Sestak Catching Up to Specter in Fundraising - $1 Million vs. $1.7 Million This Quarter

[JPZenger]

http://www.philly.com/philly/news/pennsylvania/50826092.html

"Specter raised $1.73 million in the second quarter of the year toward his reelection effort, amid attacks over his party switch from a probable challenger, his campaign said.

The haul leaves Specter with $7.5 million cash on hand entering the third fund-raising quarter - well more than Rep. Joe Sestak (D., Pa.), who wants to challenge Specter and reported raising just more than $1 million in the second quarter, for a total of about $4.3 million."

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http://www.philly.com/inquirer/local/20090713_Sestak_raised__1_million-plus_in_the_spring.html

"Sestak plans to report this week that he raised a little more than $1 million in the second quarter this year, giving him $4.2 million in the bank for an expected Democratic primary challenge to Sen. Arlen Specter, campaign officials said yesterday. "We believe this means we will have more cash on hand than any Senate challenger," said Joe Langdon, spokesman for Sestak's campaign committee. "As you know, this was achieved without the institutional support of the Democratic establishment."

Sestak questions Specter's Democratic bona fides and argues that it is wrong for the party establishment to "anoint" Specter the 2010 nominee.

Langdon said 85 percent of the money that Sestak planned to report had come in the last month. Still, Sestak is likely to trail Specter in the cash race. On March 31, Specter's campaign account totaled $6.7 million, the most recent figure available, and the incumbent has had an active fund-raising schedule since then. Sestak had $3.3 million on March 31."