every corner of the Fifth district are responding to our focus on right and wrong instead of right and left. People clearly want new leaders who care more about fixing problems than finding someone to blame for them. We need jobs for Southside, healthcare for all, and a sustainable solution in Iraq,” said Perriello.

With seven months until Election Day, the Perriello campaign has already raised more than any previous Democratic challenger to Rep. Goode. The campaign has raised over $600,000 and reports over $500,000 cash on hand. Along with its record-breaking fundraising, the Perriello campaign has logged over 1600 volunteer hours. Mr. Perriello has been on the road for the past two weeks, meeting with voters from 14 different counties and municipalities. The campaign has opened offices in Franklin County, Danville, and Charlottesville.

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Eight luscious Goya nectars:

VA-Sen:

     Mark Warner (D): $2.5M raised; $4.4M CoH

VA-02:

     Glenn Nye (D): $252K raised; >$220K CoH

NH-Sen:

     Jeanne Shaheen (D): ~$1.2M raised; ~$2M CoH

FL-21:

     Raul Martinez (D): >$615K raised

     Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R-inc): >$600K raised, >$1.4M CoH

KY-02:

     David Haire (D): >$200K raised

KY-03:

     John Yarmuth (D-inc): ~$250K raised

MN-01:

     Tim Walz (D-inc): $352K raised; $1.02M CoH

PA-05:

     Bill Cahir (D): $121K raised; $99K CoH (the report says otherwise, but it was obviously a tabulation error)

PA-15:

     Charlie Dent (R-inc): $167K raised; $616K CoH

TX-07:

     Joe Culberson (R-inc): $297K raised; $271K CoH

PA-03:

     Kyle Foust (D): $61K raised; $43K CoH

     Mike Waltner (D): $55K raised; $39K CoH

IL-13:

     Scott Harper (D): $134K raised; $103K CoH

AZ-08:

     Gabby Giffords (D-inc): $467K raised; $1.67M CoH

PA-11:

     Lou Barletta (R): $185K raised; $154K CoH

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Freeze ’em on a stick:

IA-04:

     Kurt Meyer (D): $131K raised; $109K CoH

PA-04:

     Melissa Hart (R): $141K raised; $393K CoH

     Jason Altmire (D-inc): $471K raised; $1.35M CoH

NJ-03:

     Chris Myers (R): $335K raised; $288K CoH (12/1-3/31)

     Jack Kelly (R): $306K raised; $281K CoH

AK-AL:

     Ethan Berkowitz (D): >$275K raised; $280K CoH

TX-23:

     Ciro Rodriguez (D-inc): $950K CoH

     Lyle Larson (R): $60K CoH

NM-01:

     Darren White (R): $233K raised; ~$300K CoH

CT-05:

     Chris Murphy (D-inc): >$400K raised; $1.55M CoH

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LA-06: It’s Crunch Time

Aight, y’all … in less than month, voters will head back to the polls and decide which candidate best represents Louisiana values. Don Cazayoux’s campaign is putting the final touches on their sprint to the finish and they need our help to put them over the top. It’s time to get their message out and make sure all the voters know that Don will stand up for Louisiana families.

Don has promised to stand up for Louisiana’s middle class families by fighting to provide access to high quality, affordable health care, while at the same time making it easier for small businesses to provide health care to their employees. He’s also committed to keeping the lower tax rates for middle class families, so they can keep what they earn, and reinvest it right here in Louisiana.

CQ Quarterly called this race a “No Clear Favorite,” which is astonishing, as this district has been represented by a Republican for the last 30+ years. Even the Cook Political Report called a Cazayoux-Jenkins matchup “a perfect storm for Democrats”:

Insiders on both sides agree the nomination of the current favorites – moderate Democratic state Rep. Don Cazayoux and GOP newspaper publisher Woody Jenkins – would present something akin to a perfect storm for Democrats in the May 3rd special general election.

