Republican presidential hopeful Jeb Bush already has so much capaign cash in a super PAC that supports him has reportedly asked his biggest donors to limit themselves to giving $ 1 million each . At least during the current fundraising quarter that ends March 31 . Insiders told The Washington Post that Bush is telling his super-wealthy supporters to put a cap for the moment on the high-dollar checks they write to his Right to Rise super PAC . Super PACs can collect unlimited money from individuals and corporations , and spend it to support candidates , as long as there 's no 'coordination ' with their campaigns when the spending happens . Bush reportedly met with a group of powerful financiers in New York in the final days before he decided to launch the PAC . SCROLL DOWN FOR VIDEO . SLOW DOWN : Jeb Bush 's inner circle is reportedly telling high-dollar donors to set a $ 1 million cap on their donations during the first 2015 fundraising quarter . RETAIL CAMPAIGNING : Bush is trying to do his share of meet-and-greet events with ordinary people , like this group he addressed Monday in Las Vegas , so Americans do n't think of him as another Mitt Romney . Bush advisers , the Post reported , are becoing concerned that the former Florida governor mgiht get a reputation as a tool of big business and the rich , and want instead to stress his independence and ties to far more small-dollar contributors . The perception that 2012 Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney was a detached , wealthy candidate who identified most with America 's ' 1 per cent ' was among the factors leading to his defeat . The PAC 's first campaign finance report is due to the Federal Election Commission on April 15 , and the story it tells may determine whether Bush 's expected candidacy is plagued with similar accusations . Bush is expected to turn in a report showing tens of millions of dollars collected . Almost no one else in the potential Republican field is thought to have the capacity to match his fundraising juggernaut . New York real estate tycoon Donald Trump is one exception . His own wealth could fund a super PAC independently , but a Trump aide has told Daily Mail Online that he would embrace a retail campaigning strategy as well . 'This campaign is about much more than money , ” GOP fundraiser Howard Leach told the Post . 'They need substantial funds , but they don ’ t want the focus to be on money . ' Bush spokeswoman Kristy Campbell did not immediately respond to a request for comment , and declined to offer a statement to the Post . The Post noted that some of the $ 1 million donors are likely to becoe repeat contributors once Bush 's campaign is formally launched . Big names Bush has visited on fundraising swings include Las Vegas casino legend Steve Wynn . He 's in the middle of an aggressive national criss-cross designed to bulk up his campaign cofferd in what his aides have described as a 'shock and awe ' campaign . Its success could discourage others with less access to big money from running against him . MONEY TROUBLE : FOrmer House Speaker Newt Gingrich , seen las tmonth at the COnservative Political Action Conference , was criticized in 2012 for taking $ 15 million for his super PAC from a casino magnