Cain Raises $2.8 Million During Third Quarter

By Ethan Klapper

Updated: October 15, 2011 | 12:37 p.m.
October 15, 2011 | 12:29 p.m.

TONI SANDYS, POOL/AP

Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain participates in a presidential debate at Dartmouth College in Hanover, N.H., on Tuesday.

Herman Cain raised $2,813,341.52 during the third fundraising quarter, according to documents filed with the Federal Election Commission.

The Cain campaign spent $1,967,152 during the quarter, which runs from July 1 to Sept. 30. The race's new frontrunner has $1,333,778.56 in the bank. The campaign is $675,000 in debt.

The FEC report indicates that Cain's fundraising has picked up in recent months. An earlier report, amended on Saturday, indicated that he raised $2,567,499.87 between Dec. 27 and June 30.

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