In light of his pathetic fundraising for an incumbent Senator, Bunning tried to find a silver lining to the cloud that covers his campaign. Now, he says he won't need as much money because of the contested Democratic Primary:
U.S. Sen. Jim Bunning says he won't need to raise as much money for the 2010 Senate race as he first thought in light of the contested Democratic primary between Lt. Gov. Daniel Mongiardo and Attorney General Jack Conway.
"I've lowered my sights because of the intensity of the primary," Bunning said during a conference call with reporters on Tuesday.
Bunning had said previously that he would need $10 million in his campaign war chest, but now, he says, $7 million will suffice.
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Of course, Bunning is still a far cry from such numbers. With his antics, it seems the only folks willing to help him are his fellow former baseball folks, and fellow crazed ultra-conservative neo-cons:
The Hall of Fame pitcher said he has raised about $125,000 since then — $75,000 at a fund-raiser with baseball legend Tommy Lasorda and about $50,000 at a fund-raiser with Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour.
While it is true that Democrats have two fine candidates running and will probably have a spirited, contested primary the truth of the matter is that it will probably not help Kentucky's crazy uncle when two fine Democratic candidates outraise him next quarter instead of just one:
Mongiardo has raised $429,552 since he started collecting money Feb. 17. He reported having $388,500 on hand last week for the 2010 race. Conway, who recently announced that he will challenge Mongiardo, had not begun raising money.
While I am as yet undecided in that primary there is no question whatsoever that either one of these Democrats, Mongiardo or Conway will be a much better Senator than Bunning, who cannot seem to work with anyone to get things done. Proof of this comes from Democrats in the Senate, who summed up Bunning's frame of mind much better than I could:
Meanwhile, according to the Washington-based Hill newspaper, Democrats singled out Bunning and fellow Republican Senators David Vitter of Louisiana, Tom Coburn of Oklahoma and Jim DeMint of South Carolina as the most difficult to deal with.
One Democratic senator called them "a bunch of 4-year-olds."
Nothing is better proof of your minute skills working with others on essential legislation than when your colleagues, even in the other party equate your attitude with that of a four year old child.
Maybe the next fundraiser for Jim Bunning will be held in the studio of Romper Room. It would be a fitting tribute to one of the worst Senators in America.
No matter who you support in the primary, lets start early and often defeating Jim Bunning. To help Mongiardo:
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To help Conway:
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Or, if you are undecided still like myself, help the eventual Democratic nominee:
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