Team Romney boasts of raising $112 million in first half of October

Romney senior adviser Kevin Madden said:

In first half of October alone, @mittromney effort raised $111.8 million. #RomneyRyan2012

— Kevin Madden (@KevinMaddenDC) October 25, 2012

And Romney spokeswoman Andrea Saul tweeted, with a little extra emphasis:

BOOM: In first half of October alone, @mittromney effort raised $111.8 million. #RomneyRyan2012

— Andrea Saul (@andreamsaul) October 25, 2012

If that pace keeps up, the Romney campaign would be on pace to dwarf previous fundraising efforts by either campaign.

The Romney campaign raised $170 million in September, nearly matching President Obama’s $181 million haul and far surpassing his previous record, an August effort that brought in just under $112 million.

September was the second consecutive month that the president has bested Romney in fundraising, reversing a trend from earlier in the summer that saw the Republican nominee regularly besting the incumbent president.