Rob Miller Raises over $500K Online; Joe Wilson Counters

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It looks like last night will certainly even things up a bit.  Wilson outspent Miller last year by about half a million dollars, 1.1 million to about 600K.  As of 10pm tonight, Miller's raised 625K from the response to "You Lie."  I think DailyKos and other blogs will work hard to keep folks tuned in, especially as the Wilson team starts striking back.

I'd hope that folks stay out of the race and let Miller and Wilson fight it out.  The GOP will not want to present a fractured image, while the dems will, hopefully, not want to dilute the name recognition or fundraising ability of Miller.  

I guess others can try but at the end of the day, they won't be able to raise the money they need.  Any challenger missed the chance by not being in the race yesterday morning.  Miller has the momentum, from a fundraising and national name recognition standpoint.

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by: erichdoss @ Thu Sep 10, 2009 at 21:34:55 PM CDT

I tend to agree with you... (0.00 / 0)

I think both parties will stick with their current guys, though the folks at PPP are floating the idea that Wilson could be vulnerable to a primary challenge given today's new poll numbers. However, I don't see anyone stepping forward to challenge Wilson, but I guess we'll see.

I think the biggest challenge for the Miller team moving forward will be keeping the fundraising momentum going. It's likely that Miller will far exceed Wilson in the money race this month, but Wilson has a lot of time and potential supporters to draw from for months to come.  

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by: Jennifer Read @ Fri Sep 11, 2009 at 15:02:43 PM CDT

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I hope this continues to be a huge boon to Miller (0.00 / 0)

Miller is a good candidate, and a good candidate for that district in particular.  I was very happy to see he was running again after the 2008 defeat, and he will be a much wiser and more experienced candidate the second time around.  By running again, especially after hard fought 2008 campaign he shows he was not a fly by night or gimmick candidate and that he is serious about his commitment to make this nation and district a better place.

GO ROB MILLER!!

P.S. $500,000+ in 2010 will = more than that amount was in 2008 or 2006 as long as the economy stays in the dumps. Wilson may well come up with enough cash to outflank Miller by the time next year rolls around, but he has to be cringing big time right now.

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by: Silence Dogood @ Thu Sep 10, 2009 at 22:14:28 PM CDT

Now Miller is over $684,000 on Act Blue (0.00 / 0)

Hmmm...I wonder if he'll it a million?

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by: Atlas @ Fri Sep 11, 2009 at 00:12:54 AM CDT

How much has he raised by now??? (0.00 / 0)

Act Blue's web site shows an amount of about $740,000.00 as of Sept. 11 at around 10:30 AM. However, I would have to image that Miller has raised at least several thousand additional dollars through his own website and other direct donations.  Anybody out there have word on that?

I hope he does raise over a million from this - it will be interesting to see how long the excitement lasts.  Also, just due to this huge influx of money, and Wilson's intentional and direct insult of the President in such a public forum, look for the DCCC to kick in some good $$$ into the race now too. Chief of Staff Emanuel was apparently FURIOUS about the outburst, and as a former DCCC head and Rep. in 2006, look for him to want to put a hurting on Wilson as well.

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by: Silence Dogood @ Fri Sep 11, 2009 at 09:52:03 AM CDT

$775k was the latest update as of noon (0.00 / 0)

New post with most recent stats for Miller and Wilson here.

I think it's a good bet that the DCCC will get involved this time around, though it's still a bit early to say for sure. There's a new poll coming out today on SC-02 residents' reactions to Wilson's outburst, and from what I'm hearing, the numbers don't bode well for the Congressman. Will post when I hear more.

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by: Jennifer Read @ Fri Sep 11, 2009 at 12:25:42 PM CDT

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