SPTimes: Charlie Crist trails Marco Rubio in fundraising, but has much more in the bank
Charlie Crist got swamped by rival Marco Rubio in the latest round of their fundraising battle for U.S. Senate, but Thursday’s reporting deadline revealed a major upside for Crist: He has about twice as much cash on hand as Rubio — $8.2 million to $4.4 million. The numbers take a bit of the shine off Rubio’s record-breaking $4.5 million haul for the past three months. In comparison, Crist raised $1.8 million, which exceeds the $1.1 million from the last period,…