I go by OpenSecrets on the money. One of them has to be wrong. If he has that little amount of money, there’s no way he can mount a credible race.
I use the green papers which link to the FEC reports.
Google appears to confirm that Lonegan doesn’t have much money.
http://www.politickernj.com/72594/cd3-race-lonegan-reports-172k-cash-hand
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Lonegan, who was the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate last year, said he knew he wouldn’t have nearly as much money as MacArthur, but that he will win because he’s the “true, solid conservative in the race with a known background with taxpayers and the voters in that district.”
“I’m not going to buy a congressional seat,” Lonegan said. “I could put a lot more money in the race. I’m not going to because you don’t buy your seat. You earn it.”
Political forecasters predict a competitive general election in the district.
Aimee Belgard, the frontrunner for the Democratic nomination in the district, raised $227,468 in the first three months of 2014, bringing her total raised since beginning her campaign last year to $403,411. She has $325,725 in the bank.
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