Republican Fundraising

Giuliani Tops All Republicans in Fundraising, Romney, McCain Trail

Coinciding with Giuliani's surge to frontrunner status among Republicans, he has raised the most money for the second quarter of all the Republicans running for the nomination. However, with just around 17 million, he has barely raised more than half of what Obama has raised. The news is also grim for Mitt Romney who came $6 Million dollars short of his first quarter haul, and had to loan his campaign money. John McCain had a fairly lousy showing as well at $11 Million, but considering all the bad buzz coming from McCain's camp, he raised more than what I expected. The Republicans have been slow to release solid numbers for their fundraising, perhaps they are a little embarrassed about being so badly outperformed by Democrats Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.
I would be interested to see how the second/third tier candidates did in fundraising. In particular, I wonder if Mike Huckabee's fundraising has increased any given the minor buzz that he has generated from his debate performances. The numbers of these candidates may indicate to us which, if any, are coming closer to given the big three (and Thompson) a run for their money. With Fred Thompson's entry into the race imminent, I think he'll begin to get all the big Republican contributions.