Perry raises $17.1 million

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Hot Air reports that Rick Perry raised $17.1 million in his first quarter as a candidate for president.

Perry had 49 days in which to raise funds, rather than the full 92 days of the quarter, a rate of about $349,000 a day.  The final debate in September didn’t hurt Perry’s fundraising rate, either.  In the 42 days prior to the Orlando debate, their rate was $323K per day; in the eight days following the Orlando debate, that escalated to $478K per day. Perry’s on-line operation did well, too, drawing in $1.1 million — despite, as my source says, not driving contributions with their on-line ads.

Last month, the campaign ridiculed early reports of Perry possibly raising up to $20 million in this quarter. These numbers show that had Perry not stumbled in his September debate, he might have reached that mark.

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