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How Much Money Presidential Candidates Have Raised So Far
The first Federal Election Commission filing deadline for most of the presidential candidates is Wednesday, but some organizations have released their totals early. Below, the announced money raised by the campaigns, “super PACs” and nonprofits supporting each candidate.
Read More >>Donald Trump, Jeb Bush on the rise in new national poll on 2016 GOP field
Real estate mogul Donald Trump’s stock is on the rise in another poll on the 2016 Republican presidential field, with support for Mr. Trump jumping more than 10 points from last month, putting him in second place behind former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush.
Read More >>Scott Walker’s vanilla problem
Media tagged Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker as boring just moments after Walker announced he is the latest Republican to seek the White House in 2016.
Read More >>Marco Rubio reports raising $12 million
Marco Rubio’s presidential campaign reported raising $12 million through the end of June, placing him third in the GOP money race behind former Gov. Jeb Bush and fellow Sen. Ted Cruz. His leadership PAC reported raising an additional $1.2 million. Including a super PAC and nonprofit supporting him that together raised $32 million, Rubio’s total financial support weighs in at $45.2 million.
Read More >>Jeb Bush Trounces Rivals In Fundraising
The polls generally show a competitive contest in the Republican race for the 2016 presidential nomination, but the fundraising totals released to date suggest former Florida Governor Jeb Bush is outpacing the field in the area of fundraising. The Washington Post reports on his record-smashing haul (including the SuperPAC backing him):
Jeb Bush and allied super PAC raise an unprecedented $114 million war chest
Supporters of former Florida governor Jeb Bush have donated more than $114 million to bolster his presidential bid since ... Read More >>
Donald Trump leads GOP field in North Carolina: poll
Real estate mogul Donald Trump leads the 2016 GOP field in a new survey on North Carolina.
Read More >>GOP gears up for long primary grind
The Republican National Committee changed its presidential nominating process to make it more clean and decisive, to avoid the rotating gang of front-runners many believe damaged the party’s prospects in 2012. But many candidates are preparing for a messy, fractious crawl to the 2016 nomination anyway — and they’re stockpiling the cash to do it.
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