Pawlenty: 4.2 millones en el segundo cuarto

Está por debajo de los 4.5 millones que su campaña se marcó como objetivo para este trimestre. Es posible que su criticada actuación en el último debate asustase a los donantes durante un tiempo.

Ha recaudado en tres meses lo mismo que Jon Huntsman en 9 días. Pero defiende que tiene más dinero disponible que los dos últimos ganadores de Iowa y New Hampshire (Huckabee y McCain), de momento.

Washington Post:

Former Minnesota governor Tim Pawlenty raised $4.2 million over the past three months, a total likely to raise questions about his perceived status as the primary alternative to former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney in the 2012 Republican presidential race.

Pawlenty spokesman Alex Conant confirmed the number, adding that the governor “begins the third quarter with more available cash-on-hand than the Republicans who won the Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primary had in July 2007.” Conant offered no specifics about Pawlenty’s cash on hand total.

At the end of June 2007, former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee had $437,000 in the bank while Arizona Sen. John McCain had $3.2 million on hand as well as $1.8 million in debt. Huckabee won Iowa, McCain New Hampshire. McCain went on to be the party’s presidential nominee in 2008.

Spin aside, the number is somewhat disappointing for Pawlenty who had been hoping to emerge as the clear pick for people not enamored with Romney by posting a strong number in the second fundraising quarter. (...)