Where is the money coming from? Digging into Don Bacon R, Kara Eastman's D campaign finance reports

[Omaha Steve]

By Roseann Moring,

Nebraska’s 2nd District congressional candidates have drastically different fundraising strategies, and both say that what they’re doing shows they have grassroots support.

Rep. Don Bacon, a Republican, has tapped into the traditional donors: some individuals but also a healthy dose of companies, industry groups and congressional leaders.

Democrat Kara Eastman, a former nonprofit executive, has not taken the traditional path to fundraising. She has rejected contributions from for-profit corporations, instead leaning heavily on progressive groups to connect her with donors from around the country.

She touts it as grassroots support — 90 percent of her donations come from individuals rather than political action committees, compared with Bacon’s 50 percent from individuals.

FULL story: https://www.omaha.com/news/politics/where-is-the-money-coming-from-digging-into-don-bacon/article_1cb7d4d5-a532-5e6d-8c84-04ab6793225f.html

[Omaha Steve]

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