Democrats have cash advantage heading into home stretch
By JR Hoeft | Monday, October 18th, 2010 | Politics
Looking at the latest fundraising numbers from the third quarter (ending Sept. 30), it would appear that Democrats hold the advantage regarding cash-on-hand (COH) in Virginia’s most competitive races (2nd, 5th, 9th and 11th).
According to the Virginia Public Access Project, Republican Scott Rigell has about $90k less to spend than Democrat Glenn Nye in the 2nd, Tom Perriello (D) has three times more COH than Robert Hurt (R) in the 5th, Rick Boucher (D) has more than a million than Morgan Griffith, and Gerry Connolly (D) has about $400k more than Keith Fimian (R) in the 11th.
The good news for Republicans, if you think the money race is good news, is that both Rigell and Fimian out-raised Nye and Connolly, respectively.
“Our grassroots efforts are clearly paying off across the Second District,” said Rigell spokeswoman Crystal Cameron. “We had more than 800 individual donors in the third quarter, including 619 new donors.”
Even Republican Patrick Murray in the 8th is putting in a good showing by raising more than $300k and having more than $100k COH. Jim Moran (D) holds a 5:1 cash advantage.
Although Republicans trail in the money department, between now and Election Day, we’ll hear more than enough from everyone. Each campaign in the 2nd, 5th, 9th and 11th has several hundred thousand dollars to spend.
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14 Responses to "Democrats have cash advantage heading into home stretch"
Rigell’s numbers are absolutely astonishing. His list of donors – Virginia Beach after Virginia Beach donor – is just amazing. Scott and his finance team did an incredible job. Nye must be dumbstruck – now he knows what its like to run against a challenger with real roots in the district. I don’t care how much Nye has on hand – it doesn’t matter. People are on to his BS and they’re not buying it. What’s his message – we’ve got 10% unemployment, we’re losing good jobs in the district on my watch, I’ve run up trillions in debt, so re-elect me??
Ron, Rigell may win the battle but the war on nov2 aint over till the fat lady sings.
Until then there are debates to prep for. This one just went viral..
In the order recieved:
Video 2
Video 3
Videos 4, 5 & 6
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiqA3FYsBUk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_A1w-XzSNk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hMElsOyh-E
Closing statements
People in the District are coming face to face with the prospect of a Boehner/Cantor House that would adopt the same policies as Bush that got us into fiscal chaos in the first place. Who wants that? Republicans and Independents lost 50% of the value of their 401k plans as well as Democrats. Fact is, hoot and holler all you want about ideology, but vote your pocket book; that is, sanity once again prevails and the last thing we need is more of the same we got with Bush. Nye is fiscally conservative and will focus on balancing the budget. That is what we need.
Mike, drain the swamp and hold your nose. The stench of rotting carcasses is that of Ass & Elephant alike.
Job #1, Pelosi goes.
At least in the 2nd District, any small difference in cash is unlikely to have a large effect. People actually “get” Scott Rigell’s message. Look around. Everywhere you look, there are Scott Rigell bumper stickers, yard signs, and 4 x 8s in front of businesses. Scott Rigell and his team are at every event. I honestly wonder if/when they sleep.
On the other hand, Glenn Nye has to really work to push his message because he is the invisible man. No one knows him because he’s never around. People don’t trust what he says.
I’m looking forward to a Scott Rigell victory on November 2nd!
LC. visited the USSR? Signs were everywhere. And I thought that was simply propaganda lol.. silly me.
Had the chance to interview Nye this morning and the podcast will be out tonight. We talk about his “independence”, Pelosi, votes on health care, energy, the national debt, and the military in Hampton Roads.
He’s a very smart and articulate guy. He didn’t beat Thelma Drake entirely on coat-tails, so don’t get cocky going down the stretch.
I agree with you though – in the 2nd, cash is not the issue. There is more than enough for both candidates to attempt message control.
As for Golden, it’s over Turbo. No magical moment is going to materialize to suddenly send him to victory.
Even in the debates, while they have shown Golden to be competent and capable – something we in the GOP already knew – he’s not going to break 10% of the vote.
I really hope he considers dropping out, along with Jeff Clark in the 5th.
Rigell’s impressive fundraising is a testament to the fact that his messages of common sense conservatism and leadership by example are ringing true with the 2nd district. There should be no doubt which will emerge the winning side on November 2nd. Rigell has done too good a job pointing our the stark differences between himself and Nye, and there is no way for Nye to overcome the truth that the people want a better representative and that Rigell is the best candidate for the job.
“The spin overwhelms the substance. That’s very clearly what happened.” ~ Joseph C. Wilson
Ron, sorry to pop your bubble; Nye leads Rigell by substantial margins in local and state donations ~ 39% more from the Tidewater area and 29% more from the top Norfolk/Va. Beach zip code areas.
Looks like Scottie has now dumped almost $2 Million to self fund his run – 2/3 of all cash raised by the Rigell campaign. IF contributions translate into likely measure of district support (as Rigellites drummed ad nauseam during the primary), one could reasonably conclude that Rigell is in trouble and folks … are on to his BS and they’re not buying it.
SOURCE: http://www.opensecrets.org/races/summary.php?cycle=2010&id=VA02
SCOTT RIGELL
Raised: $3,145,562
Spent: $2,432,008
Cash on Hand: $713,552
Last Report: September 30, 2010
PAC contributions $187,790 (6%)
Individual contributions $1,023,218 (33%)
Candidate self-financing $1,924,364 (61%)
Other $10,190 (0%)
GLENN NYE
Raised: $2,101,158
Spent: $1,326,898
Cash on Hand: $807,213
Last Report: September 30, 2010
PAC contributions $901,989 (43%)
Individual contributions $1,120,130 (53%)
Candidate self-financing $0 (0%)
Other $79,039 (4%)
Donations sorted by geographic area:
Rigell: $468,559 from NORFOLK-VIRGINIA BEACH-NEWPORT NEWS, VA-NC
Nye: $641,052 from NORFOLK-VIRGINIA BEACH-NEWPORT NEWS, VA-NC
Nye raised 36.8% more than Rigell.
Donations from top Norfolk/ Va Beach zip codes (rounded/approximate):
Rigell: $384 K
Nye: $495 K
Nye raised 29% more than Rigell.
J.R., the real hope is that intelligent voters of all designations really think about the issues of this race. Do we want to go back to the policies that got us into this mess? No, of course not. Could we have recovered faster? Perhaps, but no one really knows the answer to that. Will ideology solve our remaining structural problems? Absolutely not, pragmatic negoptiation and compromise will be essential. So who is best qualified to represent us given this analysis. Well, Nye is the best qualified. I could have said so about the Rigell I did know, but that is not the Rigell running. Nye combines fiscal conservatism, experience in international relations, a record of supporting our active and retired military members and their families, and small businesses. No need for change at all in this district.
The times – they are a changing.
I have lived in the 11th District for over two decades. It is a true delight to see the ever arrogant Gerry Connolly finally on his way out.
The 11th District has, like the rest of the nation, awoken and said “what have we done” and are getting ready to undo this mistake before it gets any worse.
The choice is simple – more of the same nightmare with Gerry (and have no doubt he promises more of the same) or a re-awkening of the American dream and a new begining with Keith Fimian.
11th district it is just a nightmare. It is time to wake up – time to end it. You can do it, but only if you vote on November 2nd.
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