As of 30 June Murtha had $644K cash on hand, with $4K in debt. Russell had $270K on hand, but $243 in debt.
Murtha still has to be considered the favorite here, but the race is definitely winnable for Russell. That FEC data in June showed Russell had raised about $929K total. However, in early Sep his campaign officially announced he has raised a total of more than $2 million. This was before he started airing a powerful TV ad using Murtha's treasonous words against him. And before most of the Palin surge, and before Murtha faced down a second lawsuit from Justin Sharratt. I have a feeling that the FEC filing of Bill Russell for 30 Sep is going to raise a lot of eyebrows and make Murtha break into a cold sweat.
Murtha also just last week was once again named by a left-leaning group (CREW) to the Top 20 list of Congress' most corrupt members. Murtha has been getting a LOT of negative publicity in print and on the airwaves this past few days, which almost certainly is translating into even more support for Bill Russell. Will it be enough to knock off the corrupt, bloated king of pork? Stay tuned.
In my post #77 Russell’s debt should read “$243K” not just $243. :-) Sorry!
I consider Gleason a half step above Murtha and Murtha’s in the basement. Sarah Palin will help Repubs more in PA than Gleason ever thought of doing, JMO. You might sense I don’t care for him either.
I hope the people in and around Johnstown realize it has been hightime to get rid of Murtha, and for a long time.
I'm glad to hear about Gerlach as well! : )