Rudy Raises $11 Million In Third Quarter
Rudy Giuliani's third-quarter fundraising numbers are out, and they're quite impressive for the Republican field. Rudy brought in $11 million for the quarter — meaning that he would have beaten Mitt Romney's $10 million if not for Romney having kicked in an additional $8 million of his own money.
Rudy also tops the Republican field in cash on hand with $16 million, ahead of Romney's $9 million on hand, and even further ahead of Fred Thompson and John McCain.
However, all the Republicans continue to trail Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama on the Democratic side, who each broke the $20 million mark for the quarter.
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DCCyclone wrote on October 4, 2007 3:57 PM:I take issue with the adjective "impressive" to describe Rudy's haul. Maybe my perspective is colored by what the Democrats are doing, but $11 milliion raised for the quarter and $16 million banked seem like a pittance to me. I'm really underwhelmed by Rudy, especially considering he's the consistent leader in national Rethug primary polling and clearly the most electable Rethug. On the other hand, I've thought since summer that Romney is the real frontrunner on their side, with Rudy's social issue positions ultimately still killing him.
The bottom line from my perspective is that Rudy doesn't have enough ammo to put this thing away, and the Rethugs may well go to a brokered convention--especially if Thompson has enough traction to carry Southern primaries.
Michael wrote on October 4, 2007 4:44 PM:How much of that money is he going to give to the victims' families of 9/11, since he is despicably exploiting their deaths? I wonder.
