Sen. Blanche Lincoln’s keys to victory? Campaign manager Steve Patterson lays them out on the jump. They begin with a campaign swing Friday with Bill Clinton. Does he have sufficient one-day magic for a faltering campaign?

A better question remains her money. Many Lincoln supporters thought she could win without a runoff. She has a pile of cash on hand for the general election, but it can’t be spent on the primary runoff.  She had $3 million of the $8.6 million she’d raised left to spend on April 28, according to the FEC, but she blew through a chunk of that in the three weeks leading up to the first primary. She raised only $300,000 in April, but PACs are still pouring money in — more than $100,000 in 48-hour reports filed May 21.

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