D&C on NY-26 money race
The D&C has a good piece on fundraising in NY-26.:
Democrats Jack Davis and Jon Powers each have raised more than $1 million in the 26th District primary election battle.
In campaign finance reports filed this week, Powers reported raising nearly $1.1 million since his campaign began, much of it from political action committees and donors who live outside the district, which spans seven counties, including Monroe.
Davis has raised $1.3 million from a single donor: himself.
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Powers, 30, raised $211,137 over the same six-week period, according to campaign manager John Gerken. Kryzan, 60, raised $27,337 over that time, according to her report. Both campaigns have joined Davis in airing television ads.
Gerken said about 4,000 donors have given to Powers’ campaign.
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Unfortunately, the “good” article had the additional baggage of an out of context point used by Davis as a negative Powers talking point.
Look at any campaign - unless we have a public financed election system - our system relies on money - so the point missed is there are people in the district who have been motivated to donate to Powers (and Kryzan for that matter)
Davis might be a self-financed person who claims he isn’t beholden to anyone - Personally I want someone who is beholden to the voters and doesn’t put themselves ahead of the voters.
Someone who needs the voters as much as the voters need them to represent their interests.
True.