From my blog, www.wactivist.com.
In what has to be the biggest shock (but not necessarily surprise considering how unpopular J.D. is and how popular Harry is) of the July reporting period, Congressman J.D. Hayworth's opponent - Harry Mitchell - has outraised him AND every other Arizonan running for the U.S. House!
check out my previous post for fundraising totals of all Arizonan's running for U.S. House.
Harry Mitchell - $561,654.15 link to FEC Report
J.D. Hayworth - $525,665 link to FEC Report
Yes folks, no matter what the GOP or J.D. say, this is a real race.
From the Mitchell Campaign:
U.S. Congressional candidate Harry Mitchell raised $561,654.15 in the second quarter, besting his opponent and giving the Mitchell campaign $666,476.15 total cash on hand.
"There is overwhelming support for a candidate who will put the interests of Arizona ahead of their own political agenda," said Mitchell.
According to Federal Elections Commission filings, 12-year incumbent U.S. Rep. J.D. Hayworth raised a total of $525,665.50 in the second quarter.
Mitchell has now raised a total of $774,863.15 through the FEC's June 30 filing period. Mitchell entered the Congressional race in late March, and raised $213,000 in less than two weeks before the first quarter's March 31 filing deadline.
I can't wait to hear how J.D. or his campaign will respond to being outraised. Probably something about "liberal special interests", or how the money is clearly coming from "Illegal Immigrants", or some thinly veiled crack about Harry's age.
The AZGOP has consistently put out press releases mocking Jim Pederson for being outraised by Jon Kyl - implying that the donations prove he has the support of the people. I wonder how they will handle this one? Probably with some webpage photo-shopped graphic of Harry that no one will ever see.
Either way --- HARRY YOU ROCK!!