Minnick Way Ahead In Fund-Raising

The race with the most competitive fundraising is the 1st Congressional District.  Several websites analyzing Congressional races, including CQ Politics and The Cook Political Report , are calling the race a tossup.  Democrat Walt Minnick had more than $810,000 cash on hand and $250,000 in debt at the end of 2009 .  He raised more than $274,000 in the last three months of 2009. Minnick’s Republican challengers trail him.  Vaughn Ward of Eagle has more than $207,000 on hand and $5,900 in debt at the end of last year .  Ward raised more than $100,000 in the last three months of 2009.  Raul Labrador, a state representative from Eagle raised $83,000, including $50,000 of his own money, after launching his campaign in December / Brad Iverson-Long , Idaho Reporter. More here .

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Question: What do you make of Dem Congressman Walt Minnick’s huge lead in fund-raising at this point of the year?