Who Raised More Money?

Derek Willis: “It seems like a simple question: Who has raised more money this cycle, Senator Marco Rubio of Florida or Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky? But it’s not very simple, although there is a way to tally it that makes sense in the real world of campaigning.”

“Politicians tend to use three different vehicles for fund-raising: a campaign account for the next election, a leadership political action committee for spreading money to allies and enhancing their reputations; and a joint committee that makes it easier to raise money for the first two. This matters, because the answer to the original question depends not only on which committees you include in the calculations, but also whether and how you weigh their activity.”