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highplainsdem

(48,975 posts) Mon Sep 10, 2012, 12:22 AM Sep 2012

Romney’s campaign announces $111.6M August fundraising haul

Source: The Hill

Mitt Romney raised $111.6 million for his presidential campaign in August, the third consecutive month the Republican candidate has posted a nine-figure haul.

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Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/fundraising/248375-romneys-campaign-announces-1116m-august-fundraising-haul

As I posted in another topic here, an unnamed Obama campaign official told the AP that the Obama campaign raised $114 million last month -- though that hasn't been announced officially.

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Romney’s campaign announces $111.6M August fundraising haul (Original Post) highplainsdem Sep 2012 OP

So lexw Sep 2012 #1

The overage will go into a tax free Cayman Islands bearer account thelordofhell Sep 2012 #2

Obama's official twitter is announcing they out-raised Romney. Drunken Irishman Sep 2012 #3

Yep. AP had the story earlier from an anonymous campaign official (see the other LBN topic on this) highplainsdem Sep 2012 #5

$111 million from... SoapBox Sep 2012 #4

Wow, all fifteen of Romney's future Cabinet members must have chipped in siligut Sep 2012 #6

They should spend a little of it to buy two new candidates jmowreader Sep 2012 #7

Thank you supreme court Mkap Sep 2012 #8

The difference being that Romney's most likely come from a handful of bundlers progressivebydesign Sep 2012 #9

lexw

(804 posts)

1. So

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Mon Sep 10, 2012, 12:27 AM

Sep 2012

what happens when he loses?

thelordofhell

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2. The overage will go into a tax free Cayman Islands bearer account

Reply to lexw (Reply #1)

Mon Sep 10, 2012, 12:30 AM

Sep 2012

Then some little known IRS rule will enable a tax accountant to also apply the losing funds as a tax credit for Romney's next return that will net him a refund of 40+ million dollars.