Van Tran for Congress

FEC Reports Force New Races To The Fore

The Hill
By Aaron Blake 07/18/09

…It’s a four-times-yearly ritual in House campaigns: Wait for the quarterly fundraising reports to roll in, and reevaluate the races accordingly. It’s still very early, but the second-quarter reports filed Wednesday will affect that next 16 months in a big way. And many races have been recast because of the numbers posted this week.

The Hill looks at the top 10 races that took on a new identity thanks to the fundraising reports:
CA-45 and 47 – Two-for-one in the competitive column

Republicans have tried hard to put Rep. Loretta Sanchez’s (D-Calif.) seat on the map, and Democrats have attempted the same with Rep. Mary Bono Mack’s (R-Calif.) nearby district. Both have done so now, after Assemblyman Van Tran (R) outraised Sanchez (sparking renewed rumors of a Sanchez statewide run) and Palm Springs Mayor Steve Pougnet outraised Bono Mack. It’s safe to put these seats in the realm of possibility now.

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http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/fec-reports-force-new-races-to-the-fore-2009-07-18.html