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State Chapters => State Politics/Government => Topic started by: TomSea on August 08, 2018, 02:45:26 pm
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Scott Walker raises six times more than Democratic frontrunner Tony Evers ahead of Aug. 14 primary
Molly Beck, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Gov. Scott Walker raised six times what Democratic frontrunner Tony Evers pulled in ahead of an August primary, but Walker's July total is nearly half of what he raised during the same period four years ago.(Photo: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
MADISON - Gov. Scott Walker raised more than six times what Democratic frontrunner Tony Evers pulled in ahead of an Aug. 14 primary election, but the two-term incumbent Republican's July total is about half of what he raised during the same period four years ago.
Evers, the state schools superintendent who has a commanding lead in recent polling over seven other Democrats seeking to challenge Walker, raised $109,445 in July and has about $158,000 in cash, according to campaign finance reports filed Monday.
Read more at: https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/2018/08/06/wisconsin-candidates-report-fundraising-totals/916179002/ (https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/2018/08/06/wisconsin-candidates-report-fundraising-totals/916179002/)
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Well if Walkers Presidential run is any indication, he will hand all that money to some incompetent political consultants, run a low energy campaign and drop out.