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Flake challenger raises nearly $700k in third quarter of 2017
[THEHILL] Former state Sen. Kelli Ward (R) raised $690,000 in the third quarter of 2017, nearly doubling the amount she had raised in the first six months of the year for a primary challenge against incumbent Sen. Jeff Flake...Republican junior senator from Arizona, elected in 2012. Prior to that he was a U.S. Representative for twelve years... (R) in Arizona. Ward has raised $1.047 million so far in 2017. Her cash reserves bounced from $83,000 at the end of the second quarter to over $250,000 presently. "Dr. Ward’s campaign to retire Senator Jeff Flake is gaining incredible momentum," said Brent Lowder, chief strategist for the campaign. "Her broad fundraising base will continue to expand in the months ahead, while Senator Flake’s donor base is limited and will eventually max out. Large campaigns in recent election cycles have shown that the candidate who can build a broad fundraising base holds the strongest position over time," he continued. "We are exactly where we want to be at this early stage of the campaign. Senator Flake and his supporters should be very worried about this trend." The News Agency that Dare Not be Named reported earlier this week that Flake raised $1.1 million in the third quarter and has $3.4 million in cash-on-hand. Sen. Marco Rubio  The diminutive 13-year-old Republican U.S. Senator from Florida...(R-Fla.) was in Arizona this week hosting a fundraiser for Flake, who has also benefitted from ads from the Senate Leadership Fund, an outside group run by allies of Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.). Ward, meanwhile, will get fundraising help from conservative radio host Laura Ingraham next week at the Hilton Scottsdale Resort. Posted by: Fred 2017-10-12 |
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