Posted on 02/01/2016 2:22:33 PM PST by Mariner
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Marco Rubio, Jeb Bush, John Kasich and Chris Christie, the four Republican candidates in a showdown for their party's traditional supporters, closed last year with roughly as much money in the bank combined as Ted Cruz, the conservative insurgent they hope to topple.
And then there's Donald Trump, a celebrity businessman who has just begun to flex his billion-dollar bank account, lending his campaign $10.8 million from his personal wealth late last year.
The Republican candidates seeking to challenge Trump and Cruz at the top of the field were in varying degrees of financial distress at the end of 2015, fundraising reports filed Sunday night show, with Rubio in the best position to move forward. As the calendar flipped to 2016, the foursome had a combined $21.6 million left in the bank, while Cruz had almost $18.7 million at his disposal.
With voting beginning Monday in Iowa, and continuing next week in New Hampshire, Rubio, Bush, Kasich and Christie were running low on time - as well as money - in their efforts to rise. Should one or more of them continue on after New Hampshire, they'll face a cost-intensive primary calendar that demands travel among some two dozen states and advertising in some of the country's priciest media markets before March 15.
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Hooray! We’re in undisputed Third Place!
Way to grab the bronze medal, Rube.
He also had IIRC 280 million of income for the last year on his taxes. Plenty of money without touching his assets.
cause he has the “doners”
Rubio’s the new establishment darling.... Pribus is currently shaking the trees for money for Rubio....
Anything to stop Trump or Cruz....
Egg on one Face isn't Pretty
ALL candidates (except Trump & Huckabee) are funded by the same ultra-rich donor class from Wall Street. That is why nothing will change if others are elected.
The title is confusing, them
Trump or Cruz....the others can wither and die on the vine....
Especially Rubio, the new establishment darling
I agree. Of course you and I are sitting in our chairs while they literally are talking to people in Iowa. I think there is something that obviously we don’t know. I don’t care what happens as long as Trump wins.
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