Another great Dem pick up opportunity in a house race

[book_worm]

Democrat Ami Bera raised $550,000 in the third quarter of 2010, topping his GOP challenger Republican Rep. Dan Lungren.

Lungren raised $480,000.

The campaigns announced their fundraising totals today, beating an Oct. 15 deadline.

Bera's campaign said Bera has now raised a total of $2.1 million. Lungren's campaign has raised a total of $1.7 million.

The campaigns did not release their cash-on-hand totals. That information will be included in reports filed with the Federal Election Commission next week.

The third quarter ran from July 1 through Sept. 30.



Read more: http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2010/10/bera-tops-lungren-in-third-qua.html#mi_rss=Capitol%20Alert#ixzz11teB3JEP

The polls are also close so the financial advantage will serve the Democrat well.

[la la]

1. Lundgren needs to be thrown out- period--

he's one of those goppols who move around so that they can be relected again and again---started down here in Long Beach---

[demosincebirth]

2. Just like McClintock

[msongs]

3. $? meg whitman has tons more $ than jerry brown but it's not gonna get her elected evidently nt

[Grown2Hate]

4. Sometimes a slight money advantage works even better than a VASTLY overwhelming

money advantage (mostly from the standpoint that someone like Meg SATURATES the airwaves with ads to the point where people are left saying, "Jesus CHRIST, ANOTHER ad from this person?! Give it a REST!", backfiring in a way). However, the best medicine is (and always will be) a GREAT candidate that is able to get their message out there. Doesn't change the fact that Citizens United sets a DANGEROUS precedent, but money still doesn't DIRECTLY equal votes (necessarily). It's all about GOTV.