WI Gov. Scott Walker’s campaign has raised a whopping $13 million to fight off the recall:
The Republican governor raised the millions from 125,926 contributions between Jan. 17 and April 23, according to his campaign finance report. His main Democratic challengers — Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett and former Dane County executive Kathleen Falk— brought in far less than Walker in the Jan. 1 through April 23 reporting period.
Barrett said he raised $831,508, including $750,000 he brought in during the first 25 days of his campaign. His campaign has $475,500 cash on hand. Falk, meanwhile, announced she has raised $977,059 since she entered the race in January. The two Democrats are running in the May 8 primary, along with state Sen. Kathleen Vinehout and secretary of state Doug La Follette, for the chance to face off against Walker in the recall general election set for June 5.
Walker spokesperson Ciara Matthews said in a statement, “We continue to see strong grass-roots support for Gov. Walker, his bold reforms, and his plans for moving Wisconsin forward.” The campaign pointed out that 96,292 of its contributions since January were $50 or less.
Walker has raised more than $25 million since January 2011 and has more than $4.8 million cash on hand.
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