Fred Thompson raises nearly nine million dollars, falls short of expectations
{{date|October 1, 2007}}
[[Image:Fred_Thompson.jpg|150px|right|thumb|Fred Thompson]]
[[United States]] Presidential candidate [[Fred Thompson]] will report he raised just over US$8 million for his [[w:United States presidential election, 2008|2008 White House bid]]. However, this falls short of expectations when compared to rival [[Mitt Romney]]’s $21.2 million or [[Rudy Giuliani]]’s $16.6 million first quarter funds. Second tier candidate, [[Texas]] Representative [[Ron Paul]], raised $1 million online in the last week after initially setting a goal of $500,000.

In contrast, Democratic frontrunners [[Hillary Clinton]] and [[Barack Obama]]'s respective campaigns received $53 million and $59 million in the first half of the year. Both candidates are expected to have brought in "at least $17 million each in the third quarter." 

== Related news ==
*{{wikinews|title=Fred Thompson raises $3 million, falls short of $5 million goal|date=July 30, 2007}}

==Sources==
*{{source|url=http://www.cqpolitics.com/2007/10/craig_crawfords_trail_mix_thom_4.html
|title=Thompson’s Fundraising Test 
|author= 
|pub=Congressional Quarterly
|date=October 1, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://news.yahoo.com/s/bloomberg/20071001/pl_bloomberg/a19bofgo5_eg
|title=Thompson Raises More Than $8 Million in Third Quarter 
|author= 
|pub=Bloomberg
|date=October 1, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/01/388322.aspx
|title=Fundraising: Fred's Struggles 
|author= 
|pub=MSNBC
|date=October 1, 2007}}

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Fred Thompson
United States Presidential candidate Fred Thompson will report he raised just over US$8 million for his 2008 White House bid. However, this falls short of expectations when compared to rival Mitt Romney’s $21.2 million or Rudy Giuliani’s $16.6 million first quarter funds. Second tier candidate, Texas Representative Ron Paul, raised $1 million online in the last week after initially setting a goal of $500,000.

In contrast, Democratic frontrunners Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama's respective campaigns received $53 million and $59 million in the first half of the year. Both candidates are expected to have brought in "at least $17 million each in the third quarter."
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