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8 April 2014

John Walsh raised $950,000 in first quarter 2014

That's from Walsh's campaign news media office. The details won't be on the Federal Election Commission's website until, perhaps, the end of the month. But if you're a Democrat, even a Democrat who plans to cast a protest vote for John Bohlinger or Dirk Adams, Walsh’s doubling his haul from the last quarter of 2013 is good news, for it means that the Democratic nominee for the Senate, whom I expect to be Walsh, will be able to raise enough money to be competitive.

The improved fundraising enabled Walsh to run two television ads clarifying and building on his military record, leaving him with "…just under $700,000 cash-on-hand at the end of this quarter, as expected."

I believe he needs to raise at least another $4–5 million by Labor Day. And I now believe he might be able to do it.

Walsh has also accrued an impressive list of endorsements: