CA-04: Brown Raises $357K in Q2; 6:1 Lead in CoH

This is the value of facing an opponent who had to battle through a contested primary.

Charlie Brown just released his second-quarter fundraising statistics, and he had his best quarter to date, raising $357,000 for the quarter, with over $670,000 cash on hand. Notably, $260,000 of that total was in the last 6 weeks of the quarter, which suggests that the fundraising prowess is increasing as Brown solidifies his donor base and shows his strength as a candidate. He has over 12,500 individual donors now.

Best of all, 5% of that total, nearly $18,000, will now go to the "Promises Kept Charity Challenge" for veterans care facilities.

McClintock's fundraising in his 2010 statewide accounts is pretty good (over $200,000), but because of the tough primary, he basically depleted his entire Congressional account. McClintock is at a 6:1 fundraising disadvantage. Brown ought to take advantage right now and start defining his opponent.