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Pennsylvania Senate Fundraising (Specter, Toomey, Hoeffel)
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| Contributor | Sherlock Holmes (a retired OC public servant collecting his pension) |
| Last Edited | Sherlock Holmes (a retired OC public servant collecting his pension) Apr 15, 2004 10:03pm |
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| Media | Newspaper - Easton Express-Times |
| News Date | Thursday, April 15, 2004 06:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | WASHINGTON (AP) — Seeking to stave off a strong Republican primary challenge, Sen. Arlen Specter has burned through half his campaign bank account since the start of the year — cutting into funds he may sorely need if he advances to the general election.
Specter, the four-term Republican, spent $7 million and raised $2.4 million between Jan. 1 and April 7, according to Federal Election Commission records filed Thursday — the final such report before the April 27 primary. He now has $4.6 million left in his bank account, half the $9.2 million he had at the end of 2003.
Much of the money paid for 14 TV ads airing in media markets across the state since the beginning of the year.
Conservative challenger Rep. Pat Toomey, by comparison, has $1.2 million left for the final 12 days of the campaign. He raised $1.4 million and spent $2.3 million — including on TV advertisements though April 19, said campaign manager Mark Dion.
"So he outspent us 3-1 and his numbers have only gotten worse for him," Dion said of Specter's campaign cash. He was referring to the narrowing poll numbers between the moderate four-term senator and the conservative congressman.
Responded Specter campaign manager Christopher Nicholas: "We're setting up for a general election — which the Toomey campaign doesn't have to worry about."
National Democrats have estimated the Senate seat will cost the party at least $7 million to win in November. But Democratic candidate Rep. Joe Hoeffel continues to struggle to raise money, as his cash-on-hand totals remained virtually unchanged from the start of the year.
Hoeffel raised $586,212 and spent $584,524. He has $801,492 in his campaign account, records show.
Hoeffel's "fund-raising would have to double to be anemic, so I don't know what you'd call him now," Nicholas said.
Hoeffel spokesman Tom Hickey said the three-term congressman from suburban Philadelphia has collected nearly 1,000 online donations — support he called "encouraging." |
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