Posted on 01/27/2016 5:26:49 AM PST by jimbo123
On the eve of Monday's Iowa caucuses, campaigns and super-PACs are due to make an important set of financial disclosures.
The reports will at last show how much money the presidential candidates officially raised and spent in the final quarter of 2015, giving a sense of their abilities to sustain themselves through a tough primary season.
And the super-PACs, which can raise and spend unlimited amounts so long as they don't formally coordinate with the candidates, will provide the first glimpse of their balance sheets in six months. Here are seven things to watch for in the upcoming fundraising reports.
1. How much is left in Right to Rise's bank account?
Remember when Jeb Bush was the near-anointed candidate of the Republican establishment and the pro-Bush forces were so confident about their fundraising potential that wealthy supporters were asked not to give more than $1 million early on?
It was only six months ago that Bush-aligned super-PAC Right to Rise disclosed its midyear haul of $103 million, a record fundraising figure in the era of unlimited super-PAC spending.
But since July, the political action committee has spent at least $55 million on advertising, including $20 million worth of attack ads on former Bush protege Marco Rubio, according to an NBC analysis. This aggressive spending has unnerved many wealthy donors, who are unhappy that Bush has only gone down in the polls and that so much money is being spent against Rubio, whom many Bush donors like.
Right to Rise's fundraisers are having a tougher time bringing in the large checks that flowed so easily when Bush first entered the race. When the numbers are released Sunday, donors and rival campaigns will be analyzing Right to Rise's ledger to assess Bush's viability as the voting gets underway.
(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...
Let’s hope he takes Rubio, Kasich, Christy and the Huckster with him when he drops out.
Wonder how long it will take for Bush to see the blinding flash of the obvious.
Right to Rise is going to need a lot of Viagra to keep rising.
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