Cain raised $2.8 million in third quarter

The Washington Post ^ | 10/15/11 | Aaron Blake

[xuberalles]

Thanks and I agree 100%. I’m a big fan. I make quite a few Herman Cain designs.

[Yaelle]

OK, I copied you. My very first donation this season too. $9.99 to Herman Cain! Let’s get others aboard. Have one less snack this weekend and show Cain we are out here.

There’s more where that came from but I felt a little bitter about the Fred campaign so I will hold onto my Sarah money a bit longer, though I see it going to Cain eventually, unless an old gay lover of his comes out of hiding to discuss having sex and smoking crack in the back of a limo... Whoops, wrong candidate.

[TexasFreeper2009]

It was worth $9.99 in fun alone to give to Cain :P

[Matchett-PI]

I agree. bttt

[Matchett-PI]

"I encourage everyone to give this great man $9.99, if only 1 million of us did that he could put Romney away for good."

GREAT IDEA! bttt

[TexasFreeper2009]

Cain is renting buses, Romney is blowing money on private jets.

That tells you a lot about both of them.

I am going take great pleasure in taking Romney down.

[Yaelle]

I want a Rock You Like A Herman Cain sticker but I don’t like the picture. The shadows look weird. I think it’s better without a photo.

[Yaelle]

Can you alter the title of your thread with a parenthetical (and let’s help him)?

[BarnacleCenturion]

Most of the candidates are raising money through their Super PAC’s these days. I wouldn’t read too much into these “official” numbers that are being disclosed. The Super PAC’s can receive unlimited contributions that remain mostly secret.

While the media was claiming that Bachmann was broke, for example, her Super PAC was running ads against Perry in SC.

[marty60]

Only 30 million to go.

[TexasFreeper2009]

30 million?

[mkjessup]

I hate to say this, but I think the relation between raising money and winning an election is so overrated. Especially with the internet and so many forms of communication. If someone is creative, they can overcome that.

Don't "hate" to say that FRiend, you have hit upon a truth here, IMHO - while money IS the grease that keeps political campaigns running, without a candidate that espouses solid views that strike the right chord with the public, all the money in the world isn't going to help. Go back in history and look at the ill-fated 1980 campaign of former Texas Governor John Connally, who spent 11 million dollars and ended up with ONE and only one delegate, he wisely withdrew after the South Carolina primary and endorsed Ronald Reagan, working hard in Texas to help the Gipper win against Bush Senior.

So having said all that, I believe that Herman Cain HAS a message that resonates with the voters, they are responding in a positive manner, and all of Romney's money and name recognition isn't going to mean a thing if Herman Cain's positions win over the public.

We can see the beginnings of a Cain juggernaut, in my opinion.

[by the way, good to have you on the Cain Train!]

[marty60]

Donations starting to come in?

He only raised 2.8 Million for period ending in July.
seems to me he’s reached his threshold.

But who knows.

[xuberalles]

We sell it on a variety of products, including stickers, but that’s our only design for this theme. The image is very high quality, prints well, though I’m sure you can find a number of alternatives if you search the net.

[marty60]

On the July FEC report he made a 500,000 loan to his campaign with a due date of 12-31-2012. Got the loan at Sun Bank.

[Yaelle]

Well, I do love your stuff. But I’d like a bumper sticker w/o a photo. Candidates aren’t usually on their stickers anyway.

[TexasFreeper2009]

Honestly what who raised in the past doesn’t really matter what matters is how much money do they current have. And right now here is where the money race stands:

Cain - 1.33 million
Romney - $1.94 million

Romney has blown all his money, it doesn’t matter if Romney raised a billion before Cain surged, because he blew it all.

They are neck and neck in cash on hand, and Romney has an incredible burn rate, while Cain knows how to watch his pennies.

[marty60]

Gov. Rick Perry today submitted his third quarter campaign finance report to the Federal Election Commission, reporting that his PAC, RickPerry.org Inc, raised $17 million from August 1 to September 30. The campaign spent $2 million, leaving Perry with $15 million on hand.

http://www.texastribune.org/texas-politics/2012-presidential-election/rick-perry-files-october-federal-quarterly-report/

[TexasFreeper2009]

Good, I hope Perry spends it all destroying Romney.

[marty60]

Romnuts is doing quite well on hi own. Finally people are actually digging into his REAL record. Not listening to his BS.