Giuliani leads GOP primary candidates in 2nd Qtr fund raising

  • Rudy Giuliani raised $17 million in campaign funds in the second quarter, putting the ex-New York Mayor in the lead amongst GOP presidential primary candidates.

    Two million of the campaign funds Giuliani raised in the second quarter are for the general campaign and $15 million is for his primary Republican campaign. General funds must be given back to the donors if the candidate does not win the primary election.

    Giuliani managed to raise $1 more in than in the first quarter, though he doubled the amount of campaign contributions for the general election. Romney's campaign funds were all for the primary Republican presidential election, suggesting that more candidates view Romney's chances of winning if he can manage to stay ahead of other GOP candidates in the primary race and to do that he needs cash.