Former Vice President Mike Pence raised just $1.2 million for his presidential campaign, according to two campaign aides, a sum that raises serious questions about the Republican party’s willingness to Pence in 2024. is.
Pence’s campaign is now battling for a spot in the first-ever televised Republican presidential debate in Milwaukee next month. Aides said they had yet to receive donations from 40,000 donors, the necessary threshold for holding a debate.
Mr Pence Raced on June 5thhas always been a strong candidate in a campaign dominated by former vice presidential candidate Donald J. Trump. In addition to Mr. Pence’s agenda, he’s also running against other candidates, including South Carolina Senator Tim Scott, who appeals to evangelical voters.
Mr Pence repeated Defend Trump for his actions that prove him defeated His January 6, 2021 speech to Congress did not appear to attract many converts from Republicans who wanted to leave the former president, alienating him from Trump’s loyal base of supporters.
Unlike other candidates, Adopt online gimmick To secure 40,000 donors, Pence invests little in finding donors online. His campaign spent just $14,230 on ads on Facebook and Google, according to data collected by marketing communications agency Bully Pulpit Interactive, and political newcomer Vivek Ramaswamy has invested in those platforms. equivalent to 1/40th of the amount spent on WHO Participated in the race in February.
Pence’s campaign acknowledged that it has struggled to raise funds online, raising funds through a robust direct mail program aimed at getting enough donors to qualify for the first round of debates. plan to spend most of the
Pence’s backing super-PAC, Commitment to America, raised an additional $2.7 million during the fundraising reporting period through June 30, an aide said. Such a total amount is very small for a fundraising instrument that can accept unlimited donations.
Other Republican presidential candidates have announced much larger funding rounds from their three-month reporting period. Some, unlike Mr. Pence, were in the campaign throughout the quarter.
Mr Trump said his campaign and community fundraising committee raised $35 million in the second quarter. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced that he had raised about $20 million. Former South Carolina Governor and United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley Raised $4.3 million for her campaign In addition, her related committees will be paid $3 million. South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott said his campaign raised $6.1 million.
Even North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgham, who has self-financed much of his hopeful campaign that began on the same day as Mr. announced that it had raised $1.6 million from He donated to his own campaign.
Burgum uses the following gimmick. Offer a $20 gift card The first 50,000 people who donate at least $1 to his campaign will be given a chance to win a Yeti Cooler, or a small donation, all hopefully on the table for debate.
