Today, was the reporting deadline for candidates running for public office and the latest report for Rep. Wasserman proves he is not spending down his war chest yet. When Wasserman Watch broke the story that Rep. Wasserman was wasting your taxpayer dollars to fund his election campaign, still he is holding on to the dollars you check off on your tax returns to wage a full scale attack on Senator Darling. Here is the new fundraising reports from WisPolitics and the Wisconsin Government Accountablity Board.
Senator Alberta Darling
Raised $106, 457 and has over $270, 427 Cash on Hand
Represenative Sheldon Wasserman
Raised Over $88, 420 in the first half of 2008, but has $335, 287 in the bank including the close to $22,000 of your tax dollars he has held onto since 1994 when he first ran for Assembly.
Senator Darling is so far winning the fundraising battle, but still Wasserman is waging the fight thanks to a large war chest funded in part by your tax dollars. The one factor to watch for is how much PAC money Rep. Wasserman will get once he has to spend down his war chest. It is important to watch how much money he will recieve from his buddies in the medical field and the labor unions and also the State Senate Democratic Committie once Rep. Wasserman gets in attack mode. Darling may win the fundraising battle, but watch out for the PAC’s as it heats up.
http://elections.state.wi.us/docview.asp?docid=14357&locid=47 Link to Campaign Finance Reports
