Money No Obstacle as Perry Joins G.O.P. Race

[ClarkUSA]

.... he is among the top political fund-raisers in the country, with a vast network of wealthy supporters eager to bankroll his presidential ambitions, and he has the potential to energize Republican donors who have shown only limited enthusiasm for the candidates already in the race.

In three campaigns for governor, Mr. Perry has raised $102 million, including more than $39 million during his successful 2010 bid for re-election. The Republican Governors Association, of which Mr. Perry is chairman, raised a record $22.1 million during the first half of this year.

And in recent months, even as the candidate himself was being coy about his presidential ambitions, Mr. Perry’s campaign finance operation has shifted into high gear, holding meetings with dozens of the party’s top uncommitted donors around the country, some of whom have already pledged to raise money for him.

“He is the most successful fund-raiser in the history of Texas politics,” said Craig McDonald, director of Texans for Public Justice, a watchdog organization that tracks campaign spending. “He may be the best in the country. He will have no trouble raising the money he needs for his presidential campaign.”

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/13/us/politics/13donate.html?hp

I am going to have to up my monthly contribution to OFA. :)

[annabanana]

1. Well SURE he's got funding.. I mean when GOD HIMSELF tells you to

pony up.. you whip out that checkbook!

Theocratic nut nutjobs

[lonestarlib]

2. He put Rove's fund raising to shame in the primary race

against Kay Bailey Hutchison.