From The Hotline Latest Edition for Friday, April 18,2008

FEC REPORTS

Let The Primaries Thin These Herds

Fri. Apr. 18, 2008


The following are derived from FEC filings for the 2008 cycle ending 03/31/08. Incumbents are in CAPS. The column "Total Receipts" (Line 16 on FEC form 3) includes all donations, transfers, cmte money,
loans/contributions made by the candidate, and interest earned on the account. Receipts, expenditures, and CoH from candidates' old House or WH accounts have been added in too, but transfers between such cmtes are not counted in "Total Receipts." "PACs" (FEC line 11c) may include money transferred from other candidates' cmtes. "Operating Expenditures" is line 7(c).

Total Receipts (April 18) - These numbers are derived from FEC filings for the 2008 cycle ending 03/31/08.

Raised Most In 1stQ

Warner ($2.52M), WICKER ($2.52M), CORNYN ($2.4M), Franken ($2.2M), COLEMAN ($2.09M), M. Udall ($1.46M), J. Kennedy ($1.41M), T. Udall ($1.33M), MCCONNELL ($1.32M), G. SMITH ($1.23M)

Spent Most In 1stQ

Franken ($1.79M), BIDEN ($1.49M), CHAMBLISS ($1.44M), CORNYN ($1.19M), COLEMAN ($1.13M), KERRY ($1.12M), Warner ($1.02M), MCCONNELL ($883K), BAUCUS ($881K), Noriega ($839K)

Cash Hogs

KERRY ($9.32M), CORNYN ($8.69M), MCCONNELL ($7.74M), DURBIN ($7.57M), COLEMAN ($6.96M), BAUCUS ($6.39M), G. SMITH ($5.15M), L. GRAHAM ($4.78M), LAUTENBERG ($4.70M), LANDRIEU ($4.56M)

Note: The above round-ups are based on currently available info, excluding missing candidates.