Bad news for Rick: Casey has more cash
2006-10-27
Source: Philadelphia Daily News
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rss feedFor the first time in the campaign, Democratic Senate candidate Bob Casey Jr. has more ready cash than Republican U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum.
According to numbers provided by the campaigns yesterday, state Treasurer Casey has $2.7 million cash on hand and Santorum has $2.4 million.
Between Oct. 1 and Oct. 18, Santorum raised $1.3 million and Casey $1.35 million.
Political analyst Larry Sabato said the numbers show the handwriting is on the wall for Santorum's re-election effort.
"History tells us that when this happens, it means that the challenger has been accepted by the political community as the likely winner," said Sabato, director of the Center for Politics at the University of Virginia.
He added: "Almost never does an incumbent fall behind in fundraising or cash on hand unless he is lagging badly in the polls."
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