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The Republican National Committee pulled in a huge haul last month, raising $14.6 million, the vast majority of which, nearly $9 million, came from donors who gave less than $200, according to a new FEC filing.
It was the RNC’s best February for fundraising since 2004, and its best election off-year February ever.