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SD35 Watch: Ackerman Endorses Harman For Re-Election

This just came over the transom from the Tom Harman for Senate campaign:

Senate Republican Leader Dick Ackerman Endorses Re-election of Tom Harman

Huntington Beach, CA - One week after officially kicking-off his re-election efforts, Senator Tom Harman announced today that he has received the endorsement of Republican Leader Dick Ackerman.

SD35 Watch: Tom Harman Seeking Re-Election

This came over in the afternoon from the Harman for Senate re-election campaign:

STATE SENATOR TOM HARMAN ANNOUNCES THE KICK-OFF OF HIS 2008 RE-ELECTION CAMPAIGN

Huntington Beach, CA - Incumbent Republican State Senator Tom Harman officially kicked off his 2008 campaign for re-election to the State Senate today. Harman has served in the Legislature since 2000 and was most recently elected to the State Senate in 2006. Harman stated that as part of his election kick-off activities he has already obtained endorsements from numerous locally elected officials.

SD35: Harman Campaign Cash Crunch?

Josh Barnett has an interesting post over at Harman Watch in which he lays out his case that Sen. Tom Harman will be at a campaign financing disadvantage should he face a vigorous primary challenge next June:

During Harman’s tough 2006 Special Election, he was hard-pressed to keep up with his opponents’ spending. So, he turned to a creative source, his 2008 campaign account.

Being an incumbent, Harman was able to raise money from all sorts of special interests and spend it from an account theoretically set up for his 2008 Campaign.

Barnett continues: