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Article: Republican challengers turn up heat Opponents of Kind, Kagen and Obey pull in $100,000-plus each
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- October 18, 2009
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By DIANA MARRERO
Washington -- Three Wisconsin Republicans were among just 48 GOP
challengers to Democrats in congressional districts nationwide who
have raised at least $100,000 for their campaigns so far this year.
Although the incumbents in each of these races have raised
significantly more than their challengers, the Republican numbers
are still impressive to political analysts who say the statistics
show the GOP has a chance of taking back as many as two dozen
Democratic seats in the House.
"What I would watch is the breadth of new support for Republican
candidates, particularly challengers," said David Wasserman, a House
analyst for the Cook Political Report. "The most telling ...