The Sharon Herald newspaper recently published an article detailing the fundraising efforts of the candidates in the crowded field running for the seat currently held by Congressman Phil English.
The piece seemed to back up the heavy rumbles on the local political rumor mill that Erie County councilman Kyle Foust will be looking to pull the ripcord and drop out of the race.
Sounding like a man with a large “L” tattooed on his forehead Foust was quoted by the Herald as saying, “I’m not worried about what other people raise, I’m worried about raising what I need to get my message out, and I’m confident I’ll reach those goals.”
The campaign money Web site http://www.opensecrets.org/ had Foust trailing badly behind his fellow Democrat candidates on the fundraising circuit. Attorney Tom Myers chipped in $25,000 of his own money to lead the pack with $107,000 plus. Even lay minister Mike Waltner racked up better than $55,000 in campaign cash to finish second.
For a guy with campaign experience and one who was born into a political family that stamped a “D” on his ass shortly after birth, Foust only managed to rack up a paltry $43,000.
With tree lady Kathy Dahlkemper’s entry into the race it’s an easy bet that a lot of the old Erie Democrat money just dried up for Foust to tap into. While she hasn’t had to file a campaign finance report yet, word is she started out like a house on fire raising loads of cash from moneyed friends, something she has plenty of experience at given her work with the Lake Erie Arboretum at Frontier Park and being a member of the board of the Erie Community Foundation.
Foust likely thought his early entry into the race would clear the field of other Democrat challengers given his family name and county experience. It hasn’t played out that way and I doubt he’s got the fire in the belly to tackle a tough primary only to have that followed by what will have to be a knock down, drag ‘em out brawl of a general election.
I see Foust looking for the exit sooner rather than later!
While the Democrat party has painted a bullseye on English’s sizeable backside for the past few election cycles and would dearly love to unseat him, it unlikely they’ll the get traction they need for any of these folks in the areas of the district that lay outside the confines of the City of Erie.
The piece seemed to back up the heavy rumbles on the local political rumor mill that Erie County councilman Kyle Foust will be looking to pull the ripcord and drop out of the race.
Sounding like a man with a large “L” tattooed on his forehead Foust was quoted by the Herald as saying, “I’m not worried about what other people raise, I’m worried about raising what I need to get my message out, and I’m confident I’ll reach those goals.”
The campaign money Web site http://www.opensecrets.org/ had Foust trailing badly behind his fellow Democrat candidates on the fundraising circuit. Attorney Tom Myers chipped in $25,000 of his own money to lead the pack with $107,000 plus. Even lay minister Mike Waltner racked up better than $55,000 in campaign cash to finish second.
For a guy with campaign experience and one who was born into a political family that stamped a “D” on his ass shortly after birth, Foust only managed to rack up a paltry $43,000.
With tree lady Kathy Dahlkemper’s entry into the race it’s an easy bet that a lot of the old Erie Democrat money just dried up for Foust to tap into. While she hasn’t had to file a campaign finance report yet, word is she started out like a house on fire raising loads of cash from moneyed friends, something she has plenty of experience at given her work with the Lake Erie Arboretum at Frontier Park and being a member of the board of the Erie Community Foundation.
Foust likely thought his early entry into the race would clear the field of other Democrat challengers given his family name and county experience. It hasn’t played out that way and I doubt he’s got the fire in the belly to tackle a tough primary only to have that followed by what will have to be a knock down, drag ‘em out brawl of a general election.
I see Foust looking for the exit sooner rather than later!
While the Democrat party has painted a bullseye on English’s sizeable backside for the past few election cycles and would dearly love to unseat him, it unlikely they’ll the get traction they need for any of these folks in the areas of the district that lay outside the confines of the City of Erie.
2 comments:
You are a typical voter who suffers from what I refer to as "Large Sign Syndrome" You vote for the person who raises the most $, the candidate who can afford to develope more TV commercials, mailings, Radio Etc. Whomever has the biggest yard sign that is who you appear to support. Dont worry 80% of us voters do the same thing. Name recognition and advertising = votes. I prefer the candidate who has not raised a fortune because they can base their decisions on our needs, rather then the needs of those who donated them $. Dont kid yourself because noone gives anybody anything for nothing. You must be a supporter of one of the other candidiates. In my opinion Myers and Dahlkemper are RE-mocrats. That is Republicans posing as Democrats. Myers is an attorney, who can hit up his wealthy attorney buddies for cash, Dahlkemper has rich (Republican)friends who will donate. Dahlkemper herself stated the first thing she did when she decided to run was call Phil English and his assistant to inform them that she was sorry , but announcing her candidacy. Are you kidding me. Anyone who is that buddy buddy with Phil will never get my vote. You need to find out where all the $ came from that these candidates raised before you suggest someone drop out of the race.
Sorry for letting the facts get in the way...but the FACT is to unseat an intrenched incumbent it takes about twice the money that they can raise and spend...they also have a huge fund raising advantage. The days of standing on a soapbox in the town square to get your message out are long over...you need money to buy the media to expose your positions on the issues to the voters. Retail politics...going door to door and to chicken dinners also plays a huge roll in this district.
While you don't indicate directly who you support...I'd guess it's Mr. Foust...od that you chose the name you chose given that it would tend to be a description of Kyle...same tired class warfare Democrat mentality.
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