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Bombshell: Newell outraises Silver
Well, holy poop. Via an emailed press release, available on the web as well.
Paul Newell's grassroots fundraising outpaces Silver's lobby money by two-to-one.
New York , NY- Paul Newell, the insurgent Democrat challenging Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, has raised more than twice as much money as Silver in the most recent filing period -- and has done so without taking any money from the lobbyists and PACs that fill Silver's coffers.
"The momentum is shifting rapidly in this race," said Newell. "Downtown voters understand that change is very much possible in New York State and they have shown that by re-upping their support of an Albany unswayed by corporate contributions."
Newell, who was recently endorsed by The New York Times and the New York Post, raised $40,015 in the most recent filing period compared to Silver's $19,575.
"It is not just the total numbers that are important" explained Evan Hutchison, Newell's campaign manager, "but where the money came from that matters. This is truly a grassroots campaign and these filings bear that out.
Has that even ever happened before, that a challenger for an Assembly seat outraised the sitting incumbent in any time period?
Not sure I'd call it 'truly
Not sure I'd call it 'truly grassroots' when most of the money is from outside the district. But if that's their definition so be it. Not sure I'd call it a 'Bombshell' when you're up against someone who has $3 million but again if that's your definition. No, to me the bigger story this week is Newell teaming up with a right-wing swiftboat guy like Perrin. On a progressive front that's real news.