Kuhl one of the weakest Congressional fundraisers
From the Politico:
Six House Republicans holding seats that are being eyed by the Democratic majority are confronting the new, brutal reality of their party’s fundraising slump. They are limping into highly competitive reelection races with less cash than their Democratic challengers.
The latest fundraising reports are a gut punch for this six-pack of GOP incumbents: Reps. Christopher Shays (Conn.), Dave Reichert (Wash.), John R. Kuhl (N.Y.), Tim Walberg (Mich.), Jean Schmidt (Ohio) and Bill Sali (Idaho). With the exception of Sali, all represent swing districts.
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Kuhl was outraised by nearly $100,000 by retired naval officer Eric Massa, who held Kuhl to 51 percent of the vote in 2006.
[...] But this doesn’t make much sense economically. A campaign press person costs the campaign at most 15K a quarter. The retirement rumors likely put a much larger dent that in his fundraising, which has been shockingly lackluster. [...]
[...] commented before on Randy Kuhl’s weak fundraising the past few quarters and how it has helped fuel speculation that he will retire.ÂÂ Well, it looks [...]