Gov. Bill Richardson ended the second quarter of the year statistically tied with John Edwards in
Three months later, there are signs that some things have changed. Edwards has climbed a bit in the polls, but there are signs that the governor might raise more money during the fundraising quarter that ends Sunday.
While both candidates were averaging about 9 percent in New Hampshire polls at the end of June, the newest poll, conducted by the University of New Hampshire for CNN, had Richardson at 6 percent and Edwards at 12 percent. For
The survey of 508 adults was conducted Sept. 17-24 and has a margin of error of 4.5 percent.
The averages of recent
That’s bad news for
Edwards began on Friday an attempt to raise $1 million in the 10 days before Sunday.
The fact that the governor’s campaign appeared more confident in its ability to raise the cash in a shorter time period was a sign that
On Monday,
Richardson has said he expects to raise somewhere in the vicinity of $6 million this quarter, which included the summer months when fundraising is most difficult. Considering that Clinton and Obama are expected to raise millions less than they did during the second quarter – perhaps a drop of as much as 50 percent – a drop of only $1 million for Richardson would be impressive.
There’s speculation that
We’ll know more next week. The bottom line:
Update, 3:45 p.m.
I just came across this Associated Press article reporting that Edwards has agreed to accept public funds for his campaign – another sign that he’s unable to raise the money he needs to compete with Clinton and Obama.