Iraq vet (Murphy - D) beats incumbent (Fitzpatrick - R) in fundraising

[deadparrot]

WASHINGTON - Iraq war veteran Patrick Murphy outraised freshman Rep. Mike Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) in the second fundraising quarter even though the Republican got some help from President Bush.

Murphy, a Democrat, raised more than $452,000 while Fitzpatrick collected more than $300,000 for the three-month period ending June 30, according to their campaigns. Fitzpatrick still has a significant advantage in cash on hand, with $1.1 million to Murphy's $493,000.

Fitzpatrick's district in the Philadelphia suburbs is considered competitive, in part, because it went for Democratic presidential candidates Al Gore in 2000 and John Kerry in 2004.

Fitzpatrick has already spent about $500,000 to buy airtime for television ads to run in the fall, said Fitzpatrick's campaign manager, Mike Oscar.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060713/ap_on_el_ho/pa__house_fundraising

[Eurobabe]

1. Awesome, I'd say that's a good sign!

I know the Philly suburbs have really gone sour on Bu$h, esp. some of the Repube strongholds like Chester Co.

[God Almighty]

2. Fitzpatrick is sponsoring legislation designed to destroy the Internet

Those opposed include the youth groups he is claiming to be helping. They claim he wants to stop them from organizing. This could close down DU and all other forums that have no way of stopping kids from reading the postings or that have private messages. This is HR 5319.