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Monday, August 28, 2006
Netroots August Fundraising Push Update #6 (The Weekender)
Posted by James L.
Boy, do I ever feel as giddy as a schoolboy today. If you want to know why, just read mcjoan's diary over on DailyKos highlighting the next Netroots candidate, Larry Grant of Idaho! Idaho! How crazy is that?! You may remember a post I wrote way back in May entitled ID-01: Wingnut of the Year where I made the case that the Republican nominee for this open seat, Club for Growth nutcase Bill Sali, is, perhaps, a bit TOO out there for the good people of bright red--no, no, make that crimson red Idaho. Seriously, how often do you see quotes like this--from top state Republican leaders?
The Speaker, Bruce Newcomb, told The Idaho Statesman, “That idiot is just an absolute idiot. He doesn’t have one ounce of empathy in his whole fricking body. And you can put that in the paper.”
So, needless to say, I'm pretty psyched that this race has entered our radar screens. I'll stop now, because I'm sure I'll write up another pro-Grant post later in the day. But in the meantime, please give Larry Grant a very warm welcome to the netroots Actblue page. Can we get 50 donors for Larry today? That would be phenomenal.
Before I forget, as promised, here's the weekend roundup chart detailing all the movement on the netroots candidates Actblue page. Thanks to your generous contributions, we amassed 460 donations and $10,000 over the past two days for strong progressives nationwide. You're making a real impact, so I would encourage anyone who has been sitting on their hands to open up your wallets if you can afford to. Whatever you can give, $5, $10, $50, or more, will really be appreciated by the campaigns involved (especially in a low-dollar district like Idaho, hint, hint).
| Candidate | District | Starting Donations | 8/27 Donors | New Donations in Last 48hrs. | New Donations Since Launch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ned Lamont | CT-Sen | 3064 | 3,346 | 29 | 282 |
| Jon Tester | MT-Sen | 2056 | 2,388 | 32 | 332 |
| Jim Webb | VA-Sen | 1270 | 1,714 | 44 | 444 |
| Eric Massa | NY-29 | 905 | 1,136 | 18 | 231 |
| Joe Sestak | PA-07 | 876 | 1,130 | 30 | 254 |
| Patrick Murphy | PA-08 | 687 | 909 | 28 | 222 |
| Jerry McNerney | CA-11 | 681 | 940 | 39 | 259 |
| Darcy Burner | WA-08 | 679 | 948 | 31 | 269 |
| Linda Stender | NJ-07 | 508 | 718 | 27 | 210 |
| Paul Hodes | NH-02 | 465 | 701 | 23 | 236 |
| Larry Kissell | NC-08 | 427 | 666 | 38 | 239 |
| John Courage | TX-21 | 415 | 631 | 23 | 216 |
| Dan Seals | IL-10 | 375 | 579 | 23 | 204 |
| Jay Fawcett | CO-05 | 375 | 603 | 26 | 228 |
| Tim Walz | MN-01 | 0 | 134 | 49 | 134 |
| Total | 12,783 | 16,543 | 460 | 3,760 |
Thanks again to SSP reader KCinDC for helping out with last night's data grab. You rock!
| Candidate | District | Raised at Start | 8/27 Raised | Raised in Last 48hrs. | Raised Since Launch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ned Lamont | CT-Sen | $110,042.51 | $116,843.51 | $569.78 | $6,801.00 |
| Jon Tester | MT-Sen | $59,730.84 | $68,158.44 | $720.02 | $8,427.60 |
| Jim Webb | VA-Sen | $40,452.38 | $54,536.45 | $1,173.87 | $14,084.07 |
| Eric Massa | NY-29 | $21,042.29 | $26,097.83 | $190.02 | $5,055.54 |
| Joe Sestak | PA-07 | $26,574.49 | $34,277.88 | $995.03 | $7,703.39 |
| Patrick Murphy | PA-08 | $13,895.16 | $18,487.10 | $540.04 | $4,591.94 |
| Jerry McNerney | CA-11 | $17,873.76 | $24,397.11 | $851.04 | $6,523.35 |
| Darcy Burner | WA-08 | $13,209.06 | $20,254.55 | $630.02 | $7,045.49 |
| Linda Stender | NJ-07 | $8,877.30 | $12,744.55 | $505.02 | $3,867.25 |
| Paul Hodes | NH-02 | $8,817.34 | $13,756.84 | $525.03 | $4,939.50 |
| Larry Kissell | NC-08 | $6,855.92 | $11,486.78 | $1,065.05 | $4,630.86 |
| John Courage | TX-21 | $6,868.53 | $11,023.86 | $365.04 | $4,155.33 |
| Dan Seals | IL-10 | $6,314.74 | $10,327.73 | $372.03 | $4,012.99 |
| Jay Fawcett | CO-05 | $5,856.33 | $10,403.77 | $450.04 | $4,547.44 |
| Tim Walz | MN-01 | $0.00 | $4,061.34 | $1,225.09 | $4,061.34 |
| Total | $346,410.65 | $436,857.74 | $10,177.12 | $90,447.09 |
Posted at 11:30 AM in 2006 Elections, Fundraising, Netroots | Technorati
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I stumbled upon this great election site that I think you should link to on your site. It has tons of information on hot races and is definitely non-partisan. Here is the link: http://electionpredictions.blogspot.com
Posted by: Esperanzaportodos ![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.swingstateproject.com/nav-commenters.gif)
at August 28, 2006 04:14 PM | Permalink | Edit Comment | Delete Comment
As I have been following the evil rightwing "Club For Growth's funding & candidate support system, and I had targeted the Sali/Grant race as one to be watched. Sali's unabashed rightwing bent and and reputation within the Idaho Gop for being a commensurate prick, throw-in an abysmal 26% Primary showing, makes this an easy choice for fundraising support. Although it stretches my criteria for a winnable District, keeping a critter like State Rep. Sali out of the House seems worth the stretch. It is all together possible the anti-incumbent/gop mood does extend into this otherwise red District.
For an article on how many in the Idaho Gop are bailing on Sali:
http://www.43rdstateblues.com/?q=republicans_for_grant
Grant seems to be a quality candidate with positions compatible enought to be elected in this conservative District, and be able to represent it well to the left of what nutjob Sali would be capable of doing.
Should the wave be "Macro", this'll be one to go our way.
Posted by: Predictor at August 28, 2006 04:54 PM | Permalink | Edit Comment | Delete Comment
Esperanza, it looks like that site is just copying tons of info wholesale from www.electionprojection.com, which has a conservative bent. That's just damnably unethical. The Blogging Caesar may be a conservative, but I respect the work he's done in aggregating polls and state info.
Posted by: X Stryker at August 28, 2006 10:38 PM | Permalink | Edit Comment | Delete Comment
Actually, his state pages were up before those at Election Projection. I know, because I used to go to Election projection all the time but then I stopped because Election Predictions was up faster and was less biased.
Posted by: Esperanzaportodos at August 28, 2006 11:22 PM | Permalink | Edit Comment | Delete Comment