Neck and Neck in Fundraising Derby

From the New Mexico Independent - This time around Democrat Diane Denish claimed the eye-popping contributions and raised the most out-of-state money. But two six-figure contributions and nearly $600,000 in out-of-state money wasn’t enough to power Denish past Republican Susana Martinez in dollars raised during the waning days of the 2010 New Mexico governor’s race, campaign finance reports filed Thursday show. In the three weeks from Oct. 5 through Tuesday the Dona Ana County district attorney raised nearly $1.1 million, to Denish’s $961,000. Martinez’s fundraising edge appears to be yet another signal of the Republican’s strength as Election Day nears. Read here:

Neck and Neck in Fundraising Derby