{"id":1973676,"date":"2023-07-14T22:12:01","date_gmt":"2023-07-15T02:12:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mike-pence-raises-just-3-8-million-during-second-quarter-in-lackluster-fundraising-debut\/"},"modified":"2023-07-14T22:13:06","modified_gmt":"2023-07-15T02:13:06","slug":"mike-pence-raises-just-3-8-million-during-second-quarter-in-lackluster-fundraising-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mike-pence-raises-just-3-8-million-during-second-quarter-in-lackluster-fundraising-debut\/","title":{"rendered":"Mike Pence&#8217;s lackluster fundraising debut: only $3.8 million raised in Q2."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmike-pence-raises-just-3-8-million-during-second-quarter-in-lackluster-fundraising-debut%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1973676&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Former Vice President Mike Pence&#8217;s Fundraising Numbers Fall Short<\/h2>\n<p>Former Vice President Mike Pence&#8217;s campaign and super PAC raised just $3.85 million combined in the second quarter of this year, an adviser said on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Pence entered the 2024 GOP primary in early June with just three weeks until the end of the fundraising quarter. His <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/matt-walsh-raises-100k-for-ocasio-cortezs-grandmother-gofundme-shuts-down-account\/\" title=\"Matt Walsh Raises 0K For Ocasio-Cortez\u2019s Grandmother; GoFundMe Shuts Down Account\">campaign raised<\/a> just over $1.1 million in that time, while his Committed to America super PAC raised about $2.6 million. His first official haul, while not terrible for three weeks, comes in far below the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mike-pence-raises-just-3-8-million-during-second-quarter-in-lackluster-fundraising-debut\/\" title=\"Mike Pence's lackluster fundraising debut: only .8 million raised in Q2.\">debut fundraising numbers<\/a> from his most serious 2024 competitors.<\/p>\n<h3>Questions Arise About Pence&#8217;s Path to the Nomination<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;I\u2019ve been very humbled to see our support around the country growing since we announced here in Iowa just about a month ago,\u201d Pence said in a statement on the second <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-raise-over-12m-in-september-clearing-100m-mark-for-2021\/\" title=\"Republicans Raise Over M In September, Clearing 0M Mark For 2021\">quarter numbers<\/a>, which also encouraged potential donors to give a dollar to his campaign. \u201cWe\u2019re reaching out to people all across the country who share our vision, our conservative values.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite Pence&#8217;s positivity, the numbers raise questions about the former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gravy-train-keeps-rolling-for-second-stepdaughter-ella-emhoff\/\" title=\"Gravy Train Keeps Rolling for Second Stepdaughter Ella Emhoff\">vice president&#8217;<\/a>s overall path to the nomination and his ability to reach the donor threshold to qualify for the first GOP debate.<\/p>\n<p>The Pence campaign did not say how many donors contributed to the second quarter haul, but the Republican National Committee criteria for candidates to qualify for the August debate requires them to have 40,000 unique donors with at least 200 donors per state or territory in more than 20 states or territories.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We\u2019ll make the debate stage,&#8221; Pence replied when asked by reporters in Iowa on Friday if he&#8217;d qualify for the debate.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">Click here<\/a> to read more from The Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n<h3>Trump and DeSantis Outpace Pence in Fundraising<\/h3>\n<p>Former President Donald Trump, who continues to dominate the GOP primary field, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iowa-dem-promoted-radical-groups-that-bail-out-violent-criminals-work-to-abolish-police\/\" title=\"Iowa Dem Promoted Radical Groups That Bail Out Violent Criminals, Work to Abolish Police\">raised  million<\/a> in the second quarter. Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL), who has held steady in second place despite faltering in the polls in recent months, raised $20 million in the six weeks after his campaign launch.<\/p>\n<p>Federal Election Commission filings for the second quarter are not due for presidential campaigns until this Saturday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former VP Mike Pence&#8217;s campaign and super PAC garnered a mere $3.85 million in Q2, as per an adviser. Pence joined the 2024 GOP primary in June, leaving only three weeks to fundraise. 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