plessey is not the only one. in washington -- >> he is not the only one. and washington, there is more. >> a lot of challengers come to town. congressional leadership sticks around. >> since last month, they have collected 470 invitations for fund-raisers. >> some of these are funny. there is cigar-smoking and bourbon-tasting affairs. sometimes they have sporting events, going to baseball games or concert. >> how much money are they raising? >> d.c. fund-raisers can raise tens of millions of dollars. >> that is way more than some candidates have been pulling at home. >> it is a shocking fact to some people because they expected their hometown rep will be getting the lion's share of his or her own money from their home state. the fact is that is not true. >> some candidates, especially from smaller states, raise up to 90% of their campaign cash right here in the nation's capital. >> we are talking about high wind. we were kept clear from the heavy rain that continues to pound upper new england tonight. that nor'easter will still move deliberately up to the