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| Donna Edwards raises over $1 million in first three months of 2016 | Donna Edwards raises over $1 million in first three months of 2016 |
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| Rep. Donna F. Edwards brought in more than $1 million in the first three months of 2016, a sign of increased fundraising strength for a Senate candidate who has struggled financially. | |
| According to her campaign, Edwards (D-Md.) took in more than $1.2 million from January through March from 35,000 contributors, with an average donation of $35. | |
| [Md. Senate race very close , with sharp racial divide] | [Md. Senate race very close , with sharp racial divide] |
| In less than three weeks, Edwards will face off against Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) in the Democratic primary for the seat held by Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski (D-Md.), who is retiring. | |
| The congresswoman never came close to raising a million dollars in previous fundraising quarters. She also regularly spent about as much as she took in, with much of that money spent on fundraising consultants and online ads designed to draw in dollars. | The congresswoman never came close to raising a million dollars in previous fundraising quarters. She also regularly spent about as much as she took in, with much of that money spent on fundraising consultants and online ads designed to draw in dollars. |
| At the end of last year, she had less than $300,000 in the bank. Van Hollen, a prolific fundraiser with better relationships with the state’s political establishment, had more than $3.6 million. | |
| [Edwards on the attack in new campaign ad] | [Edwards on the attack in new campaign ad] |
| Yet, Edwards has been able to stay competitive against Van Hollen, thanks in large part to a super PAC run by Emily’s List, a group that backs female Democratic candidates who support abortion rights. The super PAC has spent $2.4 million on ads touting Edwards’s candidacy. In a Washington Post-University of Maryland poll released this week, Edwards leads Van Hollen by a statistically insignificant four percentage points. | |
| In a sign of her recent fundraising success, Edwards has begun for the first time to air her own television ads, starting with a $156,000 buy in Baltimore. | In a sign of her recent fundraising success, Edwards has begun for the first time to air her own television ads, starting with a $156,000 buy in Baltimore. |
| She has also won new super PAC support from Working for Us, a labor-backed group that is airing television and radio ads in her favor. Van Hollen, who has been airing his own ads for months, is being championed by a super PAC run by the National Association of Realtors. | |
| Edwards has yet to release her current cash on hand, so it is unclear how much money she has in the bank for the final stretch of the campaign. Van Hollen has not yet released any information regarding his latest financial report. | Edwards has yet to release her current cash on hand, so it is unclear how much money she has in the bank for the final stretch of the campaign. Van Hollen has not yet released any information regarding his latest financial report. |