Comments on: A Stray Thought On Blanche Lincoln’s Money

By: Blanche Lincoln Is Just A Damn Money Machine | The Arkansas Project

Blanche Lincoln Is Just A Damn Money Machine | The Arkansas Project — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 17:58:34 +0000

[...] I noted that, if Lincoln were to continue raising funds at the rate of roughly $500,000 per month, she could conceivably raise $11 million for the race. For this election cycle in total, she’s now raised more than $7 million, which I believe is [...]

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 04:25:16 +0000

Good laugh… now I can’t get “Duck Tales” out of my head. Woo-oo!

By: Rett Hatcher

Rett Hatcher — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 21:02:37 +0000

I believe Tim Hutchinson would tell you that the NRSC was critical in his victory in 1996 and that they almost saved his hide in 2002. I’m not advocating being the underfunded candidate is the best thing. It just happens to be our only way. Santorum spent $28.4 million and Casey spent only $17.5 million. Santorum lost by the widest margin ever for an incumbent. Now that may seem like a lot of money, but in PA it really isn’t. The bottom line is all this whining about money is moot. It is a reality that if we want to win we will have to deal with.

By: Freeman Hunt

Freeman Hunt — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 20:24:59 +0000

And, of course, don’t dare have any children acting in your ads near the end as that is the gravest sin possible.

By: Teddy Republican

Teddy Republican — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 18:20:09 +0000

It’s not the first 45% of the vote that costs a lot of money….. it’s the last 6% that is expensive and elusive. Jim Holt got what any Republican would get if they had their name on the ballot. We can get that without spending much at all. The last 6% is gonna cost you 5 or 6 million.

By: David Kinkade

David Kinkade — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 15:42:24 +0000

Asa raised a little more than $3 million in 2006, Rett, and trust me, it wasn’t enough. And I wouldn’t count on the NRSC to water my plants while I was out of town for five days, much less to provide anything useful to my campaign.
D.

By: Br549

Br549 — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 15:36:00 +0000

…and Im gonna be the first lottery winner in Arkansas.

By: Coon dog

Coon dog — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 15:21:54 +0000

Yep. That Asa campaign showed republicans how to win an underfunded race.

By: Rett Hatcher

Rett Hatcher — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 10:21:34 +0000

While I agree with what you said, it must be noted that Blanche outspent Holt $6 Million to $140,000 and only won by 12%. If the right Repub gets the nomination, I see that person needing only to raise what Asa raised in 2006. Between that and what the NRSC would commit to the right candidate, Blanche could be beat. Having said that, it would take the right candidate to just match what Asa raised, since this is a down economy and all.

By: nick cochran

nick cochran — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 04:15:58 +0000

Hey, and we have so many republican’s who smell blood in the water that all of our money will get spent on the dang primary. I refuse to contribute to the primary campaign of any of these guys.

Another stray thought, are there enough senate challengers yet to give Kim Hendren a legitimate shot?