Good news…if only it were accurate
The Hill has some good news for John Adler:
In New Jersey, freshman Rep. John Adler (D) raised $415,000 for the quarter and will have more than $2 million cash on hand, according to the campaign.Adler is also a national GOP target in 2010, but he could slide off the NRCC’s radar given the fundraising lead he is amassing.
Adler is facing a challenge from former Philadelphia Eagle Jon Runyan (R), who has not released his second quarter figures yet. Runyan had just $134,692 on hand before the GOP primary June 8.
I bolded that line because of this PNJ story:
Third Congressional District Republican nominee Jon Runyan raised $501,409 last quarter – $200,000 of it his own money – and had $472,056 cash on hand as of June 30, according to campaign consultant Chris Russell.
It’s sloppy reporting from The Hill (note the PNJ story hit on the 10th) to report Adler’s take at the end of this quarter can compare it to Runyan’s from June. Still, by the PNJ report, Runyan has about a third of what Adler has – and close to half of that has come from Runyan himself. The GOP was apparently depending on celebrity power to raise cash, and it just hasn’t come in yet. Runyan can still dump quite a bit of his own money into the race, but if the NRCC drops out, so do most of the quality advisors.
The result: It’s looking better for Adler all the time, but it’s still no slam dunk.
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