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Home Front: Politix
Duckworth short on funds for stretch run
2006-10-18
Supporters of 6th Congressional District Democrat Tammy Duckworth were left scratching their heads Monday at campaign finance reports that showed her with $206,000 left for the raceÂ’s stretch run. Word of DuckworthÂ’s relatively empty coffers comes as her campaign stopped running TV ads and as her Republican opponent, Peter Roskam, is up with a TV spot attacking her on illegal immigration.
Saw it on the tube yesterday during the Bears game, no less (smart buy). Good ad, but Roskam didn't pay for it, the NRCC did. Named Duckworth specifically as a supporter of amnesty.
For Duckworth backers who might fear the campaign peaked too early, the response coming from her spokeswoman Monday wasnÂ’t too encouraging. Spokeswoman Christine Glunz said she didnÂ’t know how much money Duckworth has raised since Sept. 30 and didnÂ’t know when Duckworth would begin airing TV ads again. By contrast, WheatonÂ’s Roskam had $1.5 million to start October, although heÂ’s dipped into that for his TV ad blitz.

Duckworth, a Hoffman Esates veteran whoÂ’s running as a fiscal moderate, has spent her money on a large staff, expensive consultants and an early $1 million TV campaign designed to rebut a wave of attack ads run by the National Republican Campaign Committee. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, which reserved $2.3 million to run ads blasting Roskam, starts airing its first ad today.
Posted by:Fred

#7  Yep. Saw the irst DNC ad last nite.
Posted by: Seafarious   2006-10-18 13:05  

#6  anon: Certainly someone I want managing my money.

Political campaigns aren't run like 401(k)'s. The object of a campaign is to win, not accumulate funds. Duckworth is an unknown Democrat in an uphill battle against an opponent in a staunchly-Republican district that elected Henry Hyde by margins of 3-1. Her only hope was to generate buzz early on and try to attain the kind of winner's halo that inspires political donors to ante up more cash - in the world of campaign cash, polling success begets fund-raising success.
Posted by: Zhang Fei   2006-10-18 03:04  

#5  Roskam is kind of a jerk but Duckworth isn't a fit for this Gerrymandered district. Hyde would always win by 75% or better and Hyde anointed Roskam.

I will hold my nose and vote Roskam.
One thing in his favor is he weighs several hundred pounds less then Hyde. For several years when Hyde would ride in the Wheaton/DuPage 4th parade I snapped some photos of him in the small convertable - one cheek on each rear seat. I never figure what he sat on in the house where the seats are so small.



Posted by: 3dc   2006-10-18 02:08  

#4  The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, which reserved $2.3 million to run ads blasting Roskam, starts airing its first ad today.

Nice to see the McCain/Feingold bill is doing so much to prevent the attack ads.
Posted by: anon   2006-10-18 01:48  

#3  Duckworth, whoÂ’s running as a fiscal moderate, has spent her money on a large staff, expensive consultants and an early $1 million TV campaign designed to rebut a wave of attack ads run by the National Republican Campaign Committee.

Certainly someone I want managing my money.
Posted by: anon   2006-10-18 01:48  

#2  Where's Rahm Emanuel when it gets tough ? Where's the Hilldebeast ? She's got millions extra to spread around, doesn't she ?
Posted by: SpecOp35   2006-10-18 01:02  

#1  Can't believe the donks wouldn't reach deep into the money sack for Duckworth. She fits so well into their victimhood methodology.
Posted by: Captain America   2006-10-18 00:55  

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