Friday, July 15, 2011 | 3:29 p.m.
Kate Marshall out-raised Mark Amodei almost two-to-one in the race to fill Nevada’s empty seat in the 2nd congressional district, and the Amodei camp is on the defensive about it.
Marshall posted an additional $170,000 in the second quarter of the year to bring her total campaign take to just over $243,000. Slightly more than $200,000 is cash she has on hand.
Amodei, on the other hand, has raised a campaign total of just under $139,000, though the bulk of that, almost $116,000, came in the last month of the second quarter.
“Yeah, she’s got her 200 or whatever,” Amodei spokesman Peter DeMarco said. “But she’s got Harry Reid ... clearly Harry’s been twisting arms, telling people to donate to her campaign. Mark’s only been a nominee for two weeks or so -- we’re right where we need to be; we’re going to have the resources we need to win this election.”
DeMarco did not have a breakdown of how many donors Amodei’s campaign income represents; but a press release announcing Marshall’s holdings appeared geared to refute any dismissals by virtue of Reid, reporting that “grassroots contributions made up an astounding 85% of donations.”
“Grassroots” is defined as contributions of under $250; lobbyists and the politically connected usually throw in more cash than that. A total of 542 individual persons and organizations gave to Marshall’s campaign.
"I'm excited and energized by the overwhelming support Nevadans have shown my campaign," Marshall said.
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