Just who is Andy Harris hoping to represent?

Transparent government is a wonderful thing, as is the Internet. I've always said Andy Harris isn't running to be Maryland's 1st District congressman, he's running to be Andy Harris (R-CfG). Club for Growth has bought and paid for him, and they are willing to do what it takes to get him elected.  

Let's take a quick look at who's funding each campaign. 

LASTEST FEC report for itemized donations (accessed 10/25/2008) 

FRANK KRATOVIL:
98 out-of-state itemized donors
$77,325 in itemized out-of-state donations. 

1,351 in-state donors
$610,495 in itemized in-state donations. 

93% of all itemized Kratovil donors are in-state.
89% of all itemized Kratovil donations are in-state. 

ANDY HARRIS:
1,408 itemized out-of-state donors
$1,078,414 in itemized out-of-state donations.
Of those, 315 itemized out-of-state donations earmarked through Club for Growth for a total of $301,973

2,808 itemized in-state donors
Of those, 269 were earmarked through Club for Growth $908,003 in in-state itemized donations. 

33% of all itemized Harris donors are out-of-state.
54% of all itemized Harris donations are out-of-state.

Last time I checked, that's more than half.

 

That doesn't count outside money on TV ads, like CfG or the DCCC. That money is not included, which would include the $1 million that the Democratic Party had set aside to advertise in this race. This list is just donations directly to the campaign.

Frank's  numbers are here.

Andy's numbers are here.

Happy hunting...