U.S. PIRG Spotlights Cash-Poor Candidates

By Amy Keller
Roll Call Staff

Jan. 25, 2005, 12 a.m.

They aren’t sore losers so much as they are poor losers. At least that’s the conclusion of the U.S. Public Interest Research Group Education Fund regarding 45 Congressional candidates who lost in 2004 thanks mainly to the massive war chests of their opponents.

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Today, too many Americans are out of work. Today, we will send $1 billion overseas to satisfy our appetite for foreign oil, while the Chinese will continue their massive investment in clean energy technology. Today, our nation faces an economic crisis, an energy crisis and a global climate crisis. Read Full Article