TO: INTERESTED PARTIES

FROM: BOGNET FOR CONGRESS

SENIOR STRATEGISTS BARNEY KELLER AND LARRY
WEITZNER, JAMESTOWN ASSOCIATES

SUBJECT: Q1 FUNDRAISING AND THE STATE OF THE REPUBLICAN

PRIMARY IN PENNSYLVANIA’S 8TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT

DATE: APRIL 16, 2020

In the Republican primary for Congress in Pennsylvania’s 8th Congressional District, pro-
Trump Republican Jim Bognet is starting to pull away from the crowded field.

2020 Q1 Fundraising

Trump Republican Jim Bognet Laps The Field In Total Fundraising Contributions
In The First Quarter Of 2020.

• Bognet: $276,042
• Earl Granville: $82,035 (includes $30,000 loan)
• Teddy Daniels: $34,649

Trump Republican Jim Bognet Leads The Field In Cash On Hand.

• Bognet: $243,298
• Earl Granville: $73,711
• Teddy Daniels: $22,430

Bognet Has Gained “The Big Mo”

• Jim Bognet Is The First To Air Television Ads. This week, Bognet launched a five-
figure, multi-week ad buy on Fox News across Pennsylvania’s 8th District. This
marks the first sustained television advertising effort by any campaign.
 o Jim Bognet Stands With President Trump. His first TV ad is focused on
making China pay for its lies and Coronavirus coverup and will resonate with
the electorate in Pennsylvania’s blue-collar 8th Congressional district. To view
Jim’s first TV ad, shot entirely on an iPhone at his family’s shuttered
construction business in Hazleton, PA after Coronavirus shut down the United
States, click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfcIYZ03OZo

• Jim Bognet Has The Strongest Grassroots Support. He collected the most ballot
signatures - over 2,400 - to get on the ballot and has received key endorsements from
the former president of the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau Keith Eckel, and the former
Lackawanna County Assistant District Attorney, Gene Talerico.

Main Opponents Have Major Vulnerabilities

Earl Granville Is A “Never-Trumper” Who Can’t Fundraise.

• Earl Granville’s Poor Fundraising Comes As He Is Exposed As A Never-

Trumper. Last week, National Journal reported that Granville admitted to not voting
for President Trump and referred to Pres. Trump’s supporters as “Trump-tards.”

o PoliticsPA: “I’m not a super Trump-Tard” — Social Media Post Bites GOP
Front-Runner.

• Earl Granville Only Became A Republican A Few Months Ago (Lackawanna County
Department of Elections).

• Earl Granville’s Fundraising Is Anemic. After general election money and debt is
subtracted, Granville has only $33k available to spend without tapping personal
loan. Mr. Granville has disclosed owning limited personal assets, so it is questionable
if he is able to contribute more to his campaign or leave his loan in the campaign.

Mike Marsicano Is A Former Lifelong Democrat Who Supported Hillary Clinton

Against President Trump.

• Marsicano Was Democrat Nominee vs. Republican Rep. Lou Barletta in 2016.

• Marsicano Postures As A Self-Funder, But Previously Proved Unwilling To

Follow Through On His Loans. He pulled $290k of his loans out of 2016 campaign.

• Marsicano Is Touched By Scandal. Marsicano was the personal pilot for the
mastermind of the notorious Kids for Cash judge bribery scandal, Robert Powell.
Local newspaper stories have highlighted his close personal connection to this
convicted felon. (Michael Rubinkam, “Defense Begins Case in Pa. Judge’s Kickbacks Trial,” The Associated
Press, 2/14/11)
Key Takeaways:

• Jim Bognet Has The Proven Fundraising Capability To Win The GOP Primary
And General Election. He outraised what the 2018 Republican nominee, John Chrin,
raised in the first quarter of the election year ($243k). Bognet also raised more funds
from donors than all other candidates combined in Q1 ($266k vs. $129K).

• Jim Bognet Is The Only Candidate With A Timely And Relevant Message
Backed Up By Advertising.

ü Strongest fundraiser
ü Support of Local GOP Business Community
ü Hardest worker
ü Best message

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