Politics / Mitt Romney 2012 Team Romney Raised $170M Last Month And kicks off $50K 'Republicanpalooza' this weekend By Neal Colgrass, Newser Staff Posted Oct 15, 2012 2:54 PM CDT Copied Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney campaigns in front of The Golden Lamb Inn and Restaurant in Lebanon, Ohio, Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) Riding high on his first debate performance, Mitt Romney has more good news: His campaign raised $170 million last month, nearly matching Obama's killer $181 million haul, the New York Times reports. What's more, Romney's campaign is hosting a 3-day donor retreat at the New York Waldorf-Astoria hotel this weekend. Donors get to attend a gala reception dinner and see comedian Dennis Miller, but will be asked to work the phones too. Entrance fee for “Republicanpalooza”: $50,000. (More Mitt Romney 2012 stories.) Report an error