Bachmann July Haul Shy of Q3 2010 Pace

Michele Bachmann made headlines Tuesday by issuing a press release on her campaign site that she raised more than a $1 million from July 1-25 – a period during which she was at the center of a controversy regarding letters she sent to various department heads asking for an investigation of the infiltration of Muslim extremists in the federal government. While such a haul is impressive, it is actually not on pace with her Q3 2010 fundraising tally during her record-setting campaign last cycle. During that 92-day period, Rep. Bachmann raised $5,443,750, or $59,171 per day. While Bachmann did not give her official tally for the 25-day period, a $1 million haul works out to $40,000 per day, or about a third less of her 2010 Q3 daily average.