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09-28-2011, 10:03 AM
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2011/09/27/in_gop_race_romney_perry_paul_are_the_money_men/
In GOP race, Romney, Perry, Paul are the money men
By Philip Elliott and Kasie Hunt
Associated Press / September 27, 2011
WASHINGTON—Only three Republican presidential candidates are worth any money -- campaign money, that is.
Mitt Romney, Rick Perry and Ron Paul have banked millions. But the other GOP candidates are struggling or broke, putting their candidacies in question four months before the first nominating contests take place.
Ahead of a critical fundraising deadline Friday, all of the GOP's contenders -- regardless of the level of their financial health -- are furiously courting donors in Texas, Georgia, Washington and elsewhere. It's a last-minute attempt to pick up cash before they file a three-month summary that will measure one aspect of the financial strength of their campaigns.
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That money aside, Romney is likely to post the strongest fundraising numbers, although his spokeswoman, Andrea Saul, said he'll raise "considerably less" than he did between April and June, his first fundraising quarter as a presidential candidate. In that period he reported gathering $18 million.
Perry donors claim he could hit $10 million, raised since he entered the race early last month. His advisers, however, dispute that. They're lowering expectations either so Perry's haul looks more impressive when it's announced, or it's an indication that the GOP front-runner hasn't seen a flood of money accompany the huge dose of enthusiasm he initially generated.
Paul's campaign asked supporters to celebrate the Texas congressman's Aug. 20 birthday with a donation -- and they gave him $1.6 million on that day alone. It's a pattern for Paul, who can seemingly turn on the money spigot when he needs to; his loyal libertarian backers have delivered like that on five occasions, to the tune of a million or more at a time.
The rest of the field lags far, far behind.
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I thought the b-day moneybomb was $1.8 million?
In any case, this article raises a bit of optimism for the EoQ contest. Perry and Romney's campaigns are expecting lower-than-expected revenues, while Ron Paul continues going strong. Though it looks like Romeny's special interests will still put him over the top, unfortunately... unless we can really pinch every penny and give Ron Paul an EoQ he won't soon forget!
I pitched in another $50 yesterday. Your turn!
In GOP race, Romney, Perry, Paul are the money men
By Philip Elliott and Kasie Hunt
Associated Press / September 27, 2011
WASHINGTON—Only three Republican presidential candidates are worth any money -- campaign money, that is.
Mitt Romney, Rick Perry and Ron Paul have banked millions. But the other GOP candidates are struggling or broke, putting their candidacies in question four months before the first nominating contests take place.
Ahead of a critical fundraising deadline Friday, all of the GOP's contenders -- regardless of the level of their financial health -- are furiously courting donors in Texas, Georgia, Washington and elsewhere. It's a last-minute attempt to pick up cash before they file a three-month summary that will measure one aspect of the financial strength of their campaigns.
...
That money aside, Romney is likely to post the strongest fundraising numbers, although his spokeswoman, Andrea Saul, said he'll raise "considerably less" than he did between April and June, his first fundraising quarter as a presidential candidate. In that period he reported gathering $18 million.
Perry donors claim he could hit $10 million, raised since he entered the race early last month. His advisers, however, dispute that. They're lowering expectations either so Perry's haul looks more impressive when it's announced, or it's an indication that the GOP front-runner hasn't seen a flood of money accompany the huge dose of enthusiasm he initially generated.
Paul's campaign asked supporters to celebrate the Texas congressman's Aug. 20 birthday with a donation -- and they gave him $1.6 million on that day alone. It's a pattern for Paul, who can seemingly turn on the money spigot when he needs to; his loyal libertarian backers have delivered like that on five occasions, to the tune of a million or more at a time.
The rest of the field lags far, far behind.
...
I thought the b-day moneybomb was $1.8 million?
In any case, this article raises a bit of optimism for the EoQ contest. Perry and Romney's campaigns are expecting lower-than-expected revenues, while Ron Paul continues going strong. Though it looks like Romeny's special interests will still put him over the top, unfortunately... unless we can really pinch every penny and give Ron Paul an EoQ he won't soon forget!
I pitched in another $50 yesterday. Your turn!