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I decided to make a quick and easy chart to go along with the excellent post David wrote earlier about fundraising numbers in the U.S. Senate race. Let's take a look at the totals reported so far in the U.S. Senate race: | U.S. Senate: TX Fundraising Totals (1st Q) | Candidate
| 1Q 2009 Raised | Cash on Hand
| Personal Loans | Bill White
| $1,876,163
| $2,131,638 | $0 | John Sharp
| $2,516,833
| $2,432,675
| ?? | Roger Williams
| ??
| $388,628
| $200,000 | Florence Shaprio
| ?? | $310,000
| ?? | Elisabeth Ames Jones
| ?? | $164,663 | ?? | Michael Williams
| $181,000 | $113,957 | $51,426 |
What was all that conventional wisdom from months ago again? This is still a Republican state, and it will remain so for at least the next presidential cycle.
Texas Democrats can dream, but the only thing likely to be blue in 2012 is their mood.
--Evan Smith, Texas Monthly
Let's look at this again -- does this look like a Republican state to anyone? | U.S. Senate: TX Fundraising Totals (1st Q) | Party
| 1Q 2009 Raised | Cash on Hand
| 2 Democrats
| $4,392,996
| $4,564,313
| | 4 Republicans | $181,000 + ???
| $977,248 | | Two Democrats have nearly five times as much cash on hand as their four Republican counterparts in the U.S. Senate race. |
I bet Republicans wish they could be so blue. Oh, the sadness of having five times as much cash on hand -- and having potentially raised as much as ten times more -- than Republicans after the end of the first quarter. John Sharp and Bill White each reported some excellent numbers, and there is a lot of reasons to be proud about each of them. What's more, each campaign is reaching out to bloggers this year -- whether we like how they do it or not -- and each has shown some tremendous strength in the simple ways they are organizing their campaigns. This year, conventional wisdom needs to get thrown out like the rest of the Republican bums that are running this state. Texas Democrats are ready to win today, and so far we've got two great names atop our Party that are helping us make that happen. Congratuiations to both Sharp and White on strong early numbers. We hope to learn more -- and report more -- about how they intend to put those dollars to use in the coming weeks and months.
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