Campaign money in CA-45

The latest FEC reports are out, and Mary Bono has unsurprisingly outraised her odds on opponent David Roth in the latest quarter:

Bono, R-Palm Springs, raised nearly $95,000 in this reporting period -— April 1 to May 17 - compared to just $24,000 for Roth.

For the full election cycle, Bono has received more than $562,000; Roth less than half that, at about $272,000.

It's a little disappointing, but I think it's important to note that almost half of Bono's money has come from PACs. Roth'deficiencycy here is two fold - he's yet to win the primary and become the official candidate while the battle for California's 45th is not viewed as a top tier pick up for Democrats. But Roth's ability to raise about 2/3rds of Garcia's total from non-PAC contributions may end up turning some heads and draw more attention to this race.