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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSix cash-strapped Republican White House hopefuls face tipping point
Source: Reuters
Politics | Fri Oct 16, 2015 6:54pm EDT
Six cash-strapped Republican White House hopefuls face tipping point
NEW YORK | BY MICHELLE CONLIN AND GRANT SMITH
Half a dozen Republican presidential candidates are edging toward financial crisis, raising the specter that some may be forced to drop out of the sprawling field of contenders.
They all spent more than they took in during the third quarter, according to campaign finance reports filed on Thursday. The six are: Kentucky Senator Rand Paul, former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, former New York Governor George Pataki, South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham and former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum.
Together, they raised $6 million but spent more than $9.5 million during the summer on everything from postage to travel to campaign rallies. All six are trailing badly in the polls.
"They are living on the edge," said Lawrence Noble, former general counsel to the Federal Election Commission."We are getting close to the time when a lot of these candidates are going to say, 'We can't do it, it can't be done,'" said Noble, now a senior attorney with the Campaign Legal Center, a campaign finance non-profit.
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Six cash-strapped Republican White House hopefuls face tipping point
NEW YORK | BY MICHELLE CONLIN AND GRANT SMITH
Half a dozen Republican presidential candidates are edging toward financial crisis, raising the specter that some may be forced to drop out of the sprawling field of contenders.
They all spent more than they took in during the third quarter, according to campaign finance reports filed on Thursday. The six are: Kentucky Senator Rand Paul, former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, former New York Governor George Pataki, South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham and former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum.
Together, they raised $6 million but spent more than $9.5 million during the summer on everything from postage to travel to campaign rallies. All six are trailing badly in the polls.
"They are living on the edge," said Lawrence Noble, former general counsel to the Federal Election Commission."We are getting close to the time when a lot of these candidates are going to say, 'We can't do it, it can't be done,'" said Noble, now a senior attorney with the Campaign Legal Center, a campaign finance non-profit.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/10/16/us-usa-election-funding-idUSKCN0SA2RP20151016
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Six cash-strapped Republican White House hopefuls face tipping point (Original Post)
Eugene
Oct 2015
OP
Not a one would have even wanted to make it this far...if not for the hope of a CU sugar daddy to
Fred Sanders
Oct 2015
#5
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)1. And another one's gone, and another one's gone, another one bites the dust...
Buh-bye!
CTyankee
(63,912 posts)2. Let it go, guys. You ain't going' nowhere. Give it up
tularetom
(23,664 posts)3. Na Na Na Na...
It's been a hoot guys. Write when you get work. Or don't.
hifiguy
(33,688 posts)4. To quote Mom of Mom's Friendly Robot Factory
"Don't let the door hit you on the ass on your way out. I don't want ass-prints on my door."
Fred Sanders
(23,946 posts)5. Not a one would have even wanted to make it this far...if not for the hope of a CU sugar daddy to
the rescue ....for nothing more in return but some secret bed time, whispers of promises made and denied....isn't there an actual website dedicated to matching corrupt consenting politicians with corrupt consenting rich old white men?
Dibs on the idea!
edgineered
(2,101 posts)6. May the death throngs of their campaigns be a spectacular
display of wild swings at the remaining R's. It's time to fight dirty guys, don't let Trump and company get the best of you.
Journeyman
(15,042 posts)7. "All spent more than they took in." I just that 'deficit bad' mantra is only for the rubes . . .
dembotoz
(16,864 posts)8. amazed these fiscal conservatives so heavy into deficit spending
UTUSN
(70,762 posts)9. I wish, but as Tricky Dick said, how much?!1/I can raise it n/t