Michele Richinik reports that Democrat Alison Grimes Campaigns Ahead Of Kentucky Primary
Kentucky Democratic Senate candidate Alison Lundergan Grimes broke the state’s fundraising record on Tuesday, with more than $4 million raised in the second quarter of the year.
Her challenger, Republican Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, held the previous record with $2.9 million during a three-month stretch in his 2008 re-election race, according to the Lexington-Herald Leader.
Grimes’s campaign has raised almost $11.3 million in all, with an average contribution of $25 from almost 84,000 supporters, according to a statement from the campaign.
“Kentuckians are coming together to invest in our campaign because they recognize that Alison Lundergan Grimes will bring a new generation of leadership to the U.S. Senate,” said Jonathan Hurst, Grimes’s campaign manager.
McConnell has not yet released his numbers for the second quarter.
RealClearPolitics' polling indicates McConnnel has a very slight lead over Grimes.
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