Former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson’s presidential campaign fund raising effort seems to be off to an excellent start. Despite being limited basically to the month of September following his official announcement, Thompson has raised about $8 million, according to a knowledgeable campaign source.
That is approximately $200,000 a day and has thus far generated more than 70,000 individual donors, according to the source who also claims the total exceeds those compiled by the other GOP contenders during their first quarter of appeals.
Once they are officially released, the final first quarter Thompson figures will no doubt be sliced and diced by rivals and the talking heads in the media and thus may not look quite so impressive. Be that as it may, Thompson still seems to be generating some momentum despite continuing claims that he lacks sufficient fire in the belly for the long haul.
