Mark Jones commented on Gov. Rick Perry’s fundraising efforts in an article in today’s Roll Call. “I think [Perry] is good at getting big-dollar donations; I just don’t know how good he’s going to be at getting the next tier down,” said professor Mark P. Jones, chairman of the political science department at Rice University.
Perry’s Fundraising History Faces New Test
By Eliza Newlin Carney
Roll Call staff writer
Gov. Rick Perry has a Texas-sized reputation as a fundraiser, but it will be put to the test in the Republican presidential primary.
Perry has collected more than $100 million since becoming Texas governor in 2000. His donors there include wealthy real estate, energy and construction executives well-positioned to become “bundlers” who could round up money for him in the primary. As a former chairman of the Republican Governors Association, Perry has donor networks outside of Texas. And many big GOP donors and bundlers have, whether out of dissatisfaction or uncertainty, so far sat out the race. Read the full story here.