Ossoff raised over $2.35 million in just three weeks after his primary victory
Average contribution of only $20
Ossoff continues to reject contributions from corporate PACs and Congressional lobbyists
Polling shows Ossoff leading or tied with Senator Perdue
Atlanta, Ga. — Today Democratic Nominee Jon Ossoff’s U.S. Senate campaign in Georgia announced over $3.45 million raised in the second quarter of 2020, powered by surging grassroots support with an average contribution of only $20.
In the pre-primary fundraising period, stretching from April 1 to May 20, Ossoff outraised his opponent, Sen. David Perdue (R-Ga.), by nearly $200,000, and since winning the Democratic Nomination on June 10, Ossoff’s campaign raised over $2.35 million in the three-week span.
Ossoff’s total of over $3.45 million raised in the quarter does not include any loans.
The average contribution in the quarter was only $20, demonstrating Ossoff’s growing and enthusiastic grassroots support. Unlike Perdue, who has taken over $2 million in corporate PAC money, Ossoff is rejecting contributions from corporate PACs and Congressional lobbyists.
“Georgia is the premier battleground state in 2020, and we are building a grassroots movement to defeat Senator Perdue and deliver a government that works for the people. David Perdue was too busy trading medical stocks and praising President Trump to prepare us for this pandemic, and Georgians are waking up to Perdue’s corruption and failures,” said Ellen Foster, Ossoff’s campaign manager. “Jon’s message of ensuring every Georgian has health care, passing a New Civil Rights Act and New Voting Rights Act, and reforming our corrupt campaign finance system is clearly resonating with Georgia voters, and our unstoppable momentum will lead us to victory in November.”
The Ossoff-Perdue race is one of the nation’s most competitive. Recent polling has found Ossoff either tied with or leading Perdue as the first-term Senator struggles to rebut allegations of insider trading and financial misconduct.
A Public Polling Policy survey this month found Ossoff leading Perdue, with Perdue’s approval underwater (42 percent disapproval, 36 percent approval). A recent Fox News survey found the race is a dead heat and within the margin-of-error.
The GOP is increasingly concerned about losing in Georgia. The Trump campaign recently placed a defensive TV ad buy in an attempt to boost the president’s sagging popularity. New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman noted “The GA ad buy from Trump campaign is a real one” and that Georgia is “another state that had seemed safe that is suddenly slipping away.”
Similarly, The Cook Political Report’s Jessica Taylor reported last week that, “Georgia is the state, hands down, that I’ve heard increasing worry about from Republican sources this week at both the presidential and Senate level.”
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