Thread: Rick Perry Campaign Raises More Than $17 Million in 49 Days

Rick Perry Campaign Raises More Than $17 Million in 49 Days

Posted on October 5th, 2011

More than $15M Cash on Hand; Donations from all 50 states, D.C., Guam;
51 percent of donors from out of state

AUSTIN – RickPerry.org, Inc. today announced it raised more than $17 million for the GOP primary race between Aug. 13 and Sept. 30 from more than 22,000 unique contributors. Because of his August 13th entry into the race, Gov. Perry raised funds for just 49 of the 92 days in the quarter.

“The generous contributions from Americans across the nation prove the overwhelming support for Gov. Perry’s principled, conservative leadership and vision to get America working again,â€

Well, I guess so considering his fundraisers charge at least $1000 a plate! And that should also tell us what kind of supporters he has. It's not coming from the grassroots!