Though North Country U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik, R - Willsboro, has more cash on
hand than all of her opponents combined, an environmental and town attorney from Saratoga has a sizable early lead on his fellow Democrats.
It's a fairly safe bet that Gillibrand, who is something of a fundraising machine, is going to have a lot more on hand to
spend than any of her opponents, particularly her lone Democratic primary challenger, Jonathan Tasini, who had raised $ 102,006 as of the end of last year, had $ 20,916 on hand and $ 5,482 worth of debt.
DelBene was in a battle in the closing weeks with several other Democrats for second place, but her personal infusion of $ 1.9 million into her campaign allowed DelBene to spend more on TV ads and direct
mail than any of her opponents.
He's raised far more
money than all of his opponents and has attracted support from leaders of both major political parties in the city as well as a pair of upstart independent parties.
With Red7, you might just get dealt a hand that is worse in every
respect than that of your opponents and in that scenario it doesn't matter how you play — you're going to lose.