Well, now that John Carney finally has a credible opponent in Michele Rollins, he will have to step up his fundraising. His first quarter numbers were just released, and they are good for someone who had Fred Cullis as his main opposition. It will have to improve now that Rollins has cut short her Jamaican vacation.
From January until March, he raised approximately $250,000, and now has $675,000 cash on hand. Glen Urquhart, who inexplicably remains in the race for the GOP nomination now that Rollins has announced, raised $550,000 for his first quarter in the race, and that sounds impressive until you learn that he donated all of that money to his campaign from his personal funds. Michele Rollins has been in the race all of one week, and we will not learn of her fundraising prowess until June 30, the next reporting deadline. My guess is that she will have to raise a $1 million dollars to keep pace, as Carney will now amp up his money campaign now that he actually has an opponent. Indeed, Democrats will also open their wallets to Carney now that Air Jamaica has landed at the New Castle County Airport.
So Carney leads the money race, but now he is looking in his rearview mirror. Time to put the pedal down.