Money's Rolling In To Rossi

Former state Sen. Dino Rossi (R) said in a statement Thursday that his campaign has raised over $600,000 in the week since he officially entered the Washington Senate race on May 26.

Of that total some $200,000 came in the form of online contributions. Rossi has also attracted over 20,000 Facebook followers since entering the crowded GOP primary to take on Sen. Patty Murray (D).

"We did this without an office, phones, or staff. It happened because the people of our great state share my concerns," Rossi said in a press release detailed his early campaign achievements. "Our message of putting people back to work, getting our economy on track and putting the brakes on out-of-control federal spending has struck a chord with the people."

Even with his early success Murray's still got a very comfortable lead in money chase. Her latest financial disclosure form showed her with over $5.9 million in the bank as of March 31. But Rossi appears to have quickly dominated the Facebook war.

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