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EdwardsRaisesMoneyHandilyinWhatSheSeesasFlawedSystem
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whobelievesthemereappearanceofinfluencefrom campaigndonationsisenoughtomeritashiftto publicfinancing. "Onthespendingside,ontheraisingside,whether itiscorporations,orPACsorlargedonor individuals,I'dliketoseeitalloutofthesystem," shesaid. Butthat'stheideal.Edwards,whoisseekingre electioninMaryland's4thDistrict,livesinthereal worldfornow.
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Hercampaignhadraisedmore$523,465asofJune 30,accordingtohermostrecentfilingwiththe FederalElectionCommission,44percentofwhich camefrompoliticalactioncommittees.Thatputs herwellaheadofthefourchallengersintherace, onlyoneofwhomreportedraisinganymoneysince January2009. EdwardsthememberofCongressacknowledges thatEdwardsthecandidateraisesmoneyinwhat shebelievesisaflawedsystem. "NobodycanreallysayDonnaEdwardstakes
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"NobodycanreallysayDonnaEdwardstakes corporatePACcontributionsanddoesthebiddingof thesecorporateinterests,"shesaid."Whatyou knowisthatIamafighterforourcommunities.I amafighterforconsumersandIstillhavetoraise money." Herchallengerssayshecan'thaveitbothways. "Peopledon'tdonateforthesakeofdonating," KwameGyamfi,aDemocraticchallengerwhois fundinghisowncampaign."Peopledonatebecause theymayneedafavordowntheroad.Byme winningtheoffice,ifIweretowintheoffice,I don'toweanybodyanypromises." Gyamfisaidhewouldtakemoneyifoffered,but he'snotseekingit,andhehasnotyetfiledany campaignfinancereportswiththeFEC.Neitherhas DemocratGeorgeE.McDermottorRobert Broadus,theonlyRepublicanchallenger. Candidatesmustfilewithin15daysofgettingor spendingmorethan$5,000. DemocraticchallengerHermanTaylorJr.reported raising$23,738andhaving$13,353onhandasof
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June30.Edwards,bycomparison,had$203,425 onhand. In2008,EdwardscriticizedthenRep.AlWynnfor acceptingcorporatePACmoneyandsherefusedto takecorporatePACdonationsinthatrace.Inthe currentcycle,Edwardshasacceptedcontributions fromcorporatePACs.Shemaintainsthatitdoesnot influenceherpoliciesorvotes. "WhatIdid(duringherfirstyearinoffice)was gatheralegislativerecordthatsaidIamprobably oneofthestrongestconsumeradvocatesandpeople advocatesintheCongress,inthatIamwillingto takeonthesecorporations,"shesaid. MikeLux,CEOofProgressiveStrategies,doesnot thinkEdwards'acceptanceofcorporatePACmoney willtainther. "PeopleknowthatDonnaisanabsolutelysolid progressive.Hervotingrecordisincredibly progressiveandshehastakenonbigbusinesson everysingleissuesoIdon'tthinkthereareany doubtsaboutherintermsofthosekindsofissues," Luxsaid.
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TherearedoubtsamongRepublicans,however. "DonnaEdwardshasverystrongprostatus tendencies.Ifit'sachoicebetweenindividuals, corporationsandorganizations,shewillcomedown onthesideofthepoliticalclassovertherightsofthe individuals,"saidMarkUncapher,chairmanofthe MontgomeryCountyRepublicanCentral Committee. Despitehersignificantfinanciallead,Edwardsdoes notassumeaneasyvictory. "IknowwhenIwasachallengerrunningagainst anincumbentwhohadasignificantfinancial advantage,Istillranandrananywayandwon,soI don'ttakeanythingforgranted,"shesaid. Moneydoesn'thurt,however. "Whenyouaccumulateagiantwarchest,youscare offcompetitorsevenbeforeracesbegin,"saidRyan O'Donnell,executivedirectorofCommonCause Maryland.Thenonpartisangroupadvocatesforless
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corporateinvolvementincampaigns. RyanMahoney,spokesmanfortheMaryland RepublicanParty,saidthatwhilemoneyisafactor ineveryrace,itislessofafactorinthe2010cycle thaninprioryears.MahoneysaidthatBroaduscan influencevoterswithoutfunding. "Despitethefactthathemaynothavemoney cominginthedooryet,ifheisouttherebringinga positivemessageabouthowheplansonfixing Washington,Ithinkthatwillresonatewithvoters," Mahoneysaid. There'sstilltimetoraisemoneybeforetheSept.14 primary.ThelatestFECfilingcoversfundraising andexpendituresthroughJune30. "Weknowthataregoingtohavepreprimary reportsthataregoingtobedue,andsoIexpect someofthesechallengerswillshowadditional moneyatthattime,"Edwardssaid. InFebruary,Edwardsproposedaconstitutional amendmentthatwouldreversetheSupreme Court'sdecisioninCitizensUnitedv.FEC,which
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