| Well, now that Bill Cassidy has finally complied with federal election law, two days after The Daily Kingfish reported the Cassidy campaign's failure, by filing an updated pre-primary finance report, I can finally let y'all know where they all stand in terms of the money race:
| Candidate |
Raised to Date |
Spent |
Cash on Hand |
Debts |
| Bill Cassidy (R) |
$622,763.00 |
$112,758.32 |
$564,239.41 |
$54,215.31 |
| Don Cazayoux (D) |
$2,292,047.54 |
$1,945,132.00 |
$302,047.08 |
$41,100.00 |
| Michael Jackson (I) |
$17,250.00 |
$2,208.43 |
$13,603.55 |
$28,515.00 |
Note that Mr. Jackson's numbers are based on what he reported back in August. His campaign still has not complied with the FEC ruling to push the financial reporting dates back a month for the entire state, due to Hurricane Gustav forcing the primaries in LA-01, LA-02, LA-04, and LA-05 back one month.
Also, the candidate's debts are all to themselves or family members, so I'm not sure they are that concerned about being paid back all that quickly, or at all. And Don's fund-raising goes back to the beginning of the year, when he was campaigning in the special election required by former Rep. Baker's sudden resignation to cash in on his career with the Mutual Fund Association.
All that money in Cassidy's bank account and the recent poll showing him losing by 16 points means one thing ... the lies about Cazayoux are gonna start flying sooon. |
