A press release from Congressman Joe Walsh:
Rep. Walsh Statement on 3rd Quarter Fundraising Figures
3rd quarter fundraising figures show Congressman Walsh on track to raise his goal of $2 million for the campaign cycle.
Most of Walsh’s support is once again local with 77% of individual contributions coming from within Illinois and 40% of total individual contributions coming from the new or old 8th district.
Duckworth only raised 3% from the new or old 8th district, once again raising more money from California and New York than from the 8th district.
Congressman Walsh stated, “I’m proud to once again have so much support from the 8th district and in Illinois. I believe in this election voters are responding to grassroots support and to those who commit to spending time making themselves accessible and hearing their concerns in the district.
Joe Walsh
“Ms. Duckworth on the other hand, has made it her priority to mingle with liberal elite donors and political insiders in New York and California.”
“It should not be lost on anyone that Ms. Duckworth received twice as much money from California than from the 8th district,” Walsh continued.
“It’s too bad she isn’t running out there.
“Clearly her support is stronger there, where she shares their out of touch liberal ideology.
“Here in the 8th, this strategy is costing Ms. Duckworth.
“Despite spending $1.5 million last quarter, Ms. Duckworth finds herself down in the polls.
“The people in the 8th district are beginning to see her as out of touch and are learning about her failed record as a Blagojevich bureaucrat.”
Walsh concluded, “Now Ms. Duckworth has shifted to desperate negative attacks, but I believe voters will reject this approach, as they did in 2010.
“Former Congresswoman Melissa Bean outspent me 5 to 1, and like Tammy Duckworth spent all of her resources on negative attacks.
“This election is too important, and the voters can see through Ms. Duckworth’s negative attacks.”
In addition, the Duckworth campaign failed to report their quarterly totals by the October 15 FEC deadline.
This continues a pattern of behavior for Duckworth, where at the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs she was cited by the Illinois Auditor General for misfiling and misreporting funds including a $4 million grant program.
The Walsh campaign has filed a complaint with the FEC to investigate this matter.
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The Chicago Tribune reports that Duckworth raised about $1.5 million, compared to Walsh’s $251,000. Also that Duckworth started the month with $752,000 to Walsh’s $592,000.
Given the current laws- is this even a valid analysis.
Aren’t both candidates receiving tremendous resources from outside the state?
The evening news just said Congressman Walsh is benefiting Millions from a Super Pac, I would imagine Ms. Duckworth is seeing the same.
Sad, really.
Remember, 2 years ago Walsh had no Super Pac support and he walloped Melissa Bean by 291 votes, now he has national support from what ever PACs, he will win by a surprising number
I was just commenting on the enormity of money spent on races now. Mind boggling.
That is why we need to pass a corrected Article the First from the Bill of Rights and get the Representative to Citizen ratio back to 1:50,000 instead of 1:500,000+ like it is today.