Rick Perry raises $17 million in third fundraising quarter

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Source: The Washington Post

Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry will report raising at least $17 million in the third fundraising quarter, the campaign said Wednesday. The figure is likely to place the Texas governor ahead of his rivals in collecting contributions over the last three months.

The Perry campaign said it had $15 million cash on hand as of Sept. 30. Perry, who entered the race in mid-August, amassed his total over just 49 days and received contributions from more than 22,000 donors from all 50 states, the campaign said. All but about $50,000 of his sum can be spent during the primary campaign, the campaign said.

About half of his donors live in Texas, where Perry is a fundraising powerhouse and has served in statewide elected office since 1991.

“The generous contributions from Americans across the nation prove the overwhelming support for Gov. Perry’s principled, conservative leadership and vision to get America working again,” said Perry campaign manager Rob Johnson. “Gov. Perry deeply appreciates the energetic support and hard work of the thousands of Republican volunteers and activists who’ve helped us build a strong and growing organization in just seven weeks.”

Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/rick-perry-raises-17-million-in-third-fundraising-quarter/2011/10/05/gIQAFG1NNL_story.html

[TheCowsCameHome]

1. More Republicon $$$ down the crapper.

I absolutely love it.

[AndyTiedye]

2. Perry is Scary. The Fact That He is the Best-Funded Even More So

The Repiglickin' election-stealing machine is back, bigger and badder than ever.
Even Perry might "win". If that happens, it's all over.

The Repigs control most of the state governments now, top-to-bottom.
The vote suppression program is already in operation, with all the new laws
that make it harder to vote. That is only the beginning.

We also know what Republican Secretaries-of-State can do:

[SpiralHawk]

8. Tricky Rickster's got enuf corporate payOla moneybucks to toss Major Stinkum

even if he loses. He can blow his payola wad on the oft-spewed Republicon goal of causing America to fail -- as articulated by their Republicon Propaganda-Pimp-in-Chief, Rush DraftDodger Limbaugh.

[Omaha Steve]

3. Perry Campaign Reports $17 Million Haul

Source: NY Times

By NICHOLAS CONFESSORE

Gov. Rick Perry of Texas raised more than $17 million through the end of September, his presidential campaign announced on Wednesday, a strong showing that confirms his reputation as a capable fund-raiser and is likely to outstrip all of the Republican field save for Mitt Romney, the former Massachusetts governor.

Mr. Perry, who entered race the on Aug. 13 — midway through the third fund-raising quarter — ended the quarter with $15 million in cash on hand, his campaign said, with half of his donations from outside donor-rich Texas.

Those numbers suggest Mr. Perry’s early fund-raising blitz succeeded in spite of the traditionally slow summer fund-raising season and despite efforts by his campaign to lower expectations in recent weeks. His campaign had suggested last week that Mr. Perry was more likely to bring in somewhere around $10 million.

Mr. Romney’s campaign has suggested that it would have raised between $10 and $13 million during the entire third quarter. Mr. Romney raised about $18 million last quarter.

Read more: http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/10/05/perry-campaign-reports-17-million-haul/?partner=EXCITE&ei=5043

[Andy823]

4. Once again

Another republican bought and paid for the the rich money backers who want to control this country!

[tblue]

5. Do they like throwing away their money?

The man from N-----head is going NOWHERE.

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[Vogon_Glory]

7. John Connally Had Gobs Of Campaign Money, And Look What Happened To Him!

John Connally was an earlier generation of Texas turncoat-Democrat running for president. He ran for President in 1980, had lots of campaign cash, and got his rear end kicked in the primaries by Ronald Wilson What's-his-name. And Connally was a lot smarter and a lot more accomplished than Slick Rick.

I suspect that whether Rick Perry gets stomped in the primaries or gets the nod for the Republican nomination, either way, it's money down the drain.

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