( - promoted by Carnacki)
Campaign cash galore. Joe Manchin III, the current frontrunner and expected nominee for the Democratic Party on the Senate Special Election, is raking in some serious campaign cash prior to the election.
Politico recently reported on the hard numbers in regards to campaign donations for Manchin, and the leading GOP candidate John Raese.
West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin (D) raked in an impressive $418,000 for his Senate bid so far, although his chief Republican opponent already has a significant bankroll.
The popular governor is the front-runner in the Aug. 28 primary and the Nov. 2 special election for the late Robert Byrd's Senate seat. Public polls show him leading mining company owner John Raese by double digits.
Politico
http://www.politico.com/news/s...
Reports indicate that Raese has put roughly $320,000 of his own money into his campaign. An outrageously high amount, but still not enough to match Manchin's campaign contributions.
Manchin has been significantly helped out by Jay Rockefeller, who Politico claims helped raise nearly $200,000 for Manchin over the course of this campaign that opened only just a few weeks ago.
Manchin seems to already be thinking past the primary to the actual Special Election, his sights are set on that prized Senate seat vacated by the late, great Robert C. Byrd earlier in the summer.
Manchin and Raese, as of right now, seem to be the ones who will be nominated for their respected parties going into the general election. Manchin already holds a significant lead on Raese, but I expect that... given Raese's clear dedication to his campaign.... he will be pulling out all of the stops necessary to try to gain on Manchin's lead. The WVGOP wants to have a (R) in the Senate for West Virginia desperately, and I doubt they'll be afraid to sling a little mud along the way.
I don't expect the Democrats to lose the seat |
