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August 7, 2012

Romney Bests Obama in July Fundraising 
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New figures show Republican challenger Mitt Romney continues to lead
President Obama in the fundraising race. Romney pulled in more than $101
million in July, beating out Obama by $25 million. The figures do not
include the additional tens of millions raised by so-called
"third-party" groups. Republican-linked groups outspent Democrats
nine-to-one on broadcast television ads in July. The top two pro-Romney
Super PACs had a war chest of $53 million at the end of June, compared
to less than $3 million for the top super PAC backing Obama. Both Obama
and Romney attended more fundraisers last month than they did public
campaign events.

 

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