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Nunes opponent pins hopes on shifting demographics in uphill battle
The HillLocal Fresno, Calif., businessman Phil Arballo is taking on one of the most powerful and well-funded House Republicans, Rep. Devin Nunes, in November.
Nunes has more than $10 million cash on hand -- a figure that would be competitive in even the most expensive races in the country -- to spend in a medium-sized media market that he's represented for nearly 20 years.
But Arballo, who views the race as a referendum on Nunes, is dismissive of the incumbent’s financial advantages.
"This is not a big media market,” Arballo told The Hill. “It's not going to take $20 million to win this district. He has to repair an image, that's what he is running up against. He's running up against an image that has been decimated in the last four years."
Nunes has more than $10 million cash on hand -- a figure that would be competitive in even the most expensive races in the country -- to spend in a medium-sized media market that he's represented for nearly 20 years.
But Arballo, who views the race as a referendum on Nunes, is dismissive of the incumbent’s financial advantages.
"This is not a big media market,” Arballo told The Hill. “It's not going to take $20 million to win this district. He has to repair an image, that's what he is running up against. He's running up against an image that has been decimated in the last four years."
"I don't need $20 M" is a handy excuse when you only have $400,000...
