Well, the last pre-election campaign finance deadline has come and gone, and the big news is that the unknown underdog newbie pick-your-own-disparaging-descriptor Amanda Janoo has cleared seven figures in total fundraising.

That’s right, we’re talking Dr. Evil money. Janoo continued her late-stage sprint with an impressive haul of $170,000 in the last 15 days, for a grand total of $1,057,389.86 in donations.

Gov. Phil Scott, the invincible incumbent, has raised a much less impressive $720,000 including $130,000 in the most recent period. Of course, he entered the campaign with a hefty stash remaining from his 2024 walkover win, so he’s been able to spend $804,000 in all.

But still, the bottom line is this: Amanda Janoo has outraised and outspent Phil Scott for the entire campaign and in the most recent reporting period, covering the home stretch of the campaign. She’s received gifts from many more individuals than Scott, whose campaign has depended heavily on four-figure donations from the usual suspects in the business community. In her latest filing, Janoo reported receiving 26% of her total take in gifts of $100 or less. Scott, the alleged man o’ the people, got only 5% of his total in donations of $100 or less. (26% may seem low, but it’s actually a very respectable number. Most politicians don’t get that much from small donors.)

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