Democrat Leads Fundraising War In NY-9 Special Election

NY-09 candidates Bob Turner (R) and David Weprin (D)
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It’s looking rough for Democrats in the race to replace Anthony Weiner, where a poll yesterday showed the contest for the left-leaning seat all tied up between Democrat David Weprin and Republican Bob Turner. But Weprin does have one feather in his cap: superior cash.

Per the New York Times, the latest filings show Weprin with $451,000 raised through August 24 versus only $204,000 for Turner, a number that includes $65,000 of the Republican businessman’s own money.

The big question now is whether national Republicans sense a potential Scott Brown moment in the making and drop significant cash of their own at the last minute. The NRCC gave Turner a $5,000 donation, but they haven’t unleashed the floodgates of advertising money that they have in other races and Karl Rove’s American Crossroads is also silent so far.

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