We shouldn’t put a ton of weight into mid-month OCPF numbers, but as people may be moving towards making a decision in the LG race, and as fundraising prowess may be one of many factors affecting that decision, I thought it would be helpful to see where the LG candidates stood as of May 15th. Note: Goldberg doesn’t file mid-month reports, so who knows where she’s at now. It doesn’t really matter, though.
Rather, I think the more relevant question is: who will have the funds to compete with her.
I’m cross posting from MassChange.
1. Deb Goldberg ** THIS IS THE MAY 1ST NUMBER
Balance: $1,144,765.83
2. Andrea Silbert
Starting Balance: $451,691.13
Receipts: $33,070.00
Expenditures: $24,051.37
Ending Balance: $460,709.76
3. Tim Murray
Starting Balance: $330,017.99
Receipts: $17,275.00
Expenditures: $35,775.73
Ending Balance: $311,678.26
4. Sam Kelley:
Starting Balance: $13, 617.94
Receipts: $1,725.00
Expenditures: $3,381.42
Ending Balance: $11,961.52
The Murray camp likes to spin that Tim has raised the most since he got into the campaign. What they neglect to point out is he is also spending the most.
Deb may have spent more, but I guess it has a different impact on her bottom line that when Tim or Andrea spend…
Frank, you seem to paint Murray’s spending as a negative. Why is spending bad? Don’t you raise the money to spend the money? My questions come across as confrontational but they are not meant to be, I just can’t see the angle you see. I am admittedly biased because I am a Murray supporter.
I think Frank’s point is this: every dollar spent now is a dollar that doesn’t go to paid media — which, if history repeats itself, will be one of a couple of determining factors in this race. If Murray is spending as much on the Convention as it looks like he will be (with his party and with the mailings I’ve gotten from his campaign), the question is: will he get a return on that investment that he needs to be able to raise more money. History tells us that winning the convention is not a sure predictor of success in the primary, so I think Frank’s argument (which I would echo) is that Murray needs to either slow his spending (unlikely) or increase his fundraising (quite likely) to be able to participate in the paid media war that Goldberg will win in terms of dollars spent. I don’t think any of us doubt that he will participate, but if his resources are the third-most, then in order to win, he will have to rely on the quality of his paid media and the free media and field organization he’s spending on establishing now — the latter two of which have, in prior races, not affected the outcome of a downballot race.
you really know your stuff. Yes it is true Tim Murray has spent more than Andrea Silbert since he has entered the race. In matter of fact accoridng to OCPF records he has spent 2421.62 more than silbert since she has enetyered the race. GO FRANK GO
…wasn’t so bad it would be funny. See, Silbert’s been running for 15 months and Murray for 7 months and Silbert still has spent less. Silbert has $150,000 more in the bank than Murray.
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Ya, like you said…go frank go.