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NE-Sen: Hagel Gets Crushed In Q2 Fundraising

by: DaveSund

Sat Jul 14, 2007 at 3:52 PM EDT

A couple of weeks ago, Jon Bruning released his Q2 fundraising numbers, coming in at over $720,000 for the quarter, a very good number for a primary challenger.

Now, incumbent Republican Senator Chuck Hagel, who two weeks ago said that his campaign would be "well beyond" the amount raised by Bruning, has clocked in at $387,000, a large portion of that coming from a May fundraiser featuring Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.

The conventional wisdom crystallizing on the ground here is that Hagel is blocking for Johanns - though it's unclear if Johanns will get in the race, and the longer he waits, the stronger Bruning looks.

As we move closer to the fall, expect some movement one way or the other.

DaveSund :: NE-Sen: Hagel Gets Crushed In Q2 Fundraising

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NE-Sen: Hagel Gets Crushed In Q2 Fundraising | 2 comments

isn't he in Washington

ow a Secretary of Agriculture? I hope he doesn't go up against Nelson in 2012.

Call no man happy until he is dead-Aeschylus

by: ArkDem the Ragin Cajin @ Sun Jul 15, 2007 at 09:04:39 AM CDT

Nelson beat Ricketts pretty badly in '06

Johanns should have run against him this year if he wanted it.

Johanns is indeed in Washington right now, but is also probably the only Hagel loyalist that would be a favorite against Bruning. He can't raise money or even campaign unless he resigns from his post, though. So keep an eye on that.

In the meantime, the likelihood that Jon Bruning will be the Republican nominee is increasing every day.

by: DaveSund @ Sun Jul 15, 2007 at 13:45:05 PM CDT

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