150px|Fred Thompson United States Presidential canidate Fred Thompson will report he raised roughly $9 million for his 2008 White House bid. However, this falls short of expectations when compared to rival Mitt Romney’s $ 21.2 million or Rudy Giuliani’s $16.6 million first quarter funds. Second tier candidate, Texas Representative Ron Paul, raised $1 million online in the last week after initially setting a goal of $500,000, and in total raised $5.2 million for the quarter. In contrast, Democratic frontrunners Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama's respective campaigns received $53 million and $59 million in the first half of the year. Clinton announced she earned more than $27 million in the third quarter while Obama is expected to have brought in "at least $ 17 million each in the third quarter."
150px|Fred Thompson United States Presidential candidate Fred Thompson will report he raised just over US$8 million for his 2008 White House bid. However, this falls short of expectations when compared to rival Mitt Romney’s $ 21.2 million or Rudy Giuliani’s $16.6 million first quarter funds. Second tier candidate, Texas Representative Ron Paul, raised $1 million online in the last week after initially setting a goal of $500,000. In contrast, Democratic frontrunners Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama's respective campaigns received $53 million and $59 million in the first half of the year. Both candidates are expected to have brought in "at least $ 17 million each in the third quarter."
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roughly $9 million for his 2008 White House bid. However, this falls short of expectations when compared to rival Mitt Romney’s $
just over US$8 million for his 2008 White House bid. However, this falls short of expectations when compared to rival Mitt Romney’s $
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$500,000, and in total raised $5.2 million for the quarter.
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In contrast, Democratic frontrunners Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama's respective campaigns received $53 million and $59 million in the first half of the year. Clinton announced she earned more than $27 million in the third quarter while Obama is expected to have brought in "at least $
$500,000. In contrast, Democratic frontrunners Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama's respective campaigns received $53 million and $59 million in the first half of the year. Both candidates are expected to have brought in "at least $