| While the NRCC may be targeting Congressman Chet Edwards, he's just fired back a direct shot with his 3rd quarter fundraising report. Congressman Chet Edwards’ campaign will officially report $1,125,907 cash-on-hand as of September 30th. The total represents a record sum for the Edwards campaign and is over $200,000 more than Edwards reported at the same point during the 2008 election cycle. As of June 30th, the FEC’s last reporting period, Edwards had $869,464 cash-on-hand. Since that time he has added an additional $256,443 in cash-on-hand. “As of the June 30th FEC report, Chet had a huge $855,000 cash-on-hand advantage over his closest potential rival. If Chet’s potential rivals have not significantly increased their fundraising, it will certainly raise questions about their inability to gain grassroots traction for their campaigns,” said Elizabeth Connor, Edwards’ campaign spokesperson.
2010 should be a better electoral environement for Chet than 2008 where Edwards is the federal race on the top of the ballot, not the Obama-McCain matchup. Also, Edwards is now a more powerful incumbent in a Democratic majority where he can get more done for his district as one of the few senior members of either party left in the Texas Congressional delegation. "As Chairman of the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Subcommittee, he championed the building of a much-needed, new $927 million hospital for Fort Hood soldiers and families and worked with the Veterans Administration to bring 224 new jobs to the Waco VA hospital. That is an impressive record of accomplishment in just one year,” commented Connor.
Chet isn't a liberal Democrat, but he is a Texas Democrat and one that we are proud of each time he defeats a Republican. He's well on his way to doing that once more. |
