Rick Perry Online Fundraising Reportedly Defying Expectations

Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry is defying expectations when it comes to online fundraising, according to Wayne Slater at the Dallas Morning News.

Slater reports:

Sometimes money talks better than the candidate, and a good bottom line would demonstrate Perry's political prowess. Word inside the Perry camp is that online fundraising is beating expectations and that he raised $20 million in only three days in his initial funders in Texas and Oklahoma.

A new CNN/ORC poll shows the Texas governor running ahead of rival contenders for the Republican presidential nomination despite recent missteps he's made during debates and on the trail. According to the survey, among Republicans and GOP-leaning independents Perry leads former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney by a margin of 28 percent to 21 percent.

Politico reported earlier this week that Dave Carney, chief political strategist for Perry's campaign, said he hoped the Texas governor would surpass $10 million in fundraising for the quarter. In the second quarter, the Romney campaign took in just over $18 million.

The Washington Post reported last week that Perry is making efforts to reassure donors on the issue of electability in the wake of hitting bumps on the trail.

UPDATE: Politico's Maggie Haberman reports:

I was skeptical earlier about the $20 million figure that Rick Perry supposedly raked in over a matter of days, and multiple sources are saying it's false.

The bar remains $10 million for Perry - a goal his team set and one that, as his top adviser Dave Carney told JMart in our story this week, if they hit their targets, they'll meet.

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Comments

[Lamar Chapman III]

04:49 PM on 10/15/2011

Greetings America:

Rick Perry has the best chance of uniting America! Let's not make this election for sell to the most prolific fundraising machine. Don't allow the Media and the artificial polls to shape your thinking. Think America First! So far, the answer is Perry for President!

I am not selling out for or associated with any candidate. I am only thinking about what is best to put our country back together. Mr. Perry is currently doing for Texas what he could do for the nation. All other candidates are offering untested opinion and theory.

America is hurting!!!! Let Us All Work Together On Her Behalf! The World Is Watching How "We The People" Handle Our Business. GOD BLESS AMERICA!

LAMAR C. CHAPMAN III
Oak Brook, Illinois

[Thisboy]

10:09 PM on 10/06/2011

I'm personally getting a bit tired of the Right blaming the Middle class and calling the unemployed "lazy" and without "personal responsibility. Yet the corrupt and the Greedy that finance the Right and the Teabigots are the ones that devastated the economy and are still making a fortune doing for doing it.

[FreedomMan]

03:29 PM on 10/04/2011

20 million in donations = 200 million in paybacks of free tax payers money once he is elected as President.

[Mike Rock]

03:00 PM on 10/04/2011

Why would anyone think that a corporatist fascist can't raise money in an environment in which the high court has ruled that those simpatico with him, who are holding $25 trillion in assets (the top 1% own 40% of all the nation's wealth) can spend unlimited money to run their puppets for office? This is a non-headline.

[Thisboy]

11:28 PM on 10/03/2011

If you have been kissing the arses of the wealthy all your life ,guess who will come to the aid of their favorite arse kisser?

[drdish]

04:35 PM on 10/07/2011

Funny how liberals rewrite history when confronted with the facts... Barack the great one has spent more money that all the previous presidents combined (even with Clinton and Bush's administrations included) A stimulous that stimulated the unions with payback, giving 500 million plus to a green company that went backrupt and there's more to follow, allowing his Demcratic congress to pass a health care bill that put the US in a deeper hole that the stimulous biil while doubling health care premiums and rationing health to all. Yeah Barack the great one has proved himself very well ... I guess thats why the majority of americans what someone ... anyone else to get him out. Barack the great one has already surpassed Carter as the worst president this country has ever elected... I sure our next president can't do as bad as this one.

Democrats say no to reforming Fannie Mae and freddie mac and look what happened there... the complete collapse of the housing sector... Barack the great one does one thing well gives speaches promoting class warfare and getting revenge on his "enemies" ... oh thats the guy I want to vote for... not!!!

[Thisboy]

12:14 PM on 10/08/2011

When you keep two unpaid trillion dollar wars, a trillion dollar medicare bill and a trillion dollar tax cut for the rich off the books I suppose it would seem the next administration that is forced to pay for these debt piling measures looks the bad guy to those that don't understand cause and effect.

[drdish]

08:46 AM on 10/10/2011

You're right... when the last administration was spending this money who was in charge the Dems both the house and senate since 2006... so who approved and spent that money like a kid in the candy store ... and who has continued to spend even more ... Barack the great one

[drdish]

10:47 AM on 10/08/2011

It sounds like Rush gets under your skin with the truth about this administration...

[drdish]

03:08 PM on 10/03/2011

More power to Perry, if the term of the presidency was one month then we would not be in the mess we are in with Barack, its time for another Texan to clean up what the prior Dem messed up.

