The financial advantage of Riley and Summey does not surprise College of Charleston political science professor Andy Felts.
“It’s very typical for the incumbent to be able to raise substantially more money than somebody who is working to get name recognition,” he said. “It’s a predictable thing for money to flow to ones that they (the donors) know.”
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