Most fundraisers aren’t even returning calls, and candidates and incumbent legislators with events scheduled for January have stopped making calls, as raising money during Christmas week is all but impossible for most. Not all, just most apparently, since LD11 Senate candidate Rich Davis is a couple of days from the end of his $10,000 in 10 days campaign. You can follow his progress here, but we’re going to admit to being pretty impressed by a non-incumbent being able to raise those sorts of dollars this close to the holidays. After all, most donors are trying to save their money to buy their kids the G.I. Joe dolls with the kung-fu grip. If you don’t believe us, just ask Billy Ray.
Davis has been preparing for a primary that will exceed $100,000 and possibly an expensive general election after that. So he’ll need to show strength in his January financial reports if he wants to attract more attention and support. Anything less than $30,000 will send a bad message and encourage a primary challenge. State Rep. Adam Driggs is still seriously considering a run for the Senate seat and had a reported fundraising haul of more than $30,000 from his Buzz Aldrin event, so Davis will have to keep it close, or Driggs may well give up his committee chairmanship and jump into the primary.
