Jindal lags in early fundraising

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal has raised less than $580,000 during the first seven days of his presidential campaign, a figure that puts him near the bottom of the GOP field.

{mosads}Jindal announced his candidacy only a week before the second-quarter fundraising deadline, so his total isn’t directly comparable to other top-tier candidates’. But he averaged less than $83,000 during each of those seven days.

That’s significantly greater than Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s per-day average of less than $40,000 and slightly less than Sen. Rand Paul’s (Ky.) $83,000 per day average, but far behind the clip of candidates near the top of the polls.

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush raised about $700,000 per day over the two-week stretch between he announced and the deadline, while Sen. Marco Rubio (Fla.) raised about $150,000 per day over the fundraising quarter. Sen. Ted Cruz (Texas) raised about $158,000 each day of his campaign during that timespan.

Jindal ends with $513,715 on hand for the race as he moves into the final few weeks before the first debate. He’s fighting for a spot on the stage, so resources could become very important down the stretch.

While his campaign didn’t announce the results before filing with the Federal Election Commission, he’s the first candidate to have his full paperwork posted online.

Jindal’s candidacy also has the backing of three outside groups that have raised $8.6 million since January, according to the Washington Examiner. The super-PAC Believe Again raised $3.7 million, the nonprofit America Next raised almost $4 million, and the tax-exempt group American Future Project raised $1 million, the Examiner reported.

Updated at 11:27 a.m.

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