Cash Could Mean Protection for GOP Senators

Roll Call - Cold, hard cash may be the salvation for some of the Republicans’ most vulnerable Senate incumbents next year — and could thwart the Democrats’ hopes for building a working majority in the 111th Congress. All four of the Senate Republicans whom Democrats are targeting most heavily in 2008 closed September with a substantial lead in cash on hand over their likely Democratic challengers. The next tier of Democratic targets had even larger financial cushions....In Maine, Sen. Susan Collins (R) collected more than $1 million in the quarter and finished with $3.1 million on hand — about $1 million more than Rep. Tom Allen (D), who raised about $666,000...read more >>