The second quarter fundraising numbers are in and a quick analysis shows that Senator Conrad Burns is in serious trouble. In 2000, Sen. Burns successfully bought the election by spending $5.1 million dollars. That latest numbers show that Burns has already spent $4.6 million -- 90% of his obscenely huge last total -- with four months remaining in the race.
Meanwhile, Jon Tester is doing great. Due to the pre-primary report, we can break down Tester's total into two equal halves of the reporting period. During the first half of the quarter, Tester had the momentum by outraising John Morrison with Tester's report showing $147,000 in contributions. Tester's total for the quarter is $864,000 (only $4,000 less than Burns), which means Tester raised $717,000 in the second half of the quarter. Tester has huge momentum in terms of fundraising, raising a half a million more during the most recent quarter half than he did in the first half.
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