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ProSense

(116,464 posts)
Thu Jun 7, 2012, 10:54 AM Jun 2012

Romney/RNC Outraise Obama/DNC With Huge $76.8 Million Haul

Romney/RNC Outraise Obama/DNC With Huge $76.8 Million Haul

Mitt Romney and the RNC raised $76.8 million in May, easily outpacing $60 million from President Obama’s campaign and the DNC. With outside conservative groups alone already outspending the Obama campaign in swing states and Democrats begging donors for help, the money race is tilting quickly toward the GOP.

Romney and the RNC now have $107 million cash on hand, with $12 million of their monthly haul coming from donations less than $250.

“We are encouraged by the financial support from a broad range of voters,” Romney’s National Finance Chairman Spencer Zwick said in a statement. ”To them, whether they are Republican, Democrat, Independent, a first time political donor, or a former Obama donor, this is not just a campaign; it’s an opportunity for the country. It is clear that people aren’t willing to buy into ‘hope & change’ again. Voters are making an investment because they believe that it will benefit the country.”

http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entries/romney-rnc-outraise-obama-dnc-with-huge-768


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Romney/RNC Outraise Obama/DNC With Huge $76.8 Million Haul (Original Post) ProSense Jun 2012 OP
Obama will be out spent this time, no doubt about it, but... WI_DEM Jun 2012 #1
Looks like a lot of Americans are selling out for Duhbya 2.0. eom BlueCaliDem Jun 2012 #2
Which party represents the wealthy? sadbear Jun 2012 #3
How much cash does Obama have on hand? B2G Jun 2012 #4
Those are just May numbers B2G Jun 2012 #5
+1, rMoney will have to keep raising like this all the way till Nov and still not catch up uponit7771 Jun 2012 #6
After Wisconsin railsback Jun 2012 #7

WI_DEM

(33,497 posts)
1. Obama will be out spent this time, no doubt about it, but...
Thu Jun 7, 2012, 11:07 AM
Jun 2012

it won't be by the dimensions that Barrett was out spent in WI. Also, Dems traditionally are outspent by the GOP. With the exception of Obama in 2008 and LBJ in '64, the GOP always outspent dems in presidential elections in modern times.

No doubt about it, Obama and Dems will have to be very careful about how they use their money and where they spend it. I doubt you will be seeing much money spent on California or New York, for example.

If I were the Obama group, I would concentrate on Virginia, Ohio, North Carolina, Florida, Colorado & Iowa. With the blue states, generally I feel comfortable, all Obama needs is a couple of the states listed above--Romney needs almost all of them to win.

 

B2G

(9,766 posts)
5. Those are just May numbers
Thu Jun 7, 2012, 11:21 AM
Jun 2012

According to the ABC, Obama has a sizable advantage. Adding the May number in to what they each had in April, Obama has 255 million vs Romney's 181 million.

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/05/thanks-to-obama-campaign-democrats-enjoy-cash-advantage/

uponit7771

(90,347 posts)
6. +1, rMoney will have to keep raising like this all the way till Nov and still not catch up
Thu Jun 7, 2012, 12:06 PM
Jun 2012

...eom

 

railsback

(1,881 posts)
7. After Wisconsin
Thu Jun 7, 2012, 12:10 PM
Jun 2012

its apparent the GOP needs to raise at least 8 times more than Obama to stay even with him. $30 million they spent for virtually the same results as 2010.

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