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Here Are Where The 2024 GOP Hopefuls Stand Amid Major Financial Deadline

  • With the second-quarter funding report due on Saturday, the filings of the 2024 Republican presidential nominee will provide a glimpse of the campaign’s financial strength.
  • Former President Donald Trump, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, South Carolina Senator Tim Scott, North Dakota Gov. Earlier, it announced the number of general elections for the second quarter.
  • Republican strategist Terry Sullivan told the New York Times, “Nobody stops running for president because they think their ideas aren’t good enough or that they don’t deserve it.” “The only reason people stop running for president is because they’re out of money.”

With the second quarter funding reporting deadline approaching Saturday, several of the 2024 Republican candidates have already announced their totals, giving us a glimpse of the strength of their respective campaigns.

Candidates are required to submit their July quarterly reports to the Federal Election Commission (FEC) by the close of business on Saturday, and for several candidates, this means they will have to wait until the first presidential debate in August. It will be the first financial indicator of the candidacy. Former President Donald Trump, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, South Carolina Senator Tim Scott, North Dakota Governor Doug Burgham and former Vice President Mike Pence already have a second campaign. Quarterly general election numbers are announced.

“The FEC report is an MRI scan of the campaign,” said Republican strategist Mike Murphy. Said New York Times. “Breaking into headquarters and checking files is the next best thing.”

Bergum is so far the only Republican presidential candidate to submit second-quarter totals to the FEC. report He said he raised $11.7 million. The governor has donated about $10.2 million to his own campaign, raised $1.5 million from outside donors, and has about $3.7 million in cash on hand.

Trump and the joint fundraising committee Save America PAC have raised a combined $35 million in the third quarter fundraising for the third presidential campaign, reported July 5. DeSantis reported on July 6 that he had raised $20 million, while he has raised $35 million in total. The campaign for Never Back Down, the super PAC backing his candidacy, has raised $150 million since the campaign launched in late May.

Haley’s allied Super PAC SFA Fund, Inc. announced Monday that it had raised $26 million in the second quarter as a presidential candidate. Scott and super PAC Trust in the Mission (TIM PAC) announced Wednesday that they had raised a total of about $25.4 million, with Scott having $21 million in cash on hand since his campaign announcement in late May. Reported to have dollars.

“The most important number is the cash on hand minus the debt,” Murphy told the NYT. “You can see how much economic power they really have.” (Related article: Where 2024 Republican Candidates Will Take to the Debate Stage Next Month)

Pence and his super PAC, “Committed to America,” reported Friday that they had raised a total of $3.85 million during the campaign’s first fundraising quarter.

Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, Former Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson, Miami Mayor Francis Suarez, Former Texas Congressman Will Hurd, Businessman Vivek Ramaswamy, Conservative Radio Personality Larry Elder’s campaign has yet to release its second-quarter tally.

President Joe Biden’s campaign announced it had raised more than $72 million in the first quarter fundraising quarter of its re-election campaign, surpassing the total second-quarter fundraising of any Republican candidate.Robert F. Kennedy Jr. It has been submitted Second-quarter totals filed with the FEC on Friday put him in about $6.37 million in campaign funding, with $4.5 million in cash on hand since the start of the campaign in April.

The NYT said the campaign’s second-quarter total won’t be fully known until the SuperPAC submits by the end of the month and all candidates have reported to the FEC by Saturday’s deadline. The number of individual donors is also not included in the filing, but this is the Republican candidate who must meet the Republican National Committee’s criteria of 40,000 unique donors to hold debates in August. is extremely important to

Republican strategist Terry Sullivan told the New York Times, “Nobody stops running for president because they think their ideas aren’t good enough or that they don’t deserve it.” “The only reason people stop running for president is because they’re out of money.”

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