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Originally Posted by Coup
Doesn't really matter how much he raises if he doesn't use it to campaign with.
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Good point. He needs to put that money to good use early. Which according to this this Politico article, he seems to be doing:
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1011/66040.html
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Paul?s heavy campaign burn-rate emerged in his third-quarter campaign finance report filed Saturday, which showed him raising about $8.2 million for the period but also spending $7.5 million. He finished the quarter with $3.6 million in the bank. The largest costs came in the form of more than $2 million spent on TV and direct-mail advertising, for airtime and mail pieces that are running well past the quarter?s closing date last month.
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Here are the Q3 Fundraising Records for Republican candidates:
http://race42012.com/2011/10/15/q3-f...l-fec-edition/
Ads like these have been airing in early Republican primary states: