MN: Republican Day facing big fundraising deficit
4:02 PM
Republican state Sen. Dick Day, who's challenging the party-endorsed Brian Davis in Minnesota's 1st CD Republican primary, reported an underwhelming cash on hand figure of $44,877 for the second quarter after raising just more than $10,000 between April 1 and June 30. Davis reported raising $291,601 for the quarter with cash on hand of $376,718. (See a MidwestPolitics.com fundraising round-up.)
Calling the fundraising report "the end of Day's run," Andy Aplikowski of the conservative blog True North had this to say about Day's $10,599 fundraising haul:
Remember how Dick Day said he didn't want to have his fate left in the hands of a 100 people when he dropped out of the 1st District endorsement race? Well, is seems that only about 100 people cared enough to donate to his campaign. (give or take)Liberal blog Bluestem Prairie had a similar message: "Day's meager fundraising underscores his observation that his bid will be a David v. Goliath challenge, with the state senator cast in the sling-bearer role. It will be a tough row for Day to hoe."
