Fund Raising Boosts Democrats

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Source: Wall Street Journal

Democratic candidates for four Republican-held Senate seats raised more money in the first quarter than their opponents, bolstering the party's hopes for expanding their slim Senate majority this year.

Republicans hold the early-year fund-raising edge in the race for just one competitive Democratic-held seat.

The fund-raising numbers, filed last week with the Senate, show two Democratic challengers -- author/comedian Al Franken of Minnesota and former New Hampshire Gov. Jeanne Shaheen -- pulling in more than the incumbents in their states. Mr. Franken took in $2.2 million, compared with Sen. Norm Coleman's $2.1 million. Mrs. Shaheen raised $1.2 million to Sen. John Sununu's $1 million.

In Colorado and New Mexico, where Republican senators are retiring, Democratic candidates are outraising the Republicans they are likely to face. Colorado Rep. Mark Udall brought in $1.5 million for his campaign against former Rep. Bob Schaffer, who raised $1 million. New Mexico Democratic Rep. Tom Udall, Mark's second cousin, faces no serious Democratic primary challenger, and raised $1.3 million in the first quarter. The two Republicans vying for the nomination there have raised $1 million combined.

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[DFW]

1. The Republican that is probably most disturbed by this isn't even a Republican.

Yet, that is.

A very solicited I-CT is about to become a very irrelevant R-CT.
Look for him to be keynote speaker at the Republican convention.
Not only to thumb his nose at his former Democratic colleagues,
but also because he would be a Republican speaker with a firm
command of English, and they've been wanting for years to show
that they had one not already employed by FOX.

[annabanana]

2. I like that: .. . . "I-(rrelevant) - CT

The sooner the better.