Berwick raises more than competitors in first half of August

By Joshua Miller

| Globe Staff August 19, 2014

 

Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Don Berwick may be lagging in the polls, but he’s already a winner when it comes to hauling in campaign cash.

In the first two weeks of August, Berwick topped his two Democratic rivals — Attorney General Martha Coakley and Treasurer Steve Grossman — and Republican Charlie Baker, widely expected to be the GOP’s nominee for governor, according to state filings or numbers provided by the candidates’ campaigns. Baker had the most money in the bank among those candidates.

 

As they draw down their campaign accounts, often to spend significant sums on television advertising, fundraising remains an important metric of a candidate’s strength.

From Aug. 1-15, Berwick raised $97,000, spent $156,000 and ended Friday with $527,000 in cash on hand, according to his filing with the state’s Office of Campaign and Political Finance.

Grossman, who has been airing TV ads widely, raised $83,000 during that period, spent $381,000 and ended Friday with $222,000 in the bank, according to campaign spokeswoman Chandra Allard.

Coakley, who has also had a presence on TV, raised $69,000 during that period, spent $281,000 and ended Friday with $500,000 in cash on hand, according to spokeswoman Bonnie McGilpin.

Baker, who has been boosted on TV by a super PAC but has not yet launched his own spots, raised $51,000, spent $120,000 and had $1.2 million in the bank, according to approximate numbers from campaign spokesman Tim Buckley.

Numbers for the half-month period are due to the state from gubernatorial candidates on Wednesday.

Evan Falchuk, a former businessman, who is running as an independent candidate and self-funding much of his campaign, raised $1,000 during the two weeks, spent $83,000 and had $55,000 in the bank, according to his filing.

The Aug 1-15 report from Mark R. Fisher, a Republican businessman who is vying with Baker for the GOP nomination, was not yet available online Tuesday afternoon.

Nor were ones from venture capital investor Jeffrey S. McCormick and Christian pastor Scott Lively, two independent candidates running for governor.

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Good week, bad week

August 21, 2014

Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff

Democratic candidate for governor Don Berwick was handed two rabbits at the Quincy August Moon Festival.

Good week: Don Berwick

In the Democratic primary for governor, Don Berwick has consistently been mired in third place. And as the campaigns of Martha Coakley and Steve Grossman squabble between themselves, Berwick is often above the fray — and out of the spotlight. This week, though, Berwick came out on top. In the latest fundraising reports, which covered the first two weeks of August, Berwick topped Coakley and Grossman — as well as Republican candidate Charlie Baker. Berwick raised $97,000, compared with $83,000 for Grossman, $69,000 for Coakley, and $51,000 for Baker. The question for Berwick: Can he spend it quickly and smartly enough to turn the race around?

It’s happening. The Democratic Primary is right around the corner and our campaign is surging.

Don’t take my word for it, though. Take a look at the Boston Globe this week, who gave our campaign the “Good week” in their Good Week, Bad Week report after we outraised all of our opponents for the first half of the month.

This is an amazing accomplishment, and it's thanks to you—our grassroots supporters. We can't let up now, though. We have to double down on our efforts. Will you please chip in now to make sure we have an even stronger second half of the month? Our campaign depends on it.

This race is going to be won or lost during the final weeks. Right now we're sprinting towards September 9th - and in order to win, I need your support.

Thanks so much:

www.berwickforgovernor.com

Warmly,

Don Berwick

Paid For By Don Berwick for Governor Committee, Jennifer Huntington, Treasurer.

Berwick for Governor
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Cambridge MA 02138 United States