More importantly, we’re very close to our fundraising goal for Dem Scott McAdams. So far, 61 people have donated $2,080. I’d love to see us hit our goal of $2,400 – the equivalent of one maximum federal donation – by the end of this week. Think we can do it? Help make it happen!
Meanwhile, The Hill says that the Tea Party Express has spent some $300K on radio and TV ads on O’Donnell’s behalf, but it’s a little hard to double-check that since TPX’s FEC filings seem to use, shall we say, “new math.” Finally, a reporter asked Mike Castle if he’d pursue an independent bid if he lost the primary. (DE’s laws are apparently similar to Alaska’s in this regard.) Castle was surprisingly non-committal, saying he’d “have to give it thought.”
“I wish you had told me because I would have been very happy to look at her. She’s a very nice looking woman.”
In other NY-Gov news, the Working Families Party decided to endorse Andrew Cuomo, and Cuomo – who had kept the WFP at arms’ length for a long time – accepted. A federal investigation of the WFP was recently dropped, which seemingly helped smooth things. The party was in a very tough spot, though, as without Cuomo on their ballot spot, there was no real path for them to get the 50,000 votes they needed to avoid losing their ballot line. So I’m guessing there may be more to this story.
“John Salazar, it’s time to come home,” Tipton said as he opened the debate. “It’s 9/11. Let’s roll.”
SSP-TV:
- NV-Sen: Dem Sen. Harry Reid
- PA-Sen: Dem Joe Sestak
- CA-47: Dem Rep. Loretta Sanchez
- IA-02: Dem Rep. Dave Loebsack
- PA-08: GOPer Mike Fitzpatrick
Independent Expenditures:
- DE-Sen: Tea Party Express ($13K & $55K on media on behalf of Christine O’Donnell)
- MO-Sen: AFSCME ($43K on anti-Roy Blunt mailer)
- PA-Sen: CFG ($122K on anti-Joe Sestak ads)
- KY-06: NRCC ($96K on anti-Ben Chandler ads and polls from two different firms)
More generally, the NRCC’s IE arm said that it would go up with anti-Dem ads in eight districts (though no IE reports have yet been filed): AZ-01, AL-02, FL-02, MS-01, TN-08, TX-17, VA-05 & WI-07. A representative ad is available at the link.