Liberal Heartache: Desperate Barney Frank Loans His Campaign Money

Liberal Barney Frank is in the re-election fight of his life. He has given been forced to give his campaign $200 thousand of his own cash. Scott Brown won his district in the election to fill Ted Kennedy's seat. Frank's opponent this November is Republican Sean Bielat. There has been little polling in this race, but Bielat may be closing to within striking distance. If Frank is loaning his campaign his own money, he must have some internal polling data that is unsettling.

The Politico reported:

Longtime Massachusetts Rep. Barney Frank has given his re-election campaign $200,000 as he faces his toughest race in years.

A campaign finance report filed Tuesday showed that Frank, the chairman of the powerful House Financial Services committee, lent himself the money Tuesday.

Frank, a 15-term lawmaker from Newton, Mass., raised $316,644 last quarter and reported more than $1 million on hand with no debts.

His campaign didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.