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Republican presidential candidate, former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman talks to the media as he tours Nelson Laboratories in Taylorsville, Utah, Tuesday June 28, 2011. Huntsman toured the lab and meet the staff during a campaign stop in Utah. (AP Photo/Jim Urquhart)

Huntsman brings in $4.1 million in 10 days

6:41 PM 06/30/2011

Paul Conner

Associate Editor

Jon Huntsman has brought in $4.1 million in 10 days, the campaign confirmed to The Daily Caller Thursday.

A Huntsman source told TheDC “less than half” of that money came from the candidate’s own deep pockets.

Huntsman will not file with the Federal Election Commission on July 15, since campaign finance rules do not require him to do so, the source said.

Because Huntsman only announced his candidacy last Tuesday, June 21, he is not required to submit filings with the FEC until October 15.

CNN pointed out that Huntsman said in May that he would not fund his campaign from his own pocket, even though now it appears that he has spent nearly $2 million from his own treasury.

“If we were to get in the race – no self-financing,” he said in May. “Unless you can raise it legitimately, you’re not going to win.”

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Cobaltz

Ron Paul raises $4.5 million in 5 days…. without loaning himself half of it.
knowlecule

By what moronic standard can Huntsman’s borrowing from himself be considered “raising” money? I’m far more impressed with Ron Paul’s fundraising efforts – well, in fact, it took NO EFFORT on his part. And he easily raised $4.5 million + in just this 2nd quarter. That’s more than double what he raised during the same quarter of his ’08 campaign. And this is in hard economic times, no less.
valley64

‘“less than half” of that money came from the candidate’s own deep pockets.’

So in reality he raised about 2 million?

Not so impressive when you consider that:

1. Lady Lynn Forester de Rothschild (and former Hillary Clinton backer) hosted a fundraising dinner for him the day he announced. http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/06/22/huntsman-finishes-opening-day-with-big-haul/

2. Huntsman’s father is a billionaire.
http://blogs.forbes.com/davidwhelan/2011/05/06/chemicals-billionaire-jon-huntsman-sr-thinks-jon-jr-would-be-a-wonderful-president/?utm_source=allactivity&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20110506
lvjohn

he would be the white morman version of barak obama, we do not need this idiot
kingfish

I have good friends who are Mormons, and I admire their personal qualities and family lifestyles. However, recent articles are bringing to light graft by the church leadership, and ask valid questions about the issues now supported by the church. Romney received a $400 million payoff involving the Bush/Clinton criminal cabal. (google: White Hat Report #12)

MORMON LEADERS ACCUSED OF BILLION DOLLAR GOLD THEFT
http://www.moneyteachers.org/Rothschilds+Gift+to+Mormons.htm

EXCERPT:
“This gold…ended up in the Granite Mountain Vaults owned by the Mormon Church. Thousands of metric tons of gold, sitting in the vaults of the Mormon Church could explain why the leadership is so willing to support corrupt individuals like the Cannons, Marriots, Eccles, Bush, Cheney, Reid, Hatch, Huntsmans and Romney.”

Mormon Church Assists Bilderberg Agenda
http://www.moneyteachers.org/Mormon+Bilderbergers.htm
philF

hm.