The MSM report has it from June 30th, but she really didn’t start to raise money until the primary on September 14:
Delaware Republican Christine O’Donnell raised a substantial $3.8 million during the last three months, more than twice what her Democratic opponent raised, but it hasn’t yet thinned his substantial lead in most polls.
O’Donnell, backed by the Tea Party Express, gained national attention when she upset GOP Rep. Mike Castle in the Sept. 14 Senate primary…
It takes a while for such a sudden infusion of money to have its effect. Our here in Nevada, our Sharron Angle has raised $14 million since June 30th but it was only in this past two or three weeks that she’s really gotten up on the air to do battle with Reid’s smear campaign. You don’t just snap your fingers and get a good media campaign going.
The real problem O’Donnell is going to have is not the MSM/DNC smear machine, but the fact that she’s only going to have a limited time to set the record straight (she’s also handicapped by the fact that Coons is not as unpopular as Harry Reid; this has helped Angle). It should be kept in mind that Angle was smeared as every bit as much a crackpot as O’Donnell – in fact, that is still the theme the Democrats are running against her. We’ll find out if O’Donnell can come out with the right message to both take down Coons and build up herself by November 2nd. So far, the polls don’t show it, but we’ll see whether she manages to pull it off.
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