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Your chart doesn't seem to be consistent with the story. In the chart, Mr. Romney appears to have raised less than Rudy Giuliani and to have raised money in only one city.

If the story is right and the chart is wrong, I'd read it as good news for Mr. Romney. A big part of winning the nomination will be winning a good number of delegates in California on February 5. If large areas of Republican California will support Mr. Romney so that he takes the most delegates from California, he could be in a position to survive until February 6. Unless something changes, Fred Thompson will win the most delegates across the south, and Rudy Giuliani will win New York. Mitt Romney needs to win big in Michigan and have a great showing in California to stay competitive. If he does, he and Fred Thompson could be leading candidates still viable after the super primary.

Bill