And the winner of the money race in the wake of Rep. Joe Wilson’s (R-SC) infamous “You lie!” outburst during President Obama’s speech to Congress is…Joe Wilson.
Wilson raised $2.7 million in the third quarter, while his Democratic opponent Rob Miller — who had initially enjoyed a big fundraising surge in the immediate aftermath of “You lie!” — got $1.7 million. While Miller’s total is certainly very impressive by all normal standards of House races, and especially for a race that had not been on anybody’s radar before this controversy, Wilson’s supporters clearly out-hustled the Dems on this one.
Miller, an Iraq war veteran, previously ran against Wilson in 2008. Wilson won that race by 54%-46%, after having previously won overwhelming landslide victories in his previous campaigns. Heading into 2010, voters will probably be seeing and hearing a lot from these two.
