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Romney tops Obama in fundraising for May

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    TJ McCormack and David Mercer on whether Governor Romney is gaining traction with donors

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I wanna talk about something that came out late yesterday I was -- -- on the ferry going back to Jersey.

And that beautiful sunset.

It is the way as we get a final taping of red hot left like that Greg Gutfeld is really funny thing but anyway so -- was -- and I get this -- very.

And we have -- some video but I won't say it first it is the campaign manager for mr.

Obama's reelection campaign.

Jim Messina.

It came out yesterday that Mitt Romney for a month raised 76 million dollars campaigns and agents.

And Barack Obama our current president -- sixty million but that's not the true story when you look behind the numbers.

On average there were -- donors who make 250 dollar donations to mr.

Rodney -- donors who -- just 55 dollar donations to mr.

Obama and now his campaign feels like they need to respond let's.

Let's see this up on Jim Messina up on the screen right rather and I wanted to read it.

We don't have the special interest and high dollar donor advantage that Romney house.

He doesn't want to -- Barack Obama has you.

And we are bound and determined to fight back on behalf of a country where everybody gets a fair shot and a fair shake into quote Jim Messina campaign manager.

David -- what's the message there.

You're right it's more than just a money message an end.

But it does direct to increase their donors small dollar donors which they're famous for doing.

And they're using the fact.

That the Romney campaign and the numbers that are over shooting Obama -- monthly take for this and for month -- may.

To its -- those two.

Pull into their pockets and support the campaign.

The time being now but also say that I can show you at least.

You know twenty alone in my in my -- my iPhone right now.

Coming from senators up for reelection -- governor is as well as the campaign so it's not something that's out of the ordinary we see it every day here in Washington if -- Those nationally that are involved politically.

I'm putting this -- on the like that how serious a matter is that that governor Romney raised 76 million and President Obama race sixty million.

Vermont how serious -- that well it's.

I think that it uses and they've gone through it that it would agree this is David you're pretty much happens once the -- Nominations locked up you have a whole bunch people who -- on the sidelines people who -- -- -- contributing to the the primary.

Campaign now contributing towards the actual presidential -- So you know it's -- -- it's why these things where all of a sudden money starts getting funneled from a whole bunch of sort play I think they want it going -- yeah I had taken but it didn't shape and that is.

You know it is it is funny how the how they they talk about not having the special interest you know that big Hollywood is not a special interest big labor's not especially -- I think -- that he.

Do you think that Hollywood is not special interest let me see if I can find it on my Blackberry yesterday.

Late in the day we learned that mr.

Obama -- -- hanging with the young sat.

In Hollywood I'll see if I can find the exact names for you I -- get -- ten Shia LeBoeuf is that I I don't -- -- -- -- over 35.

Out of -- -- I could make back seat feel what does the president elect he needs to do here -- is he trying to attract more Hollywood money.

-- trying to get money from all quarters is not thinking you know you don't want to leave anything on the table.

But -- make a very important point with regard to Romney's money.

Watched for how they spend it and the close.

The Obama campaign has been operational for months and now they're developing economies of scale and efficiency.

So they won't have a burn rate.

That you're going to see with the Romney campaign with that money coming in and going out as soon as it comes in and because they have to match for instance in Florida the 25 field offices that are already on the ground for Obama.

Vs them having nine.

Because they picked up shop after the primary so they got a lot of -- to bring on and see and here to see a high burn -- -- -- money as well.

Going forward.

-- -- -- -- It makes me cringe to hear you talk about burning dollars to -- like a war but I know what you mean other Hollywood reporter was that giving a story yesterday -- -- sources tell them.

A meeting.

Was part of mr.

Obama's reelection campaigns quote young America effort is an initiative to build support and turnout among the youngest voters.

Who were key to his election four years ago.

Thursday's private meeting with similar to the what mr.

Obama held earlier this year with Weinstein.

Company mobile -- Harvey Weinstein right and it -- I love the way to Hollywood reporter writes a clutch there's always a person involved.

Collection of leading entertainment industry exacts as well as town representatives.

-- -- it -- back -- -- -- -- -- -- adults -- -- -- Yes -- right.

Anyway is it not -- what got me let me meeting yesterday.

-- B in Maryland writes -- -- -- operations.

Have been active for years.

But you've got to have donors to get to a billion dollars which is what he -- he was in a race yeah that was that was the big.

And me the number I mean I was -- he did he didn't say he was gonna raise a billion.

The closing -- is three quarter of a billion in 2008.

It was assumed that you can only -- -- and have to go above that.

That may not necessarily be the case and it's not -- targeted goal that they need to raise a billion dollars.

I wanna throw one thing up on the screen before quickly have to -- together -- pulls out and I know our viewers are -- little resistant to how many numbers we put up.

But every Friday we like to take a little into the week look these are Fox News polls.

General election match -- if the election were held today.

Mr.

Obama getting 43% now he got 46 in May.

Mr.

Romney getting 43% he got 39 in May -- you could say he's gotten you know I mean he's clinched.

So maybe it's it's more definitive now but but how do you explain this lied about mr.

Obama and the pick up by mr.

Romney.

Economic numbers.

Job creation job loss first time benefits.

You know it -- been -- -- first.

Eight or nine days hasn't it it's it's been of them -- lousy first nine days in a month starting with last week's jobs numbers and which was June 1 and and then Wisconsin -- is just it's it's just getting very it seemed like things are getting very very.

Wobbly you know he's he's he's human this this is one time.

Undefeated bowl icon.

In in all those bits of art -- that we saw it it.

Did they guilders off the ruse they you know that whatever you were cut it's it's it's this or not there -- -- A lot of thank you Twitter this morning TJ McCormick yeah that we're gonna mention mr.

-- as we had to have David Mercer wrap up.

I want you to talk to me about the surrogate who were out there and maybe they're not really -- -- he got Cory Booker.

But the mayor of of Newark, New Jersey avenue walk back on it on a near hostage looking tape on on YouTube.

I didn't mean what I said about the president block -- got mr.

Clinton who had to capitulate his campaign running press releases.

Like well like there for eight.

As they are -- I can't.

So I'm just wondering what do you do when when you have an end -- and Rendell is another -- every.

Another one who just yesterday was was pretty critical of of mr.

Obama's that maybe Hillary Clinton would have made a better president Harold Ford Edge out Harold Ford junior.

What what about these these people speaking on behalf of the president and really sticking it to -- the same time.

Well I wouldn't characterize -- sticking its own I don't really.

Exactly -- let her at.

At the same time.

Here's what I'd say and that is when it comes to Bill Clinton.

One thing you know as well not only what we see but what we don't see you for sure will not see George W next to.

Mitt Romney throughout this campaign that's one secondly is.

And I'll just wrap it up by saying if you reform Bill Clinton you'll -- for Obama if you -- for George Bush.

Bandit -- before Romney and we'll see how it all comes out November her -- Out didn't try to get a little one and then me that David earth are always good for you.

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