Sunday, July 18, 2010

By Rudi Keller ~ Southeast Missourian

 

The fundraising race in the 8th Congressional District gave both leading candidates something to brag about in the second quarter of the year, and once again how that money is being raised became ammunition for the opposition.

 

Republican incumbent U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson of Cape Girardeau reported her best quarter of the campaign, taking in $531,000 to bring her total for the campaign to $1.44 million. In the period from April 1 to June 30, Emerson took in $310,255 from individuals and $220,750 from political action committees.

Democratic Party challenger Tommy Sowers' bragging point for the second quarter of the year is that he raised $333,737 during the period, putting his total at $1.01 million and making his campaign the best-funded of any Democrat to challenge Emerson.

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"The mismatch between us is striking," Feifs said. "We've had a couple of veterans groups to help us. She has had hundreds of thousands of dollars of PAC money. That is the D.C. lobbyists coming to the rescue of the other D.C. lobbyist. She's cashed in every favor she's accumulated over 14 years."

 

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