Earlier this spring, that number had pulled close to 5,500, according to BRS Media.
In past cycles, VCs have pulled closer to home, and the percentage of money going to Valley startups has increased even as the volume of total deals has gone down.
Now, confirming the worst of those worries, after months of trailing in the polls, her Republican opponent, State Senator Peter Fitzgerald, has pulled close to even in several and leads in at least one.
Mr. Diedrich started as a near-unknown who was sometimes described as "the guy who's running against Stephanie," but in recent weeks he appears to have pulled close to her.
When the day ended, the field had pulled much closer to Verplank, and he knew Sunday would be a test.
One fan, waiting to watch her coffin go past outside Golders Green crematorium on Tuesday, said the incessant coverage had pulled fans closer to her. "We saw her deterioration every day, in every picture," said 18-year-old Amy Swan.
I had accompanied Sharif on the flight, and was hustled into the back of an A.P.C., which had pulled up close to the plane, by one of Sharif's advisers, who said that he had orders to keep me out of sight.
Gardaí (Irish police) said a black Volkswagen Passat with a partial 132-D registration had pulled up close to the Astra and a number of shots were fired into it.
Marco Asensio had pulled Real Madrid closer a couple of minutes earlier.
