Herman Cain Fundraising Total Clocks In At $9 Million Over Past Month

GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain's fundraising has skyrocketed over the past month and his campaign is now saying exactly how much it has raised. In a Thursday press release the campaign announced that it had raised $9 million since Oct. 1. That's more than twice as much as the campaign had raised in the previous nine months.

An excerpt from the release is below:

The Herman Cain Campaign reports receiving over $9 million of financial support from Cain backers since October 1st. Twenty-five percent of these newly received contributions have come in the last ten days. The generosity of Mr. Cain's followers has more than doubled in the past five weeks, compared to the financial gifts received in the previous two quarters combined. According to the campaign's third quarter FEC filing, Mr. Cain's campaign received $4.7 million from May through September 30th. The campaign has received a total of $14.1 million in financial support since the start of the campaign.

"Mr. Cain's vision to renew our country and create new jobs via his bold '9-9-9 Plan' is resonating across America," said Mark Block, Chief of Staff to the Herman Cain presidential campaign. "Mr. Cain's business experience and executive leadership is needed to put America back on the track to prosperity. Voters want to be part of the Cain Train so they are donating their time, talent and treasure to make sure Mr. Cain is our next president."

The latest figures come amid an ongoing scandal over alleged sexual harassment perpetrated by Cain during his time as head of the National Restaurant Association. While the claims have sidetracked much of the discussion about Cain's campaign, they haven't dampened the flow of cash to it. Mark Block, Cain's chief of staff, said last week that the campaign had one of its best fundraising days in the wake of the initial Politico report about the allegations, bringing in around $250,000.

In late October, Block also said that the campaign had already raised more than $3 million that month, far below the $9 million figure released today.

Nick Wing contributed to this report.

Comments

[Joffan]

01:10 AM on 11/13/2011

The Republicans really don't have a candidate.

[stephan67]

05:17 PM on 11/12/2011

Cain,with this hat,you look like the pimp of the lust ranch.

[ur2nutty4me]

03:45 PM on 11/12/2011

The only thing he's missing in that picture is a couple of gold teeth...............

[TexRex96]

08:26 PM on 11/12/2011

Don't forget the platform shoes with goldfish in them... Honestly, though, what is the man's appeal? All I see is a caustic, arrogant know-nothing.

[camelias and sweet tea]

03:05 PM on 11/12/2011

Just like all the poor slobs who donated to SarahPac...Especially loved her plea for donations while she made up her mind...OMG, wouldn't it be hard to make up something you do not have.

[HowthCastle]

01:32 PM on 11/12/2011

Does he carry a cane for beating the girls if they get out of line?

[BoycottFox2]

01:25 PM on 11/12/2011

Whats his name polling numbers are beginning to drop...Thank Gawd....

[brt929]

04:38 PM on 11/12/2011

Not very much.  I think it is very telling of the kind of people that belong to the Republican Party these days.  Mean-spirited, misogynist, and without an ounce of humanity.

[BoycottFox2]

04:50 PM on 11/12/2011

It really is amazing how they express their hatred so openly....

[Andythelawyer]

01:25 PM on 11/12/2011

I guess it's less hard out there for a pimp than might have been expected.

[reste0123]

02:20 PM on 11/12/2011

Im digging the hat. reminds me of Lester Chambers of the Rock Band "The Chambers Brothers" noted for their song "Time Has Come Today" Herman Cain's time has come and went..But he does have the backing of the Infamous Koch Brothers....Hmmmm Reminds me of yet another song..Eric Clapton...Koch-Cain...She don't lie, she don't lie she don't like...Koch-Cain

[camanokat]

04:06 AM on 11/14/2011

Good one!

[Stephen1349]

12:59 PM on 11/12/2011

Look...this is simple enough and is not a calculus. The Koch brothers and neo-cons, including Rove, are using Cain as an alternative for black voters. He isn't a serious contender and was never meant to be a serious contender. His role is to play this poker table for the sole purpose taking chips away from Obama. He is a lapdog for the Koch's and Carl Rove. End of story.

[camelias and sweet tea]

03:06 PM on 11/12/2011

# 266..Exactly their plan..

[MichaelC]

12:36 PM on 11/12/2011

How many of those contributions are from women?

[maddogjohnson]

12:32 PM on 11/12/2011

Why do American republicans want to elect a pimp for president?

[Andythelawyer]

01:25 PM on 11/12/2011

How else will they ever get laid?

[HowthCastle]

01:30 PM on 11/12/2011

Because he wears a cool hat?

[dans5843]

12:27 PM on 11/12/2011

Cain is irritating enough, but he really needs to ditch that hat. Makes him look like a pimp

[Andythelawyer]

01:25 PM on 11/12/2011

But even if he ditched it, he'd still sound like one.

[muhair]

02:31 PM on 11/12/2011

I'd like to see Romney in that hat. Could happen.

[tj101]

12:24 PM on 11/12/2011

Awesome! That's $9 million that won't go towards a Real Candidate!

[muhair]

02:33 PM on 11/12/2011

Nice point.
Another benefit: We'll be seeing more of those strange, hilarious commercials.

[tj101]

02:39 PM on 11/12/2011

Awesome, I could use a good laugh. ;-)

[stephan67]

12:17 PM on 11/12/2011

Cain,pimp's the right job for you!

[Seattlecabdriver]

12:16 PM on 11/12/2011

It is not surprising at all...the country accepted Cheney as the potus for 8 years

[ComradeAnon]

12:12 PM on 11/12/2011

Sharon Angle raised a ton of money too, but it did't do her any good. So has Sister Sarah. Cain just goes down with more money. So what else is new.