The campaign finance reports for activity through the end of the year are coming in, and former governor Terry McAuliffe, who once wrestled a damn alligator to secure a $15,000 campaign contribution for Jimmy Carter, is raking it in.
McAuliffe, the guy everybody is aiming at in the Democratic Party gubernatorial race, is reporting an astounding $5.76 million in total receipts as of Dec. 31, which sounds like a lot, but consider – when he ran for the Democratic Party nomination back in 2013, he raised $6.01 million.
Checking notes.
That was his June 2013 report.
The $5.76 million is what he’s starting with going into the calendar year.
Holy bejeezus.
Back in the 2013 cycle, McAuliffe ended up raising $38.1 million for his gubernatorial run – primary and general combined.
He might be on his way to a billion this time.
Which will make it hard for the other candidates in the race to get oxygen.
The campaign of former delegate Jennifer Carroll Foy had raised $1.87 million as of the end of the year, which would be impressive in any other cycle.
The Jennifer McClellan campaign sent out a press release touting $1.17 million raised “across all entities” in calendar year 2020, but the campaign finance report filed with the Virginia Department of Elections has the main entity – McClellan for Governor – at $1.06 million.
Again, impressive in any other cycle.
Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax’s campaign reported $200,559 in fundraising in 2020.
Story by Chris Graham
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