Presidential Candidate, Mitt Romney, has had a three month run over President Obama on the campaign fundraising trail. However, things took a change of the month of August as Obama edged out Romney by a couple of million in efforts for his re-election campaign. Click below to find how many millions Obama beat Romney by.
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s campaign is reporting it raised $111 million in August to fund his challenge of President Barack Obama.
It’s the third straight month the former Massachusetts governor has raised more than $100 million. The figure represents his best one-month fundraising total.
Obama, however, edged out Romney, raising $114 million toward his re-election campaign. However, Romney has socked away more money for the general election campaign.
Obama is reversing a three-month trend at the time he needs it most, having spent heavily over the summer on advertising in an attempt to keep Romney at bay.
Both candidates are claiming momentum coming out of their national conventions over the past two weeks.