Steve King’s Cash Raises Eyebrows, Doubts About Senate Bid

[brooklynite]

Source: Roll Call

Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, is mentioned often as a possible 2014 Senate candidate for retiring Democratic Sen. Tom Harkin’s seat. But if King’s first-quarter 2013 fundraising report is any indication, the conservative Republican isn’t headed for a statewide race.

King raised just $93,000 in total contributions during the first three months of the year, including only $78,000 from individuals. He ended the quarter with $90,000 in the bank. Roll Call labeled him a “loser” among those whose first-quarter reports were worth monitoring.

Last cycle, King raised more than $3.7 million in individual, party and PAC contributions to turn back an aggressive challenge from former Iowa first lady Christie Vilsack. The race turned out not to be as close as many had expected. Of course, his 2011 first-quarter report was also unimpressive. He showed receipts for that quarter at just more than $41,000 and ended March with $142,000 on hand.

Bruce Braley, the prohibitive favorite for the Democratic Senate nomination next year, got off to a fast fundraising start this year. His Federal Election Commission report showed more than $856,000 raised during the quarter, ending March with just more than $1 million in the bank after transferring funds from his House committee.

Read more: http://blogs.rollcall.com/rothenblog/steve-kings-cash-raises-eyebrows-doubts-about-senate-bid/

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Well the anti-immigrant caucus should be good for a couple of bucks.

[Lil Missy]

1. Hope this is a sign of the times ....

[Bigredhunk]

2. Bruce Braley

Is going to bitch slap his ass back to Western IA.

Too bad for Western IA, but they're the ones who are going to have to stop voting for him as their representative.

[progressoid]

3. He's not running.

He's too chicken to risk the easy house seat he has in NW Iowa where his ego gets stroked by his crazy minions.

[exboyfil]

4. My boss simply loves him

I try to keep a low profile. I am going to aggressively support Braley so it would be better if King was not in the mix. We also have the Governor's race coming up in 2014.

[progressoid]

6. Ugh...Sorry you have to deal with that.

I went to one of his "town hall meetings" a few years ago. It was a frightening mix of stupidity, bigotry, anger, and fear. I think I was the only non-supporter there. The people there also loved him.

[pampango]

5. King is as crazy as he is right-wing - which may be why we should hope he is the republican senate

candidate in 2014. The GOP is good at nominating crazy, right-wingers for the senate who can snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.

OTOH, the less I hear of King and his crazy politics the better for my sanity.