Numerous bloggers on the left have remarked about the fact that the media’s propensity to find that any development, no matter how superficially negative for the Republicans, is actually good news for them. It’s mainly a national media phenomenon, but it does tend to infect local media as well. Consider this from this morning’s Day, an excerpt from an article about Chris Dodd’s stellar fundraising quarter:
But the [Dodd] campaign also showed an eye for some of the public relations missteps that have dogged Dodd over a difficult year. The senator’s press release boasted that the campaign “received more individual donations from Connecticut than any other state.”
Just three months earlier, Dodd’s first quarter report showed robust fundraising, but, the Connecticut Post reported, only four contributions from individuals who reside in Connecticut.
Simmons, meanwhile, is in a position to highlight the geographic breadth of his support, as he attempts to tap into a national wave of criticism to topple Connecticut’s suddenly vulnerable senior senator. The challenger’s campaign has received contributions, a Simmons campaign release said, from 49 of the 50 states.
Three months ago it was a negative that Dodd’s money came from out of state. Simmons, on the other hand, is now blessed because he is able to brag that so much of his money comes from out of state. Am I missing something, or is there something inconsistent here?
Speaking of the Senatorial campaign, Merrick Alpert has announced his fund raising numbers, and they ain’t pretty. Via Connecticut Bob:
New London, Connecticut – Merrick Alpert’s US Senate campaign reported today $44,315 in donations for the 43 days since Merrick Alpert announced his candidacy.
Merrick does some wild spinning, but these numbers are dismal. This is not a credible candidate. To put it in a little perspective: if Merrick doubled his take every quarter he wouldn’t get into credible candidate territory until the quarter ending June 30, 2010, and wouldn’t have a quarter as good as Chris just had until the quarter ending September 30, 2010. Money is still the name of the game in politics and with that kind of fundraising, Alpert will be lucky to keep current on the rent for his New London HQ. Here’s hoping that someone will do a little looking at who the donors are, particularly the on-line donors. How many were steered his way by Fox and Friends (i.e., how many are historically Republican donors)?
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