They burned through $4 million of that money in the same period, leaving Charlie Crist well ahead in the money race.
Rubio’s still in a very strong position, and up front fundraising expenses likely mean that he can return to his donors later in the contest. Still, Rubio would like to be in a position to blow his rivals out of the water financially — not to be playing catchup — in a media market that could easily feature two self-financing zillionaires sucking up ad time.
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A Rubio aide responded on background to my surprise at the burn rate…
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