Todo lo recaudado es para ser gastado durante las primarias. No hay ninguna contribución condicionada a que sea el candidato en la elección general. Esto es importante porque le otorga mayor libertad de gasto. Por ejemplo, de los 4.2 millones recaudados por Pawlenty, un millón y medio fueron en contribuciones que sólo puede utilizar en la elección general, y en caso de no ser nominado está obligado a devolverlo a sus contribuyentes. Romney no tiene ese problema.
La otra ventaja de Romney son los 12 millones recaudados de grandes donantes a través del super PAC Restore Our Future.
Washington Post:
Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney raised $18.25 million over the past three months, a sum likely to put him head and shoulders above his rivals for the 2012 Republican nomination in the dash for cash.
“Voters are responding to Mitt Romney’s message that President Obama’s policies have failed and that we need new leadership in Washington,” Romney national finance chairman Spencer Zwick said. “Our fundraising for the second quarter represents the strong support Mitt Romney has across the country.”
All of the money Romney raised is for the primary race; he ended June with $12.6 million in the bank. Romney raised more than half of his total for the entire quarter during a single call day in Las Vegas in May. (...)
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