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In May, the Obama camp had its highest burn rate (113%), raising $39M and spending $44.5M....but still has $109M in the bank about 3 hours ago via TweetDeck
But when you add all outside groups (Super PACs, 501c4s), Team Obama and Team Romney are tied at $73M each on.msnbc.com/KlkIjy about 4 hours ago via TweetDeck
The power of outside groups: Obama camp leads Romney camp in general elex ad spending, $61M to $14M about 4 hours ago via TweetDeck
Obama camp: We're going to be outspent by Romney and conservative outside groups on.msnbc.com/KlhNHw about 4 hours ago via TweetDeck
RT @samsteinhp: Romney not releasing the name of his bundlers is an issue for precisely this reason wapo.st/M4Bk21 about 8 hours ago via TweetDeck
RT @DavidCornDC: VIDEO: What would it look like if super-PACs and dark-money groups existed in #GameofThrones? mojo.ly/MvpRW9 about 8 hours ago via TweetDeck
RT @frankthorpNBC: The House Oversight Committee hearing to hold AG Eric Holder in contempt of Congress has begun. about 10 hours ago via TweetDeck
@LiberalPhenom Last month, we had whites at 73%, and Obama's lead was +4 about 10 hours ago via TweetDeck in reply to LiberalPhenom
@LiberalPhenom Per the '08 exit polls, 74% of the voters were white; Bloomberg has it at 67%. That's the diff b/w 13pt lead and 6-8pts about 10 hours ago via TweetDeck
@NOWTYIE Not saying it's going to be TPaw; just saying that folks should be paying more attention to him about 10 hours ago via TweetDeck in reply to NOWTYIE
Also in First Thoughts: Team Obama's two new TV ads, Romney boxed in on immigration, trying to pressure Merkel, and contempt for Holder? about 11 hours ago via TweetDeck
If it's not going to be Rubio, who will it be? As we've said before -- and Politico says today -- don't lose sight of Tim Pawlenty about 11 hours ago via TweetDeck
The reasons: Experience, late endorsement of Romney, opposition research file that some in Team Romney know plenty about about 11 hours ago via TweetDeck
First Read: Why Rubio probably won't be Romney's VP pick on.msnbc.com/M6uwmR about 11 hours ago via TweetDeck
RT @AlexNBCNews: Front page of the Des Moines Register today -- Romney. #decision2012 instagr.am/p/MD2ODrTAg7/ 8:15 AM Jun 19th via TweetDeck
@jonathankappler Greenville/New Bern was No. 11 (1734 pts), Greensboro No.14 (1698), Raleigh-Durham No. 18 (1515) 6:42 AM Jun 19th via TweetDeck in reply to jonathankappler
feliciasonmez Haha RT @kasie: Romney kicking off last day of bus tour in MI w/ Gov. Rick Snyder. "One tough geek?" Romney asks. "Nerd! I'm sorry, nerd." 6:32 AM Jun 19th via Twitter for iPhone Retweeted by mmurraypolitics and 4 others
@DeeinColumbiaMD It's still early and other polls will be coming out. B/c of that, needed some type of qualification. Thanks for reading! 6:28 AM Jun 19th via TweetDeck in reply to DeeinColumbiaMD
GarrettNBCNews The parade of surrogates continues in Michigan, where Governor Rick Snyder (killer twitter handle @OneToughNerd) joins Romney this AM 6:17 AM Jun 19th via TweetDeck Retweeted by mmurraypolitics and 3 others
And if Rubio isn't on the shortlist, is it possible that the Romney campaign isn't going to vet a minority Republican? 6:19 AM Jun 19th via TweetDeck

Name Mark Murray
Location Washington, DC
Bio Mark Murray is the senior political editor for NBC News, as well as an avid fan of the University of Texas Longhorns