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Burris Raises $845
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire —
Sen. Roland Burris (D-IL) reported raising just $845 during the first quarter of the year and had $111,032 in debts from defending himself in ongoing ethics and perjury probes, the Chicago Tribune reports.
IL-Sen: Burris Raises $845.00
Swing State Project —
We told you about lousy & lousier... here comes the lousiest:
Burris campaign officials on Thursday released a report showing the new senator raised only $845 from January through March and had $111,032 in debts from defending himself in ongoing ethics and perjury probes and travel.
That's a pretty remarkable haul (yes, that's not even nine Benjamins), even for someone as scandal-tainted as Roland Burris. One has to almost try in order to avoid raising at least some money as a sitting Senator. (What, you mean to tell me that he ...
CHRIS DODD UPDATE: Not much home-state support:
Connecticut Sen. Chris Dodd appears to have look…
Instapundit —
... image of Dodd as a Washington insider.
“Once again there is a disconnect between the rhetoric of the senator and his political behavior. I think it helps explain why so many Connecticut residents are becoming increasingly disillusioned with him,” Rose said. “He is beginning to personify, in many ways, the establishment.”
Gee, do you think? (Via Political Wire.)
The upside — he’s still doing better than Roland Burris! Well, a bit.
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Poor Burris
The Reaction —
... ), raised only $845 between January and March of this year -- and that he has "$111,032 in debts from defending himself in ongoing ethics and perjury probes and travel." ...
Friday's campaign round-up
Political Animal —
... the Connecticut Democrat. * Speaking of senators with fundraising problems, Sen. Roland Burris (D-Ill.) raised a grand total of $845 in the first quarter. No, that's not a typo, and there are no zeroes missing from the figure. * Will we see a rematch next year between Elwyn Tinklenberg and Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.)? It ...
Burris raises $845 in Q1
Hot Air » Top Picks —
Burris raises $845 in Q1 posted at 4:35 pm on April 17, 2009 by Ed Morrissey Send to a Friend | Share on Facebook | printer-friendly Great news for Roland Burris ! After the revelation that he lied under oath to the Illinois legislature and to investigators about his connections to impeached Governor Rod Blagojevich in seeking appointment as Barack Obama’s replacement in the Senate, people thought Burris wouldn’t raise a dime for a special election to hold the seat. Burris proved his critics wrong by raising 8,450 … dimes: ...
Roland Burris Gears Up for Doomed Reelection Bid
Politics Daily —
... The second is 845. As in $845, the total number of dollars he fundraised last quarter. You can't even run for Student Council on that kind of budget. ...
Obama’s Senate Replacement Roland Burris Is Toast
Say Anything —
... Burris probably won’t be cast out of the Senate. My guess is he simply won’t run for, or won’t win, re-election in 2010 when his seat is up again. Back in April, the Chicago Tribune reported that Burris had only raised $845 for his 2010 campaign. ...
