Former Rep. Pat Toomey (R-PA), whose conservative primary challenge spurred Sen. Arlen Specter into switching to the Democrats, has announced that he’s raised $1 million in the past 60 days since he declared his candidacy — a sign that he’s building up the momentum to potentially nail down the GOP nomination.
In a fun side-note, the Toomey campaign’s press release also announces that he’s signed on long-time Pennsylvania Republican fundraisers Amy Petraglia and Carey Dunn: “Petraglia and Dunn have helped raised money for a number of statewide Pennsylvania candidates, including Rick Santorum, Lynn Swann, and Arlen Specter.” (Emphasis added.)
Toomey has also signed up Specter’s former finance director, Louisa Boyd, to be his own top fundraiser.
