According to a recent New York Times article, throughout his career in politics, Pence has benefited from his connections with deep-pocketed conservative donors Charles and David Koch. The Koch brothers have said they will likely stay out of the presidential race, and instead focus their monetary might on Senate and House races.
Even if the Kochs don’t get involved in the top-of-the-ticket contest, Pence’s relationships with that larger network of donors could prove helpful to the campaign. Trump’s fundraising efforts have been spotty at best. The latest campaign finance data reveals Trump has brought in about $64.5 million and spent a little over $63 million.
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The next round of campaign finance data, which covers financials from June, will be made public July 20. But keep your eyes peeled for the data that gets released in August, since that will cover fundraising totals from July — and could reveal the impact Pence has on the ticket.
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