| In news stories, about the fundraising numbers over the last six weeks it has been widely quoted that Martha Coakley raised $1,000,000 since the pre-primary report. A quarter of what she had raised previously. Using an analysis of the 48 hour contribution reports available at the FEC it becomes apparent that Coakley raised the bulk of that $1,000,000 pre-primary.
Martha Coakley released sixteen 48 hour contribution reports between the date of the pre-primary report to the FEC and the primary election. These reports showed money raised in contributions of $1000 or greater. The total value of those 16 reports is $238,902. This is just shy of 25% of the $1,000,000 the campaign said it raised since the pre-primary report.
These numbers only account for those contributions at or above the $1000 threshold. Meaning there were other contributions for less than those amounts. It is fair hypothesis that up to half of that $1,000,000 was raised prior to the primary election. Given Martha's primary campaign burn rate, she may not have much money left. We'll see soon when the pre-election report is released. |
