ASA HUTCHINSON (file photo) Credit: Brian Chilson

Oof, former Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson just can’t seem to get his presidential campaign off the ground.

His polling numbers typically begin with a zero. And his fundraising hasn’t been much better.

According to his campaign’s latest filing, Hutchinson raised $666,781.19 between July 1 and September 30. He had $325,287.14 cash on hand.

By comparison, Donald Trump raised about $24.5 million during the same period, Ron DeSantis about $11.2 million, Nikki Haley about $8.2 million, Vivek Rameaswamy about $7.4 million, Tim Scott about $4.6 million, Chris Christie about $3.8 million, Mike Pence about $3.4 million and Fightin’ Doug Burgum about $3.4 million.

Still, Hutchinson soldiers on.

It’s all over but the soft-spoken, stern lecturing.

David Ramsey is a contributing editor for the Arkansas Times and the Oxford American. You can follow his writing at his Substack blog/newsletter, Tropical Depression.