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Monday, Oct 7, 2013 - Posted by Rich Miller

Even as his sole Democratic primary foe, Bill Daley, was preparing to withdraw from the race, Mr. Quinn kept up some very solid fundraising in the quarter that ended Sept. 30, pulling in “just over $812,000,” according to his campaign spokeswoman. And since neither Mr. Daley nor any other major contender is known to be circulating nominating petitions, it looks like Mr. Quinn will be able to stash every penny in the bank for the November 2014 challenge from the GOP nominee.

The bottom line: The Democratic incumbent, who was considered in deep political trouble just a few months ago, has $3 million on hand in his political account, according to his campaign. And unless something unusual occurs — like an unexpected challenge from another Democrat — that figure only should grow in months to come.

…Adding… For context, I searched the State Board of Elections website and found that Quinn raised just under $560,000 in the same quarter four years ago.

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*** UPDATED x1 *** Question of the day

Monday, Oct 7, 2013 - Posted by Rich Miller

* The House Majority PAC has been running a version of this “crybaby” TV ad against other Republican incumbents, but it’s now targeting Rodney Davis…

* From the House Majority PAC…

House Majority PAC announced today that it would expand its television advertising campaign to include Rep. Rodney Davis due to Davis’s support for a government shutdown and the reckless games he’s playing with the economy.

House Majority PAC will begin airing today “No More Tantrums” today in Champaign.

The spot condemns Rodney Davis for throwing a temper tantrum after not getting his way, shutting down the government, and playing dangerous games with the economy. It ends with a call for Davis to end his wrongheaded approach.

* The Question: On a scale of 1-5, with 5 being most effective, how would you rate this TV ad? Take the poll and then explain your answer in comments, please.

web polls

*** UPDATE *** Sun-Times…

Davis spokesman Andrew Flach dismissed the ad as politics.

“While the Democrats resort to playing political games, the House will continue passing legislation to fund federal government operations and bring an end to the shutdown,” Flach said.

“Our hope is that the president and the Senate will stop trying to score political points and come to the table to negotiate a commonsense solution to our nation’s fiscal crisis.”

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