The Republicans have reported their fundraising numbers for the last quarter. Rudy Giuliani is in with $11 million, Mitt Romney raised $10 million, Fred Thompson a little more than $9 million and down the line John McCain raised $6 million and Ron Paul $5 million.
A lot of people will focus on the $100 million edge Democrats have over the Republican field – Sen. Clinton has raised $90 million, which is almost as much Giuliani and Romney have raised… combined.
The bigger story, however, is this – the continued political fast by Christians. They are simply not giving this go round… to anyone. They aren’t even giving to Mike Huckabee or Sam Brownback, the most clearly Christian of all the candidates.
I am increasingly curious whether this fast, this abstinence from the 2008 race, will change – even if Sen. Clinton wins the Democratic nomination and evangelical political leaders try and whip up a “the sky is falling” campaign against her.