Bunning will need to raise millions to mount a serious defense of his seat, but he is already well behind pace with only $175,000 in his campaign account through September, the latest a report was available. Worse, he isn’t expected to hold his first fundraiser until April…
No other Republican senator facing a competitive 2010 race has less than $879,000 in the bank.
“They don’t have the fundraising guns to understand how difficult a fundraising climate they’re in. It’s going to be a nightmare,” the Kentucky GOP operative said, referring to the difficulty of raising money in the current economic climate. “The DSCC alone may outspend Bunning in 2010.”
In another signal that the state GOP political establishment isn’t lining up behind Bunning, not a single member of McConnell’s 2008 reelection team has signed on to assist Bunning’s bid for a third term.
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