Pence Presidential Campaign Raises Less Than $1.2 Million, Falling Behind Republican Rivals

Former U.S. Vice President Pence raised less than $1.2 million for his presidential campaign which ended last June 30. Reports say Pence presidential campaign is falling far behind his Republican rivals who have raised even more funds.

On June 30, as the second fundraising quarter ended, former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence‘s presidential campaign raised less than $1.2 million only. Pence’s adviser stated that the former Vice President is falling far behind his Republican rivals who reported much larger funds.

An article in KRDO states that Pence presidential campaign began on the first week of June which left the former Vice President with only around three weeks of the second quarter’s fundraising period. Pence presidential campaign did not disclose whether the donor threshold to be eligible for the Republican presidential debate was met.

Reports say the Republican National Committee established the threshold at 40,000 unique donors with at least 200 donors per state or territory in 20 or more U.S. states. Nonetheless, despite entering the presidential race behind schedule, the Pence presidential campaign vows to work hard to reach the threshold.

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Pence Presidential Campaign Compared to Others’

According to an article in The New York Times, compared to Pence presidential campaign, former U.S. President Donald Trump‘s campaign announced that it had raised $35 million before the second quarter ended.

Furthermore, compared to Pence presidential campaign, Governor Ron DeSantis of Florida had raised $20 million in just six weeks after he had launched his campaign in the late of May. Former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley, on the other hand, raised $7.3 million from the three campaign committees in support of her bid. Lastly, South Carolina Senator Tim Scott raised $6.1 million despite launching his campaign in the middle of the quarter.

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