If you're contemplating donating to a political campaign, you'd probably be more comfortable giving to a candidate who wasn't under investigation by the FBI, right?
Then these numbers probably aren't a big surprise.
Doolittle reported raising $100,183 from April 1 through June 30, according to his quarterly Federal Election Commission report. The three-month period encompassed an FBI raid on his home in early April in the Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal, which forced Doolittle to step down from the House Appropriations Committee.
By contrast, the conservative nine-term congressman raised nearly $130,000 during the first three months of this year.
Meanwhile, his Democratic challenger raised $193,238 this quarter. Doolittle may also face a primary challenger, which will mean he'll need even more money.
So what do you think? Even if Doolittle isn't prosecuted before the next election, will his legal problems keep him from fundraising enough to stay competitive?
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