Kerry’s GOP Challenger Hoping to Tap Party’s Money Machine
I saw this story this morning before I left for work, so I bookmarked it for later. In the meantime 2thepoint spotted it as well.
The buzz around Jeff Beatty’s Senate campaign is getting louder, with each week that goes by, press stories relating to Beatty are cropping up with increasing frequency.
Unseating Kerry is going to be very tough, the incumbent has about a $13,000,000 head start on Jeff. But if everything goes as planned, two very influential politicians by the names of McCain and Romney, may well see to it that the financial gap is narrowed.
~~John Cronin~~
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By Associated Press
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
BOSTON -
Jeffrey Beatty has had tougher jobs than unseating an incumbent U.S. senator — there was the time his Blackhawk helicopter was shot down on a rescue mission — yet few have come with longer odds.
The former CIA counterterrorism expert and one-time member of the Army’s elite Delta Force is hoping to oust Sen. John Kerry, the Democrats’ 2004 presidential nominee, and take a seat on Capitol Hill with the backing of residents from the bluest of Democratic blue states.
He’s aiming to win the support of state and national Republicans, including the GOP’s 2008 presidential nominee — Sen. John McCain of Arizona — when he comes to Boston for a fundraiser Wednesday.
