Gov. Gretchen Whitmer broke fundraising records for her prospective recall later this year, prompting GOP strategists to urge activists to ease off the recall efforts.

On Monday, the Democrat’s reelection campaign reported an $8.6 million fundraising haul from Jan. 1 to July 20, eclipsing the amount any gubernatorial candidate has raised during an off-year, according to multiple outlets. Although the amount an individual donor could give would normally be capped at $7,150 per person, Whitmer was able to circumvent that limit via a 1984 ruling that carved out an exception for recall elections, leading Republican strategists to question the entire strategy of attempting to force a recall.