[Thisboy]

11:35 PM on 10/03/2011

I seem to remember the start of this economic disaster came at the end of the last Texas chimp administration as well as the worst terroist attack in history( and with ample warning).. Besides what world leader has been able to offer any solutions to pull their country from the economic stagnation that afflicts the world? You really believe a corrupted, Neanderthal in an Armani is going to make it all better? We've seen what kind of dung heaps slow witted Texans can bury their country in.

[drdish]

11:00 PM on 10/04/2011

Thats right under the last Texan we had 4.0 gnp, and 4.5% unemployment, my taxes were lower, my health insurance was $500 a month less than now,

Under this president we have 1.0gnp, 9.1 % unemployment, my taxes are higher and my health insurance has doubled... yeah Barack is the guy liberals love for sure, oboy he's the best!!!

[FreedomMan]

03:33 PM on 10/04/2011

drdish

Are you one of Perry's aides, or just a hopeful volunteer?

[drdish]

11:07 PM on 10/04/2011

At my age I call them like I see them ... under the last Texan we had 4.0 gnp, 4.5% unemployment, my taxes were lower, and my health insurance was $500 per month less than now, under Barack the great ... we have 1% gnp, 9.1% unemployment, my taxes are going up and my health insurance has doubled. If a Texan is what it takes to get back to a better life then so be it... hows that hope and change working for you... this country is still hoping for a change from Barack the Great

[OhMyBoehner]

01:09 AM on 10/01/2011

odd how every time I think "perry" I hear a large flushing sound!

[OhMyBoehner]

11:25 PM on 09/30/2011

I love that all those republicans that gave perry all their money already LOST IT!

Wahahahahaa!

[OhMyBoehner]

11:16 PM on 09/30/2011

perry is as loony as bachmann - well, close!

[TheIndependenceParty]

09:11 AM on 09/28/2011

I guess if the term length of the presidency were 1 month long, ... any of these Teabagger Republicans would be tolerable!

[jneuman771]

09:22 AM on 09/30/2011

And we are doing so well with the ones we have now with those in congress? Get them out! They would drive this country into the ground on their philosphy and are doing a pretty good job of it at present. I understand the debt, however I also understand economics and at this time we need jobs and not ONE jobs bill from the Republicans.

[jlglaze]

07:04 AM on 09/28/2011

If money talks, Perry has raised $20 million in 3 days in TX and OK. That's not cheese, folks. Where is all this money coming from with the economy as bad as we are lead to believe?

[TheIndependenceParty]

09:11 AM on 09/28/2011

It is Confederate currency. You can buy it at any flea market for a song.

[Thisboy]

09:25 PM on 10/06/2011

Perry's Corporate handlers have been doing great and things have never been better. As has been the case for the last 20 years ,Their lot in life is nothing but blue skies ahead.. Follow the money. So far it has managed to convince the Right that they should bow to wealth and accept the corporate greed that devasted our lives and then call this Corporate Socialism , good ole American "Capitalism". .

[wordsalad12]

11:23 PM on 09/27/2011

The man is a lobbyists dream. Where do we think the money is coming from. Really.

[atlantishp]

06:13 PM on 09/27/2011

Gotta luv th' 'pub presidential field:

Bachmann........ No taxes
Paul................... No laws
Perry.................. No fences
Gingrich............ No morals
Romney............ No alcohol or caffine
The rest............ No chance

[TheIndependenceParty]

09:12 AM on 09/28/2011

F&F!

[hgus]

04:49 PM on 09/27/2011

Romney and Perry (just those two) took in $28 million during the quarter. To win the GOP nomination they will likely need 100 million. Then another 400 to 500 million for the general election.

With a presidential race costing about a half a billion dollars (excluding PACs), what is the cost per vote?

McCain got 57,000 million votes. So that is right around $10 per voter. Where the hell is all of that money coming from? I promise you the average republican isn't donating that kind of money.

[wordsalad12]

11:22 PM on 09/27/2011

good analysis and good point - i assume you meant 57 million votes.

[hgus]

10:12 AM on 09/28/2011

Oops. Sorry, you're right.

[rchapin38]

04:39 PM on 09/27/2011

I can not for the life of me understand why any one would donate even a nickle to Perry's campaign. The man has been a disaster for Texas and he would be akin GW Bush in his actions if he were to become President. Heaven forbid! I do not detect any brilliance in the man's pronouncements or rhetoric.

[Conger1977]

06:11 PM on 09/27/2011

I would go into a full bore response, but I'm too busy working at my above minimum wage job.

[jlglaze]

07:07 AM on 09/28/2011

If Rick Perry wasn't a governor he would not have been elected to three terms as governor of TX. Say what you will about Perry he looks presidental and doesn't mince his words. You get what you see in him. He's right on the mark to take care of business. He has my vote.

[rchapin38]

01:02 AM on 09/29/2011

My friends in Texas tell me that RP is a great salesman with much bluster but, real meaningful legislation has not happened on his watch. His education program has seen the overall high school graduation fall to the point that the state now ranks last in the United States. There are many other issues where he has shown a real lack of leadership. I hope that you take the time to really examine his overall record as governor. This might change your mind on voting for him.