| Well, we're into the FEC's 48-hour reporting cycle now. The Pre-Special reports should be up soon, and we'll be able to see how much money the candidates have been raising and spending (and how they've been spending it).
But in the meantime, the first of the 48-Hour reports is up. (The candidates are required to report all contributions over $1,000 every 48 hours.) The big news from over the weekend is that Joan Buchanan loaned another $250,000 to her campaign, bringing her total to date to $500,000.
And just in case you're wondering if her loan triggered the Millionaire's Amendment, the answer is no. In the past, it would have (the trigger amount in House races was $350,000). But last year's SCOTUS decision in Davis v. FEC gutted the provisions of McCain-Feingold (PDF) that would have raised the donation limits for the other candidates once Buchanan crossed the threshold. |
