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LordJFT Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-21-07 12:42 PM
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Dem Freshmen get fundraising burst
Source: USA Today

WASHINGTON — Democrats who captured control of the House last year after a 12-year hiatus are dominating the first clash of the 2008 elections: the money race.

The most vulnerable House Democrats — freshmen who won in districts that went for President Bush in 2004 — raised an average of $600,000 in the first six months of this year, according to campaign finance reports filed with the Federal Election Commission. That's nearly double what Republican freshmen raised. If the trend continues, it will make it difficult for the GOP to reduce Democrats' 231-202 House majority.

Read more: http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/election2008/2007-08-20-bottomstrip_N.htm


my rep has already raised 1.4 million!
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David__77 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-22-07 02:02 AM
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1. Democrats should look tp expand that majority.
It will be hard. But I certainly think that a 245-190 divide is doable. Then, with more governorships and legislatures in Democratic hands, this can be expanded yet more in 2012. Here in California, I'd like to see (presuming we get 2 more seats) a 38-16 divide instead of a 33-19 divide currently. With proper redistricting, that's certainly possible.
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