In addition to raising more primary cash, Clinton spent less money than Obama in the second quarter. Obama has spent $22.6 million so far this year. Clinton spent $17.8 million in the same time period.
Obama is carrying less debt, though. At the end of the second quarter, which ended June 30, his campaign reported $922,848 in campaign debts. The Clinton camp reported that it owes $3 million to their consultants. One of those debts is $421,874 owed to a firm owned by her chief pollster, Mark Penn.
Clinton and Obama had much more success fundraising in the second quarter than the Republican presidential candidates did.
By the June 30 deadline, Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani had $18.3 million on hand. He has raised $17.6 million and spent $11.2 million in the last three months.
.Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney raised $20.9 million and spent $20.7 million in the second quarter of fundraising. He has $12.1 million in cash on hand. Romney has loaned his campaign roughly $9 million so far from his personal bank account.
Sen. John McCain (Ariz.) has $3.2 million on hand, of which only $1.9 million can be spent on his primary. His campaign is also in debt $1.8 million.
Amanda Carpenter
Amanda Carpenter is the author of “The Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy's Dossier on Hillary Clinton,” published in October 2006.
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