MSNBC: Rick Perry raised $17.1 million in the third quarter outpacing Romney

[flpoljunkie]

No link. Just heard on MSNBC. Romney is reported to have raised between $11 and $13 million in the third quarter.

October 05, 2011

Perry Raised $17 Million Last Quarter

Rick Perry raised over $17 million in the third quarter, Politico confirms.

The figure "is almost as much as Mitt Romney raised in his first quarter as a declared presidential candidate this year. It's also more than Rudy Giuliani and John McCain raised in the first quarter of 2007, when they were campaigning in a stronger economy and a more donor-rich environment."

Key details: Nearly all of the money raised can be used in the GOP primaries and Perry still has $15 million cash on hand.

Maggie Haberman notes that "is an astonishingly low burn rate, one that is far smaller than the roughly 30 percent of money raised that Mitt Romney's campaign spent last quarter."

http://politicalwire.com/archives/2011/10/05/perry_raised_17_million_last_quarter.html

[Richardo]

1. Bet there's a lot of donator's remorse ...

My bet is that most of that came in the first half of the quarter, and dwindled to nothing starting with the Florida debate and going until the N____head revelations.

[YellowCosmicSun]

2. Haha that money's as well spent as a Meg Whitman donation!

[Frustratedlady]

3. Just think of what these campaign dollars could do for our schools.

They don't need that kind of money to make fools of themselves.

Our priorities are all screwed up.