Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley raised more than $11 million in the third quarter of the year, her campaign announced Monday.
Haley has $11.6 million in cash on hand, of which $9.1 million can be spent in the primary, the campaign said in a statement.
That number puts the former UN ambassador and South Carolina governor within striking distance of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, whose campaign said they raised $15 million in the same three-month period, but only had $5 million on hand for the primary.
Haley is still far behind former President Donald Trump, whose campaign said last week that he had raised more than $45 million.
The Haley campaign also reported nearly 40,000 new donors between July 1 and September 30.
“We’ve seen a huge surge in support and have real momentum,” spokeswoman Olivia Perez-Cubas said. “Nikki emerged as the candidate who could move America past the chaos and drama of the past and present, and we have the resources we need to do that.”
Haley and DeSantis face off in second GOP debate.REUTERS
Haley is eyeing a victory in South Carolina, her home state.AP
The former South Carolina governor has also seen an uptick in the polls following a pair of solid performances in the two Republican debates held so far.
The Real Clear Politics average shows Haley polling at 7.2% nationally, ranking third behind DeSantis’ 12.6% and Trump’s 57.4%.
Haley’s campaign has focused on the early voting states of Iowa and New Hampshire, and is especially hoping to win in her home state of South Carolina.
The only female candidate in the GOP race recently engaged in a social media spat with Trump, who called her “bird brain.”
Haley has insisted the title is evidence that the 45th president views her as a serious threat to the party’s nomination.
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