"Potential presidential candidates have been relatively slow to announce their intentions this year.
And Obama for America, President Barack Obama's fund-raising vehicle, reported about $1.88 million cash on hand as of March 31, FEC records indicate. Obama did not formally announce his re-election plans until early April.
Republican presidential hopeful Tim Pawlenty, for one, reported more than $138,000 in donations to his nascent presidential exploratory committee. Pawlenty, the former governor of Minnesota, ended the quarter with about $116,000 cash on hand. (Download raw data here: pawlenty.csv )
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, meanwhile, reported a variety of cash transfers and loan management as part of the formation of his new presidential exploratory committee. For example, Romney last month wrote off $250,000 in loans from his 2008 presidential campaign, which effectively serves as a donation to his current committee. (Download raw data here: romneyq1.csv )"
FEC Reports Indicate Slow But Certain Start to 2012 Presidential, Congressional Campaigns
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