Mitt Romney for President My Man Mitt: Holy Q1 Fundraising Batman!

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It was a breakneck first quarter. We're still trying to catch our breath. Needless to say we are truly excited with the result.

The Internet is all abuzz with the news of Mitt's 23 million. Why? What about Hillary you ask? You see Hillary's money breaks this way: Approx $20 raised in Q1; $10.8 transferred from her Senate campaign; $6 mill+ for the general election.

So who broke all the records. You guessed it: Mitt Romney with 20+ million and at least that much to spend in the Primary.

Unless McCain suddenly pulls a rabbit out of his hat (and my sources tell me that won't be the case) Mitt has upset the apple cart in a big way.

Look for the next big day April 15... when the campaigns will indicate how much "Cash-on-hand" they have and when we get to see more of the breakdown.

We can also report that the average donation was $608 which means that there were over 32,000 contributors this go around.

One more point: YOU made it happen as well. Fundraisers who signed up through the MMM site help raise $37,000 for the campaign in Q1.

That is no small feat for a site that was launched in January! We thank you! We know that Mitt thanks you as well!

For more insight see these blogs: Hotline Blog, The Corner, Hugh Hewitt, Race42008

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	8 Comments: think it is worth noting that McCain had a wider base of support than ANY other candidate, including Hillary, with 60,000 contributions. His average contribution amount was also only $200--compared with $600 for Romney, for example. This suggests that he has some room to grow whereas Romney might have already tapped out. This is a respectable number in its own right but I think that the underlying stats are more encouraging. McCain will get the high-dollar contributions next quarter, he's done the hard part this quarter--building a small donor base. By Anonymous, at April 2, 2007 at 3:16 PM By ANY other candidate do you mean... any other candidate BUT Obama who has had over 100,000 people give donations? By Justin Hart, at April 2, 2007 at 3:28 PM I think the opposite is the case, anonymous - if Romney can leverage over $20 million from a relatively small base (not to mention single digit poll numbers and low name recognition) then he is the candidate best poised to raise the most cash. It also shows that McCain's support is very shallow, whilst Mitt's is much more committed. McCain's failure to raise serious dollars compared to other candidates indicates the real lack of enthusiasm for his Presidential run. By Anonymous, at April 2, 2007 at 7:48 PM Congrats MMM!!! Great job on raising $37,000! Keep up the fine work! By Anonymous, at April 2, 2007 at 8:54 PM I've got to think 'Students for Mitt' will work hard all summer and make an even bigger splash in the next 2 quarters! What a great innovation to pay your student fundraisers 10% of what they raise. By Anonymous, at April 2, 2007 at 9:23 PM McCain's greater number of low dollar contributions would actually suggest to me that he has tapped out. There are more poeple out there for Romney to get contributions from and those who have donated indicate a higher level of commitment to the candidate. By Anonymous, at April 2, 2007 at 9:32 PM It looks like lots of people gave McCain an Obligatory donation out of a sense of loyalty whilst holding something back for another candidate after McCain drops out. By Anonymous, at April 2, 2007 at 11:14 PM timotheus, billary clinton received 80 percent of her 26 million in new donations in contributions of $100 or less. does this mean she has "tapped out" as well? By Anonymous, at April 3, 2007 at 12:51 AM Post a Comment