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Monday, November 06, 2006

Reichert campaign broke

On the P-I's political blog, Joel Connelly reports that Dave Reichert needs more money-the day before the election.
On election eve, the campaign of Republican Rep. Dave Reichert has issued an urgent appeal for one last infusion of campaign cash.

"This race will be very close: We have had to spend our campaign coffers down to nothing and we still have critical Election Day activities that we must pay for. Can you help Dave in the final push by making a contribution?" wrote Eric Yates, Reichert's finance director.

It's a decided change of tone from early in the year. When Reichert passed the $1.1 million mark, the campaign's manager said his prowess at fundraising had put the 8th District race out of reach.
This is why Democrats competing in so many districts is crucial. Reichert has to go begging the night before the election for money to fuel his "election day activities." (What? Does the Reichert campaign wish to join in the "harass the voters with fake robo-calls campaign" or something?)

It's these situations where a seeming Democratic weakness becomes a strength. Usually it's the Democratic campaigns that run out of money.

We're used to doing things for free or efficiently, usually for not so much as a stale donut. Republicans, not so much. They're used to having things handed to them, when the real work starts they have to go hire help.

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