This is part of the problem. None of his challengers can come close to the amount of money he raises.
I haven't started focusing on fundraising until this year. Before that I was getting out into the district, speaking and listening to the concerns of voters.
There's a sense here of a political machine in operation, that Doolittle 'owned' the people and could hold onto his seat forever. That's how DeLay viewed things, too.
I'm running because I believe we need to bring sunshine on these subjects into Capitol Hill and Congress.
