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Show me the money: How the presidential candidates and Super PACs are spending money

By NBC's Anna Tuman and Natalie CucchiaraThe February totals are in for the presidential campaigns but where’s all the money going?

By NBC's Anna Tuman and Natalie Cucchiara

The February totals are in for the presidential campaigns but where’s all the money going? Today’s Deep Dive takes a closer look at FEC filings from the Romney, Gingrich, Santorum and Obama presidential campaigns to see where big campaign money is being spent.

Check out the top five expenditures (disbursements) for the each of the campaigns and top Super PACs in the past month below, and for a full report watch Chuck's Deep Dive segment from today.

 

Newt 2012 (largest disbursements):1. INFOCISION -- 488,493.292. Moby Dick Airways LTD -- 200,200.003. PATRIOT GROUP -- 174,979.814. GINGRICH, NEWT -- 156,360.685. SOUTHWEST PUBLISHING -- 149,491.49

WINNING OUR FUTURE1. Norman B Cummings (consultant/research) -- 135,000.002. Gregg A. Phillips (consultant/strategic planning) -- 30,852.003. Richard Tyler (consultant/media) -- 26,977.944. Rebecca Burkett (consultant/exec. management) -- 23,505.125. VHH Consult, LLC -- $11,734

MITT ROMNEY1. AMERICAN RAMBLER PRODUCTIONS LLC --3,493,868.372. SJZ LLC -- 1,634,509.003. FLS CONNECT LLC -- 1,140,663.494. TARGETED VICTORY -- 1,135,000.005. SCM ASSOCIATES INC. -- 446,513.32

About each group:American Rambler Productions: company that manages Romney’s advertising, production and media buyingSJZ LLC: consulting groupFLS Connect: helps campaigns with fundraising, voter & constituent contact and dataTargeted Victory: Republican digital strategic consulting firmSCM Associates Inc.: Republican fundraising and direct-response firm

RESTORE OUR FUTURE1. NMB Research (survey research) -- 449,000.002. TargetPoint Consulting (survey research) -- 95,250.003. Visa BankCard Center (Credit Card Payment) -- 8,813.324. Groundwork Communications (research) -- 8,572.005. Black Rock Group LLC (communications, consulting) --  3,004.99

RICK SANTORUM1. BRABENDER COX -- 3,289,063.762. MDI IMAGING & MAIL -- 628,104.373. THE PROSPER GROUP -- 604,182.394. EMOTIVE LLC -- 565,612.115. NEW STREAM MARKETING STRATEGIES INC -- 418,651.00

About each group:Brabender Cox: PR/Media firm for campaigns (owned by chief Santorum strategist John Brabender) MDI Imaging and Mail: mail production firmThe Prosper Group: makes websitesEmotive LLC: online marketingNew Stream Marking strategies Inc.: advertising/marketing firm

RED WHITE & BLUE FUND1. American Viewpoint (public opinion research) -- 79,560.002. Global Intermediate LLC (voter ID phone calls) -- 67,757.843. Stuart Roy (media relations services) -- 10,000.004. SRCP Media (advertising production costs/consultant shipping expenses) -- 6283.225. Piryx, Inc. (Credit Card Processing) -- 4060.18

BARACK OBAMA1. Bully Pulpit Interactive LLC -- 2,957,819.642. AB Data -- 2,680,127.733. ADP -- 1,139,157.794. Blue State Digital, LLC -- 353,403.365. Perkins Coie -- 317,707.53

About each group:Bully Pulpit Interactive LLC: marketing groupAB Data:  fundraising groupADP: human resources/payroll servicesBlue State Digital, LLC: online fundraising group.Perkins Coie: attorneys

PRIORITIES ACTION USA1. PayChex, Inc (payroll) -- 68,054.892. Shorr Johnson Magnus (production costs) -- 37,158.003. Peter D. Hart Research Associates (pollster) -- 28,000.004. Paul Begala (consultant/strategist) -- 20,000.005. GSG Communications (website maintenance) --10,000.00