Why 2016 candidates may not know when they’re beaten

Reuters ^ | May 4, 2015 | Bill Schneider

[2ndDivisionVet]

Republicans have a problem for 2016: Too much money.

Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush expects to raise $100 million by the end of this month. Senator Ted Cruz of Texas raised $31 million in one week. Senator Marco Rubio of Florida pulled in $40 million in pledges. Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker expects to raise $25 million by the end of June. As many as 14 other potential Republican candidates have also been busy raking in the dough.

So have Democrats Hillary Clinton, Martin O’Malley and Bernie Sanders, though the Democratic race does not look as competitive as the GOP contest.

In previous races, candidates who didn’t do well in the early primaries would see their fund raising dry up. That would force them to drop out of the race. In 2016, however, money flowing in from billionaire supporters will keep dead candidates alive...

[2ndDivisionVet]

Amazing how concerned the media is about the GOP.

[JohnBrowdie]

Amazing how concerned the media is about the GOP.

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yep. the MSM bought into their own fairy tale about hillary's "inevitability", but the fallout from bent-dick-billy's ridiculously corrupt foundation has them suddenly worried. so, now they're on the attack.

[july4thfreedomfoundation]

A week after Ted Cruz declared, it was reported that he raised $31 million.

All this time has gone by since the first week, yet the media is still reporting that $31 million amount. By now, he must have raised a lot more than $31 million.

[2ndDivisionVet]

Do you think they really want to trumpet anything good about Ted Cruz?

[Still Thinking]

Amazing how concerned the media is about the GOP.

Touching, ain't it?

[Slyfox]

Yeah, bury Ted in the crowd that way he will not seem as though he has a chance in hell of winning.

[Fungi]

Bingo! Are they concerned about Hildabeast’s money? What a joke. The dinosaur media is not interested in anything other than bashing the Republicans in the name of “objectivity.”

[RitaOK]

“Amazing how concerned the media is about the GOP.”

Isn’t it though.

We just need enough to be competitive in collecting delegates. We need one or two of those toss up states to break for our guy and we’re one and done. The rest look to remain pretty much the same, reportedly.

[Reno89519]

$5 Billion for the election is incredible. The media should be celebrating this as a big chunk of that money will go to them. I do agree that the money will keep many in the race beyond their due dates. Some will start that should not even do that.

Interesting list of Republican candidates:

Skip Andrews ◄ DECLARED

Kerry Bowers ◄ DECLARED

Jeb Bush ◄ EXPLORING

Dr. Ben Carson ◄ EXPLORING

Dale Christensen ◄ DECLARED

Chris Christie ◄ EXPLORING

Ted Cruz ◄ DECLARED

John Dummett, Jr. ◄ DECLARED

Bob Ehrlich

Mark Everson ◄ DECLARED

Carly Fiorina ◄ EXPLORING

Lindsey Graham ◄ EXPLORING

Chris Hill ◄ DECLARED

Mike Huckabee ◄ EXPLORING

Bobby Jindal ◄ EXPLORING

John Kasich

Peter King

Michael Kinlaw ◄ DECLARED

Dennis Michael Lynch ◄ EXPLORING

George Pataki ◄ EXPLORING

Rand Paul ◄ DECLARED

Rick Perry ◄ EXPLORING

Michael Petyo ◄ DECLARED

Marco Rubio ◄ DECLARED

Brian Russell ◄ DECLARED

Rick Santorum ◄ EXPLORING

Rick Snyder

Donald Trump ◄ EXPLORING

Scott Walker ◄ EXPLORING

Trivia Contest: Who are these people? I mean, half I've never heard of.

Source: http://2016.republican-candidates.org/

[GeronL]

Very few of these guys have any real chance of being top-tier

[EQAndyBuzz]

EQAndyBuzz - Exploring

My warchest is up to 26 bucks. If I can get to 50 I am all in.

[knarf]

wait .... there are democrats running ?

who ?

[mountainbunny]

Ben Carson announced today (Sunday).

http://local12.com/m/news/features/top-stories/stories/Ben-Carson-announces-his-run-for-President-126135.shtml

[wiggen]

as candidates fall out, whenever that may be, money will shift. Its 3:30 am here so i’m just reading excerpts but this seems like an article n search of a story.

[july4thfreedomfoundation]

One would think the conservative media would report some updated figures concerning the senator’s campaign war chest.
I keep seeing and reading that $31 million figure.

I realize the lamestream media ignores Ted Cruz.....they never show a clip of his many speeches or campaign appearances, ever. It’s all Hillary, all the time (except for her endless scandals).