CD1 pre-election reports: struggling and shining

Both the Walz and Davis pre-election reports, due today, have been filed. The small amounts reported by both candidates during the period from October 1 through October 15--especially when compared to the hot races in Minnesota--indicate how uneven this match is.

Brian Davis finally outraised Walz, taking in a whooping $52,810.50. The Davis campaign spent $104,988.28, and had $265,570.47 cash in hand. Sort of. 

"Sort of" because it also owed  $133,276.50 in loans, debts and obiligations on October 15. Of this amount, $124,000.00 was in loans from the candidate, while $9,276.50 was in unpaid bills.

Walz took in $49,738.39, spent $346,005.18 and had $730,464.31 cash in hand on October 15.

How did the campaigns spend their money? The big ticket items on the Republican side are telling.  The Davis campaign paid the Tarrance Group $4,355.50 for polling on October 3.  We're curious what those results were.

Stevens Reed Curcio & Potholm, a media consulting firm in Alexandria, Virginia,  as paid $73,995 for ad production and placement. E. Roland, in Bloomington, MN.,  received $11,885.65 for fundraising. Two payrolled workers are listed at $3613.58.

The largest unpaid obligation is to the Bellwether Consulting Group: $5250.00 for fundraising consulting. Davis also owes what looks to be three months rent.

Walz? Eight employees are on the payroll, the rent is paid, the Benenson Group has received $30,600,00 for polling (oh, do tell!), and...well, go look yourselves.

Mikkelson the IP candidate? Nada.

Update: Another glimpse of fundraising can be gained from looking at the 48 hour reports of large contributions filed since the October 15 deadline. Walz has taken in $27,725, while contributors have given Davis $13,300.

Contrast this with the haul in Minnesota's hotly competitive races. On October 21, the Madia campaign in the toss-up Third reporting large ($1000+ contributions) of $34,400--that's in one report. There isn't a haul that large in any one of Paulsen's single reports, but severl do report  respectable numbers in the mid-teens.

In the Suddenly Sixth? El Tinklenberg October 21 48-hour report of large contributions was for $43,500--which looks large, but is dwarfed as a slice the $1 million plus outraged Americans shoveled toward the moderate DFLer after Bachmann urged a media witchhunt of congress. Missy Bachmann's largest report was filed  yesterday,  for $23,900. [end update]