Davis sees donation surge

How often does a challenger outraise an incumbent? Especially in a primary? It's happened in the Alabama 7th -- the state's gerrymandered majority African-American district -- where Artur Davis has outdone Earl Hilliard. And the reason is, of all things, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Hilliard voted against the recent nonbinding resolutions supporting Israel, which led some out-of-state donors, mostly in New York, including pro-Israel organizations, to support Davis, his main challenger. Hilliard, in turn, is getting money from California. This could get ugly. The primary is essentially the election, because there is no Republican challenger, only a Libertarian.