Tennessee state Sen. Jim Tracy, R-ShelbyvilleMURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Republican State Sen. Jim Tracy today said the campaign of U.S. Rep. Scott Desjarlais, R-Tenn., sounds “desperate” after the campaign criticized Tracy over a December pancake breakfast he hosted for constituents.
“That’s the sign of a desperate campaign,” Tracy said.
“That breakfast that he’s talking about was for constituents,” Tracy said. “And it was very successful. It collected a lot of toys for tots and I plan on doing another again this year because it was so successful.”
Earlier today, DesJarlais announced he raised more than $113,000 during the third quarter.
Tracy later in the day released his third quarter totals. He raised $181,172 – a bigger sum than DesJarlais’ $170,000 in cash on hand. Tracy also reported holding $767,804 in his campaign war chest after having raised $921,000 since the start of the year.