Mitt Romney's PAC fundraising tops the field

[BOSMAN]

Mitt Romney's Free and Strong America PAC released there figures today. His PAC has raised $1.7 million between July through September, Leaving other 2012 hopefuls in the dust. This brings his total to $5.1 million this year.

From Politico

That’s more than the two next most actively fundraising prospective 2012 hopefuls — former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty — have raised in their political action committees this year combined.


Palin has pulled in more than $2.5 million this year into her group, Sarah PAC, including $1.2 million from July through September, while Pawlenty has raised nearly $2.1 million through his federal committee and a pair of state committees, which are all called Freedom First PAC, including $778,000 in the third quarter.


Romney’s PACs donated a total of $532,000 in the third quarter — nearly twice the combined amount that Pawlenty’s and Palin’s PACs contributed — including maximum donations of $5,000 to GOP Senate candidates Dino Rossi of Washington, Ken Buck of Colorado and John Boozman of Arkansas.

In addition to Romney's federal PAC, Romney has set up State based PACS in Iowa, New Hampshire, Alabama, South Carolina and Michigan.

The state chapters of Free and Strong America are not bound by federal contributions limits (which limit the size of donations PACs can accept to $5,000 per person — or $10,000 per PAC — per year) or rules barring corporate contributions, allowing wealthy supporters to invest more heavily in Romney’s political operation than they would be able to do if he maintained only a federal PAC.

Complete story HERE

Take a look at those state PACS. Is there any doubt now about Mitt Romney's Future?

[Revolution2010]

Bos,

Are you able to rap photos around the text? Or are the photos fixed?

[cindy]

This is neat!

[Right Wingnut]

Good for Mitt, but you left out an important piece of information. Sarah Palin's federal PAC outraised Romney's. As you know, state PACs aren't subject to individual contribution limits. Palin does not have state PACs.




Romney’s state-based PACs were set up in states that hold early nominating contests in the presidential primary calendar, and that also have more permissive campaign finance rules than at the federal level. The state chapters of Free and Strong America are not bound by federal contributions limits (which limit the size of donations PACs can accept to $5,000 per person — or $10,000 per PAC — per year) or rules barring corporate contributions, allowing wealthy supporters to invest more heavily in Romney’s political operation than they would be able to do if he maintained only a federal PAC.

For instance, reports show that Edward Conard, a retired executive from Romney’s investment house, Bain Capital, has cut checks totaling $90,000 to Romney’s operation. On May 20 alone, he contributed $3,500 to the South Carolina committee, $27,000 to both the Alabama and Iowa branches and $10,000 to the New Hampshire PAC.

In the third quarter, Romney’s state-based PACs raised a total of $640,000, while his federal PAC took in a little more than $1 million[/b]
Read more: www.politico.com/news/stories/1010/43607.html#ixzz12XFAgIWT

[cindy]

RightWing nut,

Then Palin better start developing some state pacs if she's considering a run. its not the Seanators and Governors who coordinate wards/precincts, it's state legislators that do the bulk of the coordinating grunt work. ;D

[Right Wingnut]

Cindy,

Perhaps, that may be the case. However, Palin's web and media presence may negate the need to cater to state level politicians at such an early stage in the game. If you have any doubts as to her ability to run a grass roots campaign, research her 2006 Gubernatorial run.

[BOSMAN]

Welcome RWN. I'm glad you joined and I'm looking forward to your Posts. Our Palin Forum is looking a little thin.

[BOSMAN]

REV,

"Bos,

Are you able to rap photos around the text? Or are the photos fixed?"

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I haven't been able to figure out how to do it yet. My hope is that people will start fooling around with how they post, and may figure it out. It would make the posts here professional looking if we could figure out how to do that.

I did post tips on how to post links/videos/photos in the General forum.

[brian]

I like the set-up of the community blog. To have all these add tags at your finger tips is real handy and a real plus

[Revolution2010]

brian & cindy, why not sign-up. Then you get to post videos/photos/links and other benies. It onlt takes a second.

[zeke]

Read this post of yours over at ROS!. I like the setup over hear and the main page of Right Speak much better than ROS. I'm looking forward to the posts.

zeke

[Ann]

Romney sure is working hard for candidates across the country.

Romney in 2012!