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Zorro

(15,691 posts)
Fri Oct 16, 2015, 08:43 PM Oct 2015

Six cash-strapped Republican White House hopefuls face tipping point

Source: Reuters

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.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/six-cash-strapped-republican-white-house-hopefuls-face-225408376.html

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Six cash-strapped Republican White House hopefuls face tipping point (Original Post) Zorro Oct 2015 OP
I really feel- ruffburr Oct 2015 #1
LOL! NonMetro Oct 2015 #2
Dear goodness he's in 3rd place yeoman6987 Oct 2015 #6
Exactly! NonMetro Oct 2015 #15
...... trusty elf Oct 2015 #11
lololol lmao wordpix Oct 2015 #13
and Jeb NJCher Oct 2015 #3
I heard that there were 17 strapped GOP candidates a few weeks ago. longship Oct 2015 #4
I think even if those six dropped out, there are still quite a few more that will fall davidpdx Oct 2015 #5
This message was self-deleted by its author LynneSin Oct 2015 #8
Didn't Huckabee just suggest 'biblical slavery' for those who couldn't pay off their debts LynneSin Oct 2015 #7
Maybe Suckabee should open a fried squirrel restaurant. trusty elf Oct 2015 #10
"Pataki had fewer than 80 donors last quarter" thesquanderer Oct 2015 #9
May the invisible hand of the marketplace be with them corkhead Oct 2015 #12
^this^ irisblue Oct 2015 #16
so 6 R's in 3 months managed to spend $3.5 million more than they took in wordpix Oct 2015 #14

ruffburr

(1,190 posts)
1. I really feel-
Fri Oct 16, 2015, 08:52 PM
Oct 2015

Awful bad for these asshats, (NOT), But maybe their "God" just works in mysterious ways since they obfuscate his word to suit their own needs.

NonMetro

(631 posts)
2. LOL!
Fri Oct 16, 2015, 09:09 PM
Oct 2015

Remember, tho: Cruz's old man said Ted was anointed by God to be our leader and turn the treasury over to the priests! (Music from The Twilght Zone in the background) I still haven't heard Ted deny it, either!

 

yeoman6987

(14,449 posts)
6. Dear goodness he's in 3rd place
Fri Oct 16, 2015, 10:57 PM
Oct 2015

I could see trump burning out....Carson never has a serious chance and Cruz getting the nomination which is far to close to the presidency in my opinion. He is the worst!

NonMetro

(631 posts)
15. Exactly!
Sat Oct 17, 2015, 06:34 PM
Oct 2015

And Cruz is leading the GOP crusade to put women back in their place using this phony Planned Parenthood smear campaign, too!

Hm....Did Cruz and the RNC plan that whole thing? Would that surprise anyone if they did?

longship

(40,416 posts)
4. I heard that there were 17 strapped GOP candidates a few weeks ago.
Fri Oct 16, 2015, 09:37 PM
Oct 2015

I don't think that situation has changed, no matter how many are still in the running.

on edit: And by the way, I heard the other day that upon the Democratic candidate debate that the winner was both the Democratic Party and the United States of America.

I love that.

davidpdx

(22,000 posts)
5. I think even if those six dropped out, there are still quite a few more that will fall
Fri Oct 16, 2015, 09:51 PM
Oct 2015

before the first primary. If those 6 dropped that would leave: Trump, Bush, Fiorina, Rubio, Carson, Cruz, Christie, Kasich, and Gilmore.
Although money may not be an issue since he's probably running on a shoestring budget, I would think Gilmore will drop out soon as well. Someone on the Republican side needs to find some serious dirt on Trump and get him out of the race.

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LynneSin

(95,337 posts)
7. Didn't Huckabee just suggest 'biblical slavery' for those who couldn't pay off their debts
Fri Oct 16, 2015, 11:29 PM
Oct 2015

Maybe we could use the Huckster and the other five as a test case

trusty elf

(7,348 posts)
10. Maybe Suckabee should open a fried squirrel restaurant.
Sat Oct 17, 2015, 04:00 AM
Oct 2015

I'm sure the money would pour in!

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thesquanderer

(11,953 posts)
9. "Pataki had fewer than 80 donors last quarter"
Fri Oct 16, 2015, 11:44 PM
Oct 2015

Heck, *I* could probably find 80 people to give me money to run for President.

wordpix

(18,652 posts)
14. so 6 R's in 3 months managed to spend $3.5 million more than they took in
Sat Oct 17, 2015, 12:24 PM
Oct 2015

What great money managers. Glad they won't be running the country.

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