McGavick gets offensive

At the same time McGavick unveiled a new section of his Web site to detail his record in turning around Safeco he sent emails to supporters asking for money.

Sez Mike!:

"Dear Supporter, When I first entered the race for United States Senate, Maria Cantwell had a 20-point lead over me. With your help, we've closed that gap and the latest Rasmussen Reports poll shows that I'm within 4 points and closing in fast. Our campaign is surging ahead and Cantwell's support is eroding because voters hear our message of civility and common sense as opposed to business as usual in Washington, D.C. I'm within 4 points of Maria Cantwell and closing in fast...let's keep this momentum going!"

Yeah, right. There are two things to note about this. In fact, the erosion in Cantwell's support has been nearly 4 times the increase in McGavick's support. That is to say, roughly 25% of the electorate are either undecided or told Rasmussen they would vote for for a third party candidate if they had the chance. This is up 5% from 6 months ago. So, McGavick had practically nothing to do with closing the gap.

Second, McGavick wants good fundraising numbers for his FEC report, because the media will gauge the success of his campaign on his financial support. Every serious candidate has this concern. But given his lackluster performance in the polls, I don't see what he has to crow about.