Over the last quarter Cole raised $2.55 for every dollar received by Hoskins, a sign that Cole's campaign has picked up momentum since it's launch last August. In fact, this is the second consecutive quarter Cole outraised her opponent.
Hoskins, however, doesn't seem to be taking the race all that seriously yet and has not begun raising substantial funds from sources other than political committees.
MPN's House race ratings at the of 2009 labeled this district a toss-up, noting in part Cole's performance to date and also the fact that Hoskins won in 2008 by less than a percentage point.
On Cole's performance, just take for instance the significant following she developed on the social media platform Facebook -- more than 564 fans. On top of that, Cole has amassed a Twitter following that is currently greater than that of statewide Republican Auditor candidate Tom Schweich.
Compare Cole's use of social media to Hoskins who has just 225 followers on Facebook and a larger Twitter following, but with an account that has restricted access.
Hoskins (R) Fundraising
So far this election cycle, Hoskins reported raising $19,613 with $2,000 in outstanding debt. More than half of Hoskins' receipts to date came from political committees, a total of $11,190.
In the fourth quarter alone, Hoskins reported only 10 contributions, at an average of about $300 each. Four of those contributions were from political committees, two from Ameristar, and four from individuals.
We noticed just one anomaly in the reports for Hoskins: while Hoskins reported $2,000 in debt at the end of 2009, there was an additional $874 in loans reported in the third quarter, not indicated repaid in subsequent reports.
At the end of 2009, Hoskins reported $16,003 cash-on-hand.
Cole (D) Fundraising
Cole raised about $4,000 more than Hoskins to-date and has relied substantially less on political committees. 32 percent of Cole's fundraising comes from political committees and the remaining 68 percent is from businesses and individuals. Compared to Hoskins, Cole raised about $10,000 more from individuals and businesses to date, suggestive of strong grassroots support.
In the most recent quarter Cole reported $7,370 in receipts from 101 itemized contributions, the average from non-political committees was about $55.
At the end of the period Cole reported $18,182 cash-on-hand with no debt.
Related Links:
Hoskins Campaign Website | Hoskins Campaign Finance Reports
Cole Campaign Website | Cole Campaign Finance Reports
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