Maybe Chris doesn't know the difference. This is a slanderous distortion of the record, and Chris Bell should be ashamed of himself.

The environment's just not good for a Democrat fund raising right now.

We ran a hard race. We shook things up, ... and we think we did some good things.

Once he talked to real Democrats, he backtracked and simply hoped no one would notice.

When you're outspent and you don't have the resources of your opponents, ... you have to run every day like the next day is Election Day.

Bob's message plays very well in particular in the Valley because he's focusing on improving schools and building top-flight schools for all areas, not just for wealthier areas.

It's a concern. But right now, fund raising in general has been lower than we had hoped, and we've been focusing so heavily on direct voter contact and get-out-the-vote, that we have not done a good enough job in raising money in the Valley.

Money in politics plays a role, and nobody should fool you otherwise, but I think El Paso is a town that leans Democratic and wants a Democrat they can believe in.