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Marco Rubio Pulls in $3.6 Million Last Quarter

No wonder Arianna Huffington is scared.

By: Aaron Gardner (Diary)  |  April 7th, 2010 at 12:16 PM  | 

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Earlier today I got a text informing me of Marco Rubio’s stellar fundraising last quarter. The Rubio campaign managed to pull in $3.6 Million, which, as the Palm Beach Post notes, is a huge amount.

a huge amount: it doubles his collections from the fourth quarter of 2009, surpasses the $2 million his U.S. Senate rival, Gov. Charlie Crist collected in the final months of last year and and should well exceed Crist’s 2010 total so far.

This level of fundraising is a direct reflection of the majority support that Rubio has managed to garner. In the latest polls Rubio is far ahead of the once popular Gov. Crist, Rubio is leading 56% to Crist’s 34%. As well Rubio leads Meeks in the general election polls. All of this with Rudy Giuliani having now endorsed Marco Rubio.

I can see why people like Arianna Huffington are scared. (h/t to Frank J. at IMAO)

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The idea of Marco Rubio becoming a Senator and allying with Jim DeMint sends shivers down the spines of characters like Miss Huffington. In fear they lash out in an uncontrolled moment of projection in order to destroy their opponent.

This time Joe and Rudy were there to call her on it.

Next year, it will be Sen. Marco Rubio on the floor of the Senate.

Let’s get Marco off to a good start for this quarter.

Aaron B. Gardner

P.S. You may also want to take a look at other Senate Conservative Fund Candidates.

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  • The_Gadfly

    A mean on the order of $50 will tend to really cause brown spots in their undies, especially if Christ’s is on the order of $500.

  • Aaron Gardner

    The average donation was $98.

  • http://www.voterubio2010.com nelsa

    Here is a link to the press release and the numbers http://voterubio2010.blogspot.com/2010/04/marco-rubio-raises-stunning-36-million.html

  • The_Gadfly

    Thanks to both you and Nelsa for the updates.

    Depth of bench AND reaching deep. Because let’s face it, in these economic times $50 a head is hard to come by for the average Joe or Josephine.

  • DirtyDave

    aren’t they, Charlie.

  • http://www.twitter.com/joejharvey joejharvey

    Joe Scarborough has been a big supporter of Marco Rubio’s and always has him on the show. Also, Erick Erickson was a regular on Joe’s radio show (www.wabcradio.com) until his big new gig at CNN.

    People like Scarborough, Rubio, and Erickson are the future of conservatives. Level-headed guys who stick to their core principles and can have meaningful debates with liberals.

    Check out – www.draftjoe2012.com

  • blaze422

    http://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/stateroundup/as-rubio-gains-crist-shifts/1085825

  • IJB

    I’m guessing the St. Petersberg Times is in Crist’s backpocket, yes?

  • scarlos

    I think anyway. I know he’s from Pinellas at least.

    But either way, this is rather stupid for him. The only people to Poll a 3-way with Him, Rubio, and Meek (Rasmussen) actually have Rubio up by 17 points, 42-25-22 while a straight up Rubio-Meek polled at 48-34.

    In other words, Rubio does BETTER with Crist running as a 3rd-party candidate, as he attracts a significant enough portion of the Democrat vote to render Meek helpless.

  • GregInFla

    Wait, let me look up “politician” in the dictionary again…. Says something about ignoring campaign statements, especially those made on FOX. Nevermind.

    St. Pete Times is his home paper. Any bad stuff on Rubio you see comes from them.