It looks like we might have a winner in MO this year! Kay Barnes was ranked the #1 Democratic Challenger by Congressional Quarterly, most likely to unseat an incumbent Republican in the next election! We still have a lot of hard work and fundraising to do to beat Sam Graves, but they are saying she poses a very serious threat! Here in MO we can't wait to see him go. He is one of Bush's biggest and most loyal rubberstamps. (He was one of the few who voted consistently against the SCHIP Children's Insurance.) Where most Repub incumbents are running away from photo-ops with Cheney and Bush, Graves keeps having them here in MO to raise money for him! We are hoping that cozy relationship will cost him dearly in the election.
We are helping to host a fundraiser for Kay Barnes tomorrow here in KC. If you are in the area, please come and join us. If you aren't in KC, you know that your donation will be greatly appreciated and go to an excellent cause!
You will see a copy of the invitation at the end of this post.
Thanks
Kathy from MO
Dear Friend,
Thank you to the many that have contributed to our campaign for change! Because of your help we are making headlines, please see the news story below on our race! I cannot tell you how amazed I am at all we have achieved in less than 6 months!
I am honored to have you standing with me in this race, and I know with your continued help, we will win next November.
Best wishes,
Congressional Quarterly released its rankings of the best-funded House challengers. Kay was ranked 6th overall, but she was the top ranked Democratic challenger in the country. Their analysis of the 6th District Race is below:
CQ Politics’ Top 10: Best-Funded House Challengers
Barnes Ranks 6th Overall, but Is No. 1 Democratic ChallengerCongressional Quarterly
By Greg Giroux
Friday, November 02, 2007The “incumbents’ advantage” in fundraising is a source of common complaints from those who believe the escalating amount of money needed to run a serious congressional campaign inhibits competition. In the vast majority of House contests in each election cycle, the incumbents use their established campaign organizations to outraise their opponents, often by overwhelming margins.
But not always. A CQ Politics survey of campaign finance reports for activity through Sept. 30, filed with the Federal Election Commission in mid-October by House candidates for 2008 races, found a number of challengers who entered the final quarter of 2007 with sizable campaign treasuries — including a few who even raised more money than the incumbents for the year so far.
The following, the latest in a series of CQ Politics “Top 10” lists, shows the leading fundraisers among House challengers through the first three-quarters of this year, with the candidate’s name, party, district and total receipts in round numbers, along with the challenged incumbent’s name and party in parentheses. An analysis of each of the races follows the list; for some candidates, cash-on-hand figures exceed funds raised this year because of leftover money carried over from last year by their campaign committees.
6) Missouri’s 6th District (St. Joseph, part of Kansas City)
Challenger: Kay Barnes, Democrat ($656,000 raised, $578,000 cash on hand)
Incumbent: Sam Graves , Republican ($948,000 raised, $756,000 cash on hand)
Barnes this year finished an eight-year run as mayor of Kansas City, part of which is included in a district that also takes in suburbs of that city — and substantial rural territory in northwest Missouri that is Graves’ political base. Barnes surely will be the toughest Democratic challenger faced to date by Graves, who won narrowly in 2000 to succeed retiring Democratic Rep. Pat Danner but has easily beaten subpar Democratic opposition in subsequent elections.
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Eileen & Byron Cohen Suellen Dice Jody & Tom Edgerton
Emilie & Bob Jester Jackie & David Russell Helen & Frank Wewers
Toma & Andy Wolff Pam & Mark WoodardCordially invite you to a fundraiser benefitingKay BarnesCandidate for Missouri's 6th Congressional District
Wednesday, November 7th, 20075:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
2020 Baltimore
Kansas City, MO 64108
Patron~$500
Supporter~$250
Friend~$100
Guest~$ 50For more information on this event or to RSVP please contact Amanda Widom at816-587-5400 or by email at Amanda@Kay4Congress.comChecks can be made payable to Kay for Congress
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