Cazayoux, much like neighboring Democratic Rep. Charlie Melancon did in 2004, could very plausibly take advantage of GOP disunity and use his rural background to cut into the heart of the district’s GOP base.

Folks, we can win this one. But we need to step it up. You can donate, or volunteer. In order to win this one, we all have to step it up.

Let’s set a goal of $10,000 from the netroots. Right now, Don’s raised $60,810 from 110 donors over at ActBlue.

Let’s make it $70,810 in 7 days. I know we can do that.

Donate.

Volunteer.

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IL-10:

     Dan Seals (D): $613K raised; $750K CoH

IL-14 (2/18-3/31; post-special):

     Bill Foster (D-inc): $724K raised; $263K CoH

     Jim Oberweis (R): $493K raised; $133K CoH

PA-11 (1/1-4/2):

     Paul Kanjorski (D-inc): $442K raised; $1.84M CoH

CT-05:

     Tony Nania (R): ~$30K-$40K raised

AZ-05:

     David Schweikert (R): $175K raised; >$500K CoH

FL-24:

     Suzanne Kosmas (D): $300K raised; $550K CoH

PA-07 (1/1-4/2):

     Craig Williams (R): $135K raised; $133K CoH

MN-02:

     John Kline (R-inc): $194K raised; $510K CoH

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AK-AL:

     Don Young (R-inc): ~$164K raised; <$948K CoH ($142K spent on legal bills)

     Gabrielle LeDoux (R): $150K CoH

     Diane Benson (D): $48K raised; $45K CoH

     Ethan Berkowitz (D): “significantly more” than $124K raised

AK-Sen:

     Ted Stevens (R-inc): $540K raised; $1.3M CoH

PA-10:

     Chris Hackett (R): $119K raised + $340K personal loan; $175K CoH

VA-10:

     Judy Feder (D): $310K raised; $710K CoH

AL-05:

     Parker Griffith (D): $115K raised (in one week)

AZ-03:

     Bob Lord (D): $220K raised; $630K CoH

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CA-04:

     Tom McClintock (R): $300K raised (March only), $159K CoH

NC-Sen:

     Kay Hagan (D): >$800K raised, >$1M CoH

LA-Sen:

     Mary Landrieu (D): $1M raised, ~$4.5M CoH

     John N. Kennedy (R): $1.4M raised

GA-Sen:

     Jim Martin (D): $350K raised (since March 19)

NJ-07:

     Linda Stender (D): $430K raised, $840K CoH

     Kate Whitman (R): $230K raised

IL-10:

     Mark Kirk (R): $715K raised, $2.25M CoH (Source: House Race Hotline)

OR-05:

     Kevin Mannix (R): $110K raised (since March 5)

WA-08:

     Darcy Burner (D): >$400K raised (Update: I’ve been told by the campaign that this figure is “not accurate”.  We’ll bring you the real figure once we hear it.)

KY-Sen:

     Greg Fischer (D): $500K raised + $510K personal donation (Source: Media release)

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Girls, rock your boys:

AZ-01:

     Ann Kirkpatrick (D): $260K raised (revised from $240K), $450K-$500K CoH

PA-08:

     Patrick Murphy (D-inc.): ~$600K raised

     Tom Manion (R): >$400K raised

SC-02:

     Joe Wilson (R-inc.): $75K raised “in the past two weeks,” >$300K CoH

Got more numbers?  Post ’em in the comments.

UPDATE:

AZ-03:

     Bob Lord (D): >$211K raised

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Come on, feel the noise:

FL-25:

     Joe Garcia (D): $320K raised (since mid-February)

CA-04:

     Charlie Brown (D): $225K raised

CA-26:

     Russ Warner (D): $100K raised

Feel free to post more reports in the comments.  We’ll add more numbers as we get ’em.

UPDATE:

NJ-03:

     John Adler (D): $529K raised

OH-03:

     Jane Mitakides (D): $150K raised

Yesterday’s numbers can be found here.