Linda McMahon fund-raising effort creates new “deadline”? Nope, they say, “It’s that time of month.”

This e-mail went out this afternoon to potential supporters of Linda McMahon’s bid for the state’s GOP U.S. Senate nomination. The Blogster wonders what the “midnight deadline” is, since the Federal Elections Commission filing deadline is at the end of December.

Here’s the top of the e-mail:

“Dear Friend,

We are nearing our fundraising deadline at midnight tonight. Please consider a donation of $10 or more to cap off an outstanding November!”

Ah, but Erin Isaac, spokesperson for McMahon’s second attempt at the big Senate prize, just called to say that indeed, the campaign is aware of the FEC deadline. “It’s that time of the month,” she said. “You make smaller goals.”