I always wonder if Deval Patrick is going to have enough money because he is not an insider and he is not known by many people. He does have some money backing but a lot of that is national and it is still unseen what he can raise in this state. I saw the following piece hidden in the Globe and I thought it was worth thinkign about: LINK

Deval Patrick continues to spend much of what he is bringing in with his record-breaking fund-raising. In June, Patrick's receipts were again very impressive, particularly for a political newcomer. His campaign said that he raised $355,409.84 and listed $332,587 in expenses -- clearing about $23,000. His already large monthly expenses doubled, both from the costs of the Democratic Party convention and a June 1 event that featured US Senator Barack Obama. That leaves him about $1.5 million in his campaign account, the same as he had at end of May and short of what he needs to compete in ad buys in the last weeks of the campaign. Attorney General Thomas F. Reilly, who netted about $83,000 last month, has $4.4 million stashed away for ad buys, while Christopher Gabrieli has said he will spend as much as $15.36 million.

He has to do this because he needs to be known to get enough traction to win votes and thus some money but I still wonder if we end up in a close media type fight in the end when he cant shake every hand.