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Mr. Morden
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« on: July 15, 2014, 08:58:30 PM »
2nd quarter fundraising.....RunBenRung.org raised $3.3 million in the second quarter:

http://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/index.ssf/2014/07/detroits_dr_ben_carson_gains_m.html

which puts it ahead of Ready for Hillary for the second quarter in a row.  Ready for Hillary raised $2.5 million in the second quarter:

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-07-15/ready-for-hillary-raises-2-5-million-over-three-months.html

Meanwhile, John Bolton has two PACs, which collectively raised $2.3 million in the second quarter:

http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/211908-un-amb-john-bolton-raises-23m-for-political-groups-in-q2
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« Reply #1 on: July 17, 2014, 10:54:48 AM »
See? Just because you have a massive PAC behind you doesn't mean you're going to run.
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« Reply #2 on: July 17, 2014, 11:05:39 AM »
Who is Ben Carson
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« Reply #3 on: July 17, 2014, 11:11:38 AM »

A very, very gifted neurosurgeon.
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« Reply #4 on: July 18, 2014, 03:20:23 AM »

If you're gonna be critical of a group, at least know the famous figures in it and don't go charging in.
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« Reply #5 on: July 18, 2014, 11:04:04 AM »
Too bad Ben Carson won't run.
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« Reply #6 on: July 18, 2014, 12:51:15 PM »
I wonder how many donors it had. I'm guessing around 3.
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« Reply #7 on: July 18, 2014, 03:31:19 PM »
Quote from: IceSpear on July 18, 2014, 12:51:15 PM
I wonder how many donors it had. I'm guessing around 3.
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« Reply #8 on: July 18, 2014, 03:33:26 PM »
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« Reply #9 on: July 18, 2014, 03:35:47 PM »
The reason the Tea Party likes him is because he is the only smart tea partier they have. They have never listened to somebody as intelligent as him before.
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« Reply #10 on: July 18, 2014, 05:17:46 PM »
Quote from: IceSpear on July 18, 2014, 12:51:15 PM
I wonder how many donors it had. I'm guessing around 3.

According to that article, it's ~95,000.
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« Reply #11 on: July 18, 2014, 05:24:20 PM »
So what happens to the money once if Carson announces he won't run?
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« Reply #12 on: July 18, 2014, 09:36:42 PM »
Quote from: Vega on July 18, 2014, 05:24:20 PM
So what happens to the money once if Carson announces he won't run?
Maybe it gets donated to a candidate/candidates he supports.
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