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Obama and DNC win, but end year with combined $21.5m in debt. The RNC is debt- free with $4.7m in cash reserves.
— Fredreka Schouten (@fschouten) February 1, 2013
If nothing else, Romney campaign efficient about closing out its books. Ended year with $383K cash on hand and just $825K in debt.
— Matea Gold (@mateagold) February 1, 2013
New filing: Newt Gingrich’s presidential committee ends 2012 $4.6M in debt: ow.ly/hj5j2 #politics
— Dave Levinthal (@davelevinthal) January 31, 2013
Santorum campaign committee was $732K in debt as of 12/31. Creditors include Front Row Motor Sports for car sponsorship ow.ly/hjOef
— Dave Levinthal (@davelevinthal) February 1, 2013
I think Friends of Herman Cain sold some office furniture to a rib shack query.nictusa.com/cgi-bin/dcdev/…
— Aaron Bycoffe (@bycoffe) January 31, 2013
Using personal funds, Republican Jon Huntsman has retired his 2012 presidential campaign debt bit.ly/XowKji
— Michael Beckel (@mjbeckel) January 31, 2013
Pro-Obama #superPAC Priorities USA Action ended 2012 w/ $3.7M in the bank bit.ly/WBGh8J
— Michael Beckel (@mjbeckel) February 1, 2013
Restore Our Future, pro-Romney super PAC, had $1.2 million cash on hand at the end of 2012. WHY? bit.ly/WVOqD4
— PaulBlumenthal (@PaulBlu) January 31, 2013
Here is NRA’s PAC filing for December. Just a few donations federally. bit.ly/XoCNEs
— Adam Smith (@asmith83) January 31, 2013
The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence Voter Education Fund PAC had just $2,577 in its account thru 12/31 ow.ly/hj7yD
— Dave Levinthal (@davelevinthal) January 31, 2013
Turns out the NRA has a massive stockpile, however — and it’s surely bigger now than this report suggests:
The NRA’s PAC only took in $15K during late Nov. and December, but had $1.37M cash on hand going into 2013.
— Dave Levinthal (@davelevinthal) January 31, 2013
5. Mitt Romney had nearly 70 lobbyists bundling about $17 million for him during the 2012 cycle.
5 previously unknown lobbyist-bundlers revealed in Romney Victory Fund’s latest FEC filings bit.ly/11mxxqz #transparency #tcot #p2
— Michael Beckel (@mjbeckel) February 1, 2013
— Evan Mackinder
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