Campaigns - Week in Review

All eyes were on the Samuel Alito confirmation, State of the Union Address, and the Republican leadership voting. Here is a quick rundown of the rest of this week's happenings.

Swann Closes in on Party Endorsement

Lynn Swann received 33 verbal supports from county party leaders. If everyone stays to their commitments then Swann would have the 180 votes needed to garner the state party's endorsement in the primary on May 16. The vote for endorsement is February 11. Scranton has vowed to stay in the race no matter what the results of the caucus. His campaign has really stumbled after the incident with his former campaign manager.

Reilly Doesn't Do Homework on Running Mate

Massachussetts Democratic gubernatorial candidate Tom Reilly received an embarrassment when his running mate Marie St. Fleur dropped out of the race after one day. Her reason for dropping out was because of $12,000 in unpaid taxes owed to the IRS and defaulting in $40,000 in college loans. Reilly should have done his homework before he put his own reputation on the line.

Schwarzeneggar Out Of Money

Schwarzeneggar's campaign has made a severe blunder over the last year. They spent $44 million dollars last year on unsuccessful special election initiatives. This has left his campaign with less than $150,000 for this campaign season and a debt load of about half a million dollars. The question remains, why did he spend all of his money the year before an election. The only conclusion I can think of is that he doesn't think he can win so he tried to put everything he had on the initiatives. Its a case of putting all your eggs in one basket. Unfortunately for Arnold, he dropped the basket.