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IN-02: Come On, Feel the Mumpower

by: James L.

Tue Jul 22, 2008 at 6:52 PM EDT

Well, he was nearly a week late, but Republican Luke Puckett finally filed his second quarter fundraising report with the FEC last night. Let's take a look at the raw numbers: $15,850 raised from 4/17-6/30 and under $49K raised to date.

The small silver lining for the deadline-challenged candidate is his $171,000 cash-on-hand total (most of which came from a personal loan), but that's still well behind Donnelly's $1 million war chest. This one is starting to look even bleaker for the GOP.

In other FEC filing news, Regina Thomas, who unsuccessfully challenged John Barrow in the GA-12 Democratic primary, finally filed an FEC report, although it was one that only covered the period from 6/20 through 6/30 instead of the pre-primary period as required by FEC regulations. Curiously, Thomas reported only having raised $20K to date, even though I recall her having raised nearly $42K on Actblue before July 1st.

But at least she's not as hapless as the geniuses over at the Bill Sali (R-ID) campaign, who still haven't filed a second quarter fundraising report a week after filing this message with the FEC:

I am unable to file the 2nd quarter 2008 FEC report, as FEC technical support is still attempting to fix the Sali for Congress data file. I first attempted to upload a file to the FEC site on June 6. I again tried on June 9, using the new FEC software update, without success. I then sent FEC technical support a copy of the Sali for Congress FEC file. FEC technical support is still attempting to fix the file so that it may be uploaded. I am in regular contact with FEC technical support and the FEC analyst, in an effort to resolve this matter.

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Well... IN-02 republicans could have done worse

They could have nominated the guy who campaigned at a Nazi event celebrating Hitler's birthday.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories...

by: ChadInFL @ Tue Jul 22, 2008 at 17:57:21 PM CDT

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Great Title, James....

And, in glorious news, we WILL have Carl Mumpower to kick around, after all!!

I don't know where I read it, but apparently Mumpower got the commitment he was looking for from NC-11 area Republicans, and he has...um...RE-activated his campaign.

Whee!!!!

"You share your young with the wolves of the nation, there's nothing left til you pray for salvation."

--Black Rebel Motorcycle Club

"American X"

by: Steve Singiser @ Tue Jul 22, 2008 at 18:02:51 PM CDT

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What commitment would that be?

A dollar for dollar match of his cash on hand by local republicans? That would bump him up to around $2,000. Watch out Heath, fell the power... MUMPOWER!

by: ChadInFL @ Tue Jul 22, 2008 at 18:16:03 PM CDT

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Don't sleep on Mumpower

He's got Shuler right where he wants him...

by: bear83 @ Tue Jul 22, 2008 at 22:36:25 PM CDT

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Sali LOL

Sounds like one of my excuses back at school for not handing homework in on time!

by: conspiracy @ Tue Jul 22, 2008 at 18:14:18 PM CDT

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My thoughts exactly

Of course, Sali could just publish a copy of his report on his website.

by: DavidNYC @ Tue Jul 22, 2008 at 18:31:42 PM CDT

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Get Ted Stevens on the case

The tubes must be clogged...

by: skywaker9 @ Tue Jul 22, 2008 at 20:14:45 PM CDT

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Thomas really turned out to be a joke

that FEC report for one and then two only getting 20 something percent of the vote.

by: politicalal @ Tue Jul 22, 2008 at 21:40:31 PM CDT

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Interesting...

http://www.politico.com/blogs/...

Kilpatrick got the EMILY'S list endorsement.

by: JeremiahTheMessiah @ Tue Jul 22, 2008 at 22:23:39 PM CDT

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O/T: Great news out of Alaska!

http://www.dailykos.com/story/...

If Kos is right about how big this is at hurting Parnell's chances then this is HUGE news. Anyone else have a take on this?

by: Populista @ Tue Jul 22, 2008 at 22:41:50 PM CDT

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I am going to not touch this

and let them sink their own ship.

It's an entertaining show to watch, at the very least.

Along with the marijuana legalization advocates in the MT and ID Republican parties.

Bill Posey is not half-alligator...and is outclassed by Davy Crockett anyway: http://www.washingtonmonthly.c...

by: Glenn Magus Harvey @ Wed Jul 23, 2008 at 00:47:10 AM CDT

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I don't see it.

The scandle was of a personal nature, getting back at someone for a family issue. Not unlike Spitzer's personal scandle.

And while it looks bad for the governor, I don't see how, unless he is a part of it, it hurts Parnell that much. He's still relatively clean and running against the very ethically challenged Young.

by: wmlawman @ Wed Jul 23, 2008 at 08:42:16 AM CDT

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Another CQ Rating Change

http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmsp...

Jeanne Shaheen v. John Sununu
Toss Up to Lean Democrat

by: JeremiahTheMessiah @ Wed Jul 23, 2008 at 01:45:22 AM CDT

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He seems to have all kinds of problems with deadlines

Turns out he also owes a couple grand in back property taxes. Normally that wouldn't be a big deal (Joe Donnelly also had that problem a couple years ago), but right now property taxes is by far the number one issue people are furious about here, so consider this another nail in the coffin.

by: IndianaProgressive @ Wed Jul 23, 2008 at 17:05:13 PM CDT

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IN-02: Come On, Feel the Mumpower | 14 comments