Excerpts from MSNBC’s First Read

By: Mark Murray

February 21, 2012

“After his election as Republican National Committee chairman a year ago, Reince Priebus inherited an organization that was more than $20 million in debt and that had lost some of its biggest donors…

“The RNC raised nearly $51 million in the second half — actually outraising the Democratic National Committee over that same period of time…

“The RNC has cut its debt in half — from more than $20 million in January to $11.8 million now…

“‘They want to know we’re making the case [against President Obama and the Democrats] every day,’ RNC Communications Director Sean Spicer tells First Read…”

Republican National Committee

Jan. 2011: $5.7 million

Feb. 2011: $5.3 million

March 2011: $7.2 million

April 2011: $6.1 million

May 2011: $6.2 million

June 2011: $6.8 million

July 2011: $6.1 million

Aug. 2011: $8.2 million

Sept. 2011: $9.3 million

Oct. 2011: $8.5 million

Nov. 2011: $7.2 million

Dec 2011: $11.6 million

Jan. 2012: $10.4 million

Democratic National Committee

Jan. 2011: $7.2 million

Feb. 2011: $7.1 million

March 2011: $6.7 million

April 2011: $14.0 million

May 2011: $10.5 million

June 2011: $12.2 million

July 2011: $6.9 million

Aug. 2011: $5.4 million

Sept. 2011: $14.7 million

Oct. 2011: $8.0 million

Nov. 2011: $6.7 million

Dec. 2011: $8.9 million

Jan. 2012: $13.3 million

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