About $8 million in campaign cash. That's an awful lot to ignore, Globe.
"Financial reports show disparity among GOP
WASHINGTON - With just more than a year left in the race for the White House, campaign finance reports released yesterday offered the first major picture into the haves and the have-nots among the Republican presidential candidates.
Two of the top Republican contenders, Mitt Romney, former governor of Massachusetts, and Governor Rick Perry of Texas, have brought in more than $30 million combined.
See: Nominating Romney Means Return of Bush
God's GOP Candidate
Candidates like Rick Santorum, former senator of Pennsylvania, and businessman Herman Cain raised significantly less.
The Cain train not getting any $auce?
The financial reports detail how flush some GOP candidates are with cash - and how nearly broke others are - heading into the final weeks before contests in key primary states.
Michele Bachmann, a leading Tea Party movement figure, reported nearly $550,000 in debt after raising $3.9 million. Her expenses included more than $130,000 spent on chartered flights with Moby Dick Airways of Virginia. She also owes Ed Rollins, former campaign chairman, about $30,000.
Related: Bailing on Bachmann
Reports on two of the biggest money-raisers so far - Romney and President Obama - reveal millions in contributions from party devotees and small donors alike. Some candidates are saddled with debt, such as Newt Gingrich, the former House speaker; Jon Huntsman, the former Utah governor; and Tim Pawlenty, the former Minnesota governor who has dropped out.
Also see: A Mouthful of Politics
Huntsman Out of the Hunt For GOP Nomination
I guy who quit gets a mention while Ron Paul is ignored? The AmeriKan media omissions, insults, and ignorance means you should vote Ron Paul on principle, Americans.
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