RENEE MONTAGNE, host: This is MORNING EDITION from NPR News. I'm Renee Montagne.</s>STEVE INSKEEP, host: And I'm Steve Inskeep.</s>STEVE INSKEEP, host: Here's another audio chart to show presidential campaign fundraising.</s>Ms. GLORIA GAYNOR (Singer): (Singing) First I was afraid, I was petrified. Kept thinking I could never live without you by my side...</s>STEVE INSKEEP, host: Yesterday, we looked at Democrats. And today, it's Republicans. We'll play a beat of this song for each million dollars raised. For example...</s>Ms. GLORIA GAYNOR (Singer): (Singing) I will survive...</s>STEVE INSKEEP, host: That's Senator Sam Brownback, who raised just under $2 million. Senator John McCain raised $12.5 million.</s>Ms. GLORIA GAYNOR (Singer): (Singing) I will survive. Oh, as long as I know how to love, I know I'll stay alive...</s>STEVE INSKEEP, host: Which put McCain behind Rudy Giuliani with $15 million.</s>Ms. GLORIA GAYNOR (Singer): (Singing) I will survive. Oh, as long as I know how to love, I know I'll stay alive. I've got all my love...</s>STEVE INSKEEP, host: And Mitt Romney holds a surprising lead with $23 million.</s>Ms. GLORIA GAYNOR (Singer): (Singing) I will survive. Oh, as long as I know how to love, I know I'll be alive. I've got all my life to live; I've got all my love to give. And I'll survive...</s>STEVE INSKEEP, host: That's how Republican candidates stand in raising the money they need to survive.
The money race among Republican presidential prospects is beginning to take shape. Several GOP candidates have now disclosed their first-quarter fundraising totals.