After reading Steve Sauerberg's latest press release, one might get the impression that the Senate race in Illinois could be tight this cycle:
The polling, conducted by Southern Outreach, an Atlanta-based firm, shows Durbin struggling to break 50% in the uninformed ballot matchup against Sauerberg. In a head to head with Dr. Sauerberg, Durbin leads 52% to 35%. Outside of the Chicago-metro area, Durbin fails to garner 50% and only leads Sauerberg 47% to 40%.
"Senator Durbin is a household name in Illinois with an $8 million war chest and is the second-ranking member of the United States Senate," continued Hage. "The fact that he starts this campaign barely over 50% is a sign of real weakness."
Back in the reality-based community, the picture becomes a bit clearer. A non-partisan Rasmussen poll released last Thursday shows Durbin with a 61-to-27 percent advantage over Sauerberg. Democrats are currently given a 98.3 percent chance of winning Illinois’ Senate race, too. And this was before Sauerberg's dismal second quarter fundraising totals were released:
With Sauerberg's latest campaign filing, there are signs he has little to take his campaign on the offensive. And he may not be able to raise significant cash or put more of his own money into the effort.
As of July 1, Sauerberg, had about $1,500 less in his campaign fund than he had three months earlier.
And that April total of $1.07 million was virtually the entire result of the physician digging into personal assets, which he has since not done.
The fund's quarterly income of donations and interest totaled about $102,000, with expenses about $1,500 higher.
I guess there's still hope for that Obama endorsement ...
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