GOP's Round One: Romney Beats Giuliani

AP JIM KUHNHENN April 2, 2007 11:32 AM

Republicans Mitt Romney and Rudy Giuliani joined the Democratic presidential candidates in reporting unprecedented fundraising numbers on Monday, with Romney declaring he raised $23 million during the first quarter, and Giuliani saying his donations totaled $15 million.

Both numbers blew away prior GOP presidential fundraising standards, while Romney's figure put the former Massachusetts governor in competition with Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., who on Sunday reported raising $26 million between Jan. 1 and March 31.

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