Republican Blaine Luetkemeyer just dropped 340K more of his own money into the race on Friday for one more massive negative ad blitz against Orange to Blue candidate Judy Baker. This is one of many massive checks he has cut himself to keep up with his remarkable burn rate on negative attack ads.
Blaine Luetkemeyer's addiction to negative ads continues. He has burnt through money at neary twice therate of O2B candidate Judy Baker and continues to self-fund his high burn rate.
Whereas Baker has raised $1.3 million from indiviudal donors (most of them small donations), Luetkemeyer has raised less than 600K but has outspent Baker by throwing $1.5 million of his own money into the race.
I have some of the details at Left in Missouri
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While Judy Baker has been raising money from a wide base of small donors, Blaine Luetkemeyer continues to try to buy his way to representing the 9th District. Yesterday Luetkemeyer dropped another 340K into the race to continue to fund his negative ad addiction.
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As my state legislator Judy Baker has been the most accessible legaislator in either party that I have ever met. I have no doubt that she will be a great champion of her constituents in Washington DC regardless of their political affiliation. Blaine Luetkemeyer, on the other hand, will serve a very narrow base of special interests. His lack of ability to raise money from individual contributors is a reflection of his disinterest in meeting with ordinary constituents. Between cutting $300,000 checks for himself and having Dick Cheney come in to raise $150,000 in a closed room meeting with rich donors, Luetkemeyer has shown little interest in the average middle-class constituent who can’t afford to buy influence with big checks and closed room deals.
Judy Baker needs our grassroots help to close the deal and be our next congresswoman! If you want a voice for ordinary average Americans in congress, she is the clear answer in this race.
Give one more time to help send Judy Baker to change the culture of Washington!
Kossacks have been wonderful in helping to fuel Judy Baker's attempt to win as a progressive in a deep red and large area district. Please dig deep and help one more time. Don't let Blainey and Cheney buy the Missouri 9th District!!