For the third month in a row, Mitt Romney
has outraised President Obama in fundraising. Governor Romney raked in
$101.3 million for the month while Obama trailed with over $75 million,
according to both campaigns.
This is the second month in a row the presumptive Republican
candidate has surpassed the $100 million mark - he raised more than $106
million in June, shattering the previous GOP record. The money is split
between the Romney campaign, Romney Victory, and the Republican National Committee.
The Obama campaign along with the Democratic National Committee
will split their earnings, touting 761,000 donors for the month with
over 200,000 contributions from new donors who did not contribute to the
president's campaign this cycle or in 2008.
Romney and the RNC now have $185.9 million cash on hand. The Obama
team has not released their available funds. "Once again we see that
for many people, this is more than a campaign, it is a cause," Romney
Victory National Finance Chairman Spencer Zwick said in a statement. "We
are honored to have the support of a broad spectrum of
donors-Independents, Democrats and Republicans-whose support of Governor
Romney shows that he has the needed plan to jumpstart our economy and
get the country on the right track again."
According to the Romney campaign, 94.13% of donations were less than
$250 dollars, bringing in $25.7 million of the total number. Donations
came from all 50 states and Washington, DC. The Obama campaign says
their average donation for July was $53.49 with 98% of contributions of
$250 or less.
Fox News White House Producer Sarah Courtney contributed to this report.
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