Harris mum on strategy to finance campaign
2006-09-28
Source: Bradenton Herald
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rss feedIn March, U.S. Rep. Katherine Harris went on national TV and pledged to spend $10 million of her own money to beat Democrat Bill Nelson in the race for the U.S. Senate.
But with five weeks remaining until the election and the Longboat Key congresswoman way behind in the polls, her campaign now refuses to discuss whether she has spent that much or her fundraising strategy in what many political observers believe is a lost cause.
On Aug. 16, at the end of the last campaign finance reporting period, Harris reported contributing $3.2 million of her own money to the total $8.2 million collected by her campaign, and had $2.2 million on hand. At the end of the same period, Nelson, who didn't have a primary opponent, reported having $12 million on hand.
The next reporting period ends Saturday, and indications are that she hasn't put in any more of her own fortune. Federal election laws require candidates to notify their opponents before contributing significant amounts to their own campaigns, and Nelson spokesman Bryan Gulley said there has been no such notification from the Harris campaign.
When questioned by national radio talk show host Sean Hannity about her finances on Friday's show, Harris said, "I've put in all my liquid assets, I have some real estate on the market."
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