From POLITICO:
Texas Gov. Rick Perry burned through the bulk of a once-sizable campaign war chest late last year in what became an increasingly desperate attempt to right his listing — and ultimately doomed — presidential campaign, federal financial disclosures released late Monday show.
Though he raised more than $20 million overall during 2011, Perry raised less than $2.9 million of that amount between Oct. 1 and Dec. 31, federal records indicate, as disastrous debate performances and plummeting poll numbers crippled his fundraising efforts…
Prominent Texas businesspeople, such as former TXU Corp. Chairman Erle Nye, and notable politicos, including former presidential candidate Steve Forbes, ranked among Perry donors during late 2011…
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EDITORIAL: Special interests will rush to fund the next likely winner. For most major contributors, it’s just business! They think of it as prepayment for services to be rendered.
