Money down the drain.
$200k per day by Thompson is competitive. If he can maintain that, he is a top-tier candidate able to raise 18MM per quarter. I still think the Republican nominee needs to show the ability to raise 30-40MM per quarter once it becomes clear he will be the nominee. Because Hillary is running away from the field and will have no problems raising money, she will pound the Republican nominee beginning in late April or May with advertising that will define him to the sheeple. I cannot bear another repeat of 1996, with Bob Dole confined to an occasional press conference or a late-night show appearance because he ran out of cash winning the nomination - while Bill Clinton pounded him into oblivion in May and June with non-stop advertising.