Both Adam Hasner and George LeMieux will be combing Mike Haridopolos’ FEC filings for donors to solicit for funds now that the original recipient of their largess is out of the picture.

But Haridopolos’ massive, first quarter haul was an aberration. It was driven by groups with an interest in items going before the legislature during the sixty day session.

Those donors had a basic financial interest in betting on Haridopolos and will be less quick to whip out the pocketbook for any of the candidates left standing.

But Haridopolos’  second quarter filing will be of greater interest to the campaign teams of the Hasner and LeMieux. Those donors are more likely to be ideological donors who are more amenable to arguments by the respective remaining campaigns that their candidate is the man who can take down the popular Senator Bill Nelson.

Those donors are less likely to care that neither man can do squat for them in the legislature (though if Hasner has any lingering influence in the lower chamber, he may exercise that to squeeze some money now that Haridopolos is finito).

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