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Sink, unlike McCollum, has endgame war chest to counter Scott's millions
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| Contributor | Qbanito |
| Last Edited | Qbanito Oct 08, 2010 07:37am |
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| Author | Jeff Ostrowski and Adam Playford |
| News Date | Thursday, October 7, 2010 12:45:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Even as she has slid in the polls, Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Alex Sink has built a $6 million war fund that will let her unleash a flurry of spending as the race draws to a close, according to her latest campaign finance reports.
She has hung on to her money, the records show, mostly leaving spending up to her party, which is responsible for the recent barrage of pro-Sink TV ads.
Meanwhile, her opponent, Naples multimillionaire Rick Scott, hasn't slowed down. In the month after the primary, he spent $3.7 million - nearly a million dollars a week, more than 12 times as much as Sink. He has only $821,000 on hand, but could write himself a check, as he has in the past.
At a glance, the latest numbers, which are up to two weeks old, seem to echo the race for the Republican candidacy, in which Scott was able to severely outspend his opponent, party favorite Bill McCollum.
But the reality is more complex. By saving, Sink has ensured she will have money to spend as the Oct. 18 start of early voting approaches.
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