KLEIN HAS SHAW FEARING ENOUGH TO BRING IN THE REALLY BIG GUN

The money race between State Senator Ron Klein (D - Boca Raton) and incumbant Congressman Clay Shaw (R - Fort Lauderdale) has grown tighter, with Klein having approximately $1.5 million cash on hand to Shaw's $2 million.

According to George Bennett in the Palm Beach Post political blog Q, Shaw's team seems to be ready to pull out the stops, sending out requests to keep May 8 open for a possible fundraising event featuring President Bush. Nothing is confirmed at this point, but GOP contributors have been told that such an event would cost them $2,000 a head.

This race is becoming more and more of a dogfight every time I read something about it. It wasn't too long ago that Klein had actually outcollected the incumbant, but the Republicans seem to have gotten the word that this seat is truly in danger of coming to the good guys.