1. The Blunt-Carnahan TIEBREAKER quarter: Congressman Blunt won his second straight quarter in a row to take a $430K cash on hand lead in what is expected to be one of the most expensive 2010 U.S. Senate races in the country.
2. 7th District Candidates Who Topped $100K: Only Billy Long. He raised $104K.
3. Bill Stouffer's advantage over Vicky Hartzler: Non-existent right now because of Hartlzer's $105,000 loan. The loan has kept her in the game, actually propelling Hartzler to a $10 K cash on hand advantage over Stouffer. The question now is if she's willing to spend it.
4. Is Tommy Sowers another Joe Allen? Nope. His fundraising numbers proves he's the real deal. The buzz is that his brain is even more impressive. Sowers raised a little $200K and finished $3,000 ahead of Congresswoman Jo Ann Emerson in cash on hand. Of course, now he's got the GOP's attention. Ironically, one of Missouri's smartest political observers pointed out to me that Ike Skelton could be Tommy Sowers' biggest roadblock to a real race. The more time and money the DCCC has to use to defend Skelton, the less that will be available for longshots like Sowers.
5. Billy Long's burn rate vs Jack Goodman's burn rate: All campaigns account for their expenses differently. And when the reports came out, allies of Long's rivals began grumbling about how few disbursements Long had. Still, the numbers show Long has spent just 10% of what he's raised cycle to date. Goodman's number was eye-popping to politicos across the spectrum. The Mt. Vernon State Senator has spent a staggering 40% of what he's raised since the start.
6. How big was Nodler's margin of victory? Zilch. The conventional wisdom was wrong. Team Long smartly played down expectations and Nodler raised $77K to Long's $104K.
(Via KY3 Political Notebook.)
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