Subject: POLITICO's Morning Score, presented by Pandora: Full FEC roundup — Louisiana rivals slam Vitter over debate restrictions
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Date: Fri, 16 Oct 2015 08:04:03 -0600

By Elena Schneider | 10/16/2015 10:02 AM EDT

With Theodoric Meyer and Kevin Robillard

The following newsletter is an abridged version of Campaign Pro's Morning Score. For an earlier morning read on exponentially more races - and for a more comprehensive aggregation of the day's most important campaign news - sign up for Campaign Pro today. (http://www.politicopro.com/proinfo)

FEC FILING DAY, THE AFTERMATH - "Cash-rich Clinton towers over the GOP field," by POLITICO's Shane Goldmacher: "Republican and Democratic presidential candidates hauled in an enormous $144 million in the third quarter of 2015 but the vast majority of the money flowed into only a handful of campaigns, leaving the 2016 race distinctively stratified into the haves, the have-notes and the hopeless. Hillary Clinton paced both parties, ending September with $33 million in the bank. But her chief challenger, Bernie Sanders, was close behind with $27.1 million on hand, and he touted raising another $3.2 million since this week's debate. No other Democrat had as much as $1 million in their coffers."

- "Of the sprawling 15-candidate Republican field, the latest Federal Election Commission filings show just five contenders with the kind of $10 million-plus treasury that most political operatives consider necessary to mount a serious national campaign: Jeb Bush, Ben Carson, Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio and, on the basis of his ability to tap into his much-bragged about personal wealth, Donald Trump. Only one other GOP candidate, Carly Fiorina with $5.5 million, had more than $3 million in campaign cash remaining." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=d339682c255afbf4e823a0f7b3d256ce21529f2981c915f421d70452f270281a

THE FULL RUNDOWN -

Ben Carson: $20.8 million raised ($25,000 in candidate loan); $14.2 million spent; $11.3 million on hand. 
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush: $13.4 million raised ($405,000 in debt); $11.5 million spent; $10.3 million on hand.
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz: $12.2 million raised; $7 million spent; $13.8 million on hand.
Carly Fiorina: $6.8 million raised; $2.2 million spent; $5.6 million on hand. 
Florida Sen. Marco Rubio: $5.7 million raised; $4.6 million spent; $11 million on hand.
Ohio Gov. John Kasich: $4.4 million raised; $1.7 million spent; $2.6 million on hand.
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie: $4.2 million raised ($246,000 in debt); $2.8 million spent; $1.4 million on hand. 
Donald Trump: $3.9 million raised; $4.2 million spent; $255,000 on hand. 
Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul: $2.5 million raised ($365,000 in debt); $4.6 million spent; $2,124,155.52 on hand.
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee: $1.2 million raised ($133,000 in debt); $1.4 million spent; $761,000 on hand.
South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham: $1.1 million raised; $2 million spent; $1.7 million on hand. 
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal: $579,000 raised; $832,000 spent; $261,000 on hand.
Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum: $388,000 raised; $393,000 spent; $227,000 on hand.
Former New York Gov. George Pataki: $154,000 raised ($20,000 in candidate loan); $348,000 spent; $14,000 on hand.
Former Virginia Gov. Jim Gilmore: $106,000 raised ($43,000 in candidate loan); $71,000 spent; $34,000 on hand.

AND NOW, THE DEMOCRATS: 

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton: $30 million raised ($647,000); $25.8 million spent; $25.8 million on hand.
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders: $26.2 million raised; $11.3 million spent; $27.1 million on hand. 
Former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley: $1.3 million raised; $1.8 million spent; $806,000 on hand.
Larry Lessig: $1 million raised; $442,000 spent; $574,000 on hand. 
Former Virginia Sen. Jim Webb: $697,000 raised; $380,000 spent; $317,000 on hand. 
Lincoln Chafee: $15,500 raised; $60,000 spent; $285,000 on hand. 

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Days until the 2015 election: 18. Days until the 2016 election: 389.

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MONEY MATTERS - "Trump not exactly self-funding his campaign," by POLITICO's Ben Schreckinger: "Donald Trump often says that he does not get enough credit for self-funding his presidential campaign. But as his recent financial disclosure reveals, he is not funding most of it. Instead, the majority of his campaign funding comes from donors. This quarter, the campaign received 73,942 'unsolicited donations' totaling about $3.7 million, according to a release from the campaign. That accounts for most of the $5.8 million the campaign has taken in to date. Trump has contributed to financing his campaign through in-kind gifts and loans. In the third quarter, he made about $100,000 in in-kind
 contributions to his campaign." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=d339682c255afbf410e52be3380298394a81a699cd0e72778645c385c918a465

- "Jeb Bush slashes campaign salaries," by POLITICO Florida's Marc Caputo: "Jeb Bush's campaign slashed hundreds of thousands of dollars in salaries over the last three months as the struggling candidate's fundraising machine slowed to a more middling pace, new campaign-finance reports indicate. ... At least 64 Bush staffers have had their salaries cut or their positions changed to reduce their income, compared with the second quarter of the year when Bush announced his candidacy. The resulting savings, averaged out on a weekly basis, could reach $900,000 per quarter, according to a POLITICO analysis of the campaign's payroll. The cuts have ranged from the small for some staffers ($12 a
 week) to large reductions for four of the top campaign chiefs, each of whom took a $75,000 pay cut." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=d339682c255afbf474cb9a9285a67de2a49ce86899ebe152a82c58c1ce410b96

- "Walker was nearly broke when he quit," by POLITICO's Alex Isenstadt: "Prior to dropping out of the Republican primary last month, Scott Walker was on the path to be being broke, campaign finance filings released on Thursday reveal. At the end of last month, Walker reported having less than $1 million in his bank account - a small fraction of what many of his rivals, including Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio, had. Even struggling Rand Paul reported having more than double the Wisconsin governor. Those close to Walker say his cash-on-hand figure is still on the path downward, with expensive campaign vendor costs still coming in the door. In the end, Walker's campaign spent much and raised
 relatively little." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=d339682c255afbf4a7e55ce37263bee5211522ac72987cf1f432374d94a6cdea 

AIR WAR, IN NEW HAMPSHIRE - A conservative advocacy group, led by Steven Law, who manages American Crossroads, will go up with a week-long, $100,000, radio ad, starting on Saturday, defending GOP Sen. Kelly Ayotte on women's issues, WMUR reported. http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=d339682c255afbf4dbbab735b974cac565d8d0766949956153cdbc5782011fb3 

FIGHT NIGHT - Other candidates slam Vitter for debate restrictions, by the Baton Rouge Advocate's Elizabeth Crisp in Ruston, La.: "Louisiana Tech University hosted a debate among the four major candidates for governor Thursday night - one of the few televised debates Republican U.S. Sen. David Vitter has agreed to participate in ahead of the Oct. 24 election. But there were no students in the crowd to see it - no crowd at all, actually. The debate had no live audience, a point that Vitter's opponents, Democratic state Rep. John Bel Edwards and Republicans Lt. Gov. Jay Dardenne and Public Service Commissioner Scott Angelle, each labeled 'ridiculous' and 'disturbing."' The debate was held in
 an athletic facility adjacent to Tech's football stadium. Media covering the event, many of whom had to pass through multiple checkpoints to enter the facility, were allowed only in a separate room with a spotty video feed. Following the debate, Angelle, Edwards and Dardenne met with reporters, but Vitter did not. All three speculated that Vitter's campaign was behind the lack of live audience and media viewing room." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=d339682c255afbf401a741033424c2cfd50170f1a8a5bd917ee95024d65fcfed

CALIFORNIA 2018 GOV RACE - Former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti lead in a new Field poll of possible 2018 gubernatorial candidates, where voters said whether they would be inclined to vote for them. Villaraigosa was also the most divisive choice, where 42 percent said they would support him, while 44 percent said they were not inclined to vote for him. The poll surveyed 1,002 respondents by phone, with a margin of error of plus or minus 4.5 percentage points. Read more here: http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=d339682c255afbf4d1bf84e7f979fc7f85106f49e7f9603c7cdecce485ba3dc1 

PRESIDENTIAL SPEED READ - "Carson's not-so-crazy book tour," by POLITICO's Katie Glueck: "Ben Carson is taking weeks off from his presidential campaign to promote his book, with profits going to his pocket, and seasoned Republicans are incredulous. But the Republican candidate's book tour strategy isn't as crazy as it sounds, and early-state activists - even those baffled by his strategy - say it's unlikely to seriously impact his poll numbers, at least for now. "If he does it right, it can just enhance the campaign," said former House Speaker Newt Gingrich ...The key, he said, is to structure book stops as an extension of the campaign: "You've got to put them together so they reinforce
 each other. Don't go to a great book town [if it doesn't help the campaign]," Gingrich said. While Carson plans to hawk books in some liberal cities, like Austin, the broader calendar makes sense." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=d339682c255afbf4928f8beb220a7cbd66d3a404681f7ae308c125d4e8dbeb7f 

CODA - QUOTE OF THE DAY: "If we don't have opening and closing statements, CNBC can go f--- themselves." - Chris LaCivita, an adviser to Sen. Rand Paul's campaign, on negotiations over the next GOP presidential debate http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=d339682c255afbf49ebc4a8014399dcda007fc065225b8458145c925c914ebb5

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