The initial numbers are in: $23 million (which includes a $2.35 million loan from Romney himself). The significance of this number is that is was ALL funds for the primary, none for the general campaign, unlike most of the other candidates who are raisinig money for both, and therefore have artificially inflated numbers.

Hillary seems to understand her numbers won't appear as big as they initially do because her campaign won't release how much of her $26 million was for the primary and how much for the general election. At least Edwards was honest enough to say that of his $14 million, $1 million of it was for the general election.

It will take an amazing fundraiser to beat Clinton, and I think Romney, throughout his career, as established himself as someone with that talent, and the willingness to innovate. One more reason he's the GOP's best hope to keep the White House from returning to the Clintons.