Speaking of Blanche Lincoln…
Bill Halter’s campaign announced today that they raised over $2 million in a month, having started his campaign at the beginning of March. Blanche Lincoln’s campaign announced today that they raised over $1 million in the quarter.
Some have used this information to say that Bill Halter’s campaign has doubled Blanche Lincoln’s campaign in raising cash. However, this doesn’t take into account that Halter only has been raising money since he announced in early March. This means that on a per month basis, Bill Halter’s campaign actually made $2,000,000/month and Blanche Lincoln’s made $333,333/month. Therefore, Bill Halter’s campaign actually raised cash six times as fast as Blanche Lincoln’s campaign… and he did it averaging around $30/donation. Now, we are working with initial estimates, but the difference is clear.
Go Halter!
