fundraising

At midnight last night, the 2nd quarter of the FEC fundraising year ended.  This will be the final, and most likely important quarter any candidate with a primary has.  This will be the last time they have to show potential donors they can raise money.  For many candidates there is that catch-22, show me you can raise money, then I will donate.

One thing to remember, money alone will not win an election, but you do need enough money to get your message and name out.  It is one thing to be out raised 5:1 when both candidates have plenty of money to get their message out.  Its something else all together when one out raises the other 5:1 and the later doesn’t have enough money to spread their message

Judicial Watch has fined a complaint with the FEC alleging John McCain may have accepted an illegal in-kind contribution from a foreign national.  The donation stems from the fundraiser McCain held in London England back in April.

The Politico has a report posted last night about the failures of the top GOP recruits in key Congressional Districts.  The same report said some Republicans had posted strong fundraising numbers and among those highlighted as doing well was Arizona State Senate President Tim Bee.  Turns out Bee had one of the highest fundraising totals among all Republican challengers in the country. 

Inside Edge has learned Democratic candidate Jeff Riley will also post $225k for the first quarter of 2008. Riley, a former staffer for U.S. Representative Barney Frank has confirmed his campaign will show receipts for the first quarter of 2008 that will included $200k of his own money and another $25k raised from friends. He also states he intends to pick up fundraising in the 2nd quarter.

Earlier this week Stuart Rothenberg rated CD8 as the tightest Congressional race in the state. Senate President Tim Bee has been gearing up for months to challenge freshman Democrat Gabrielle Giffords. Both candidates are doing all they can to pad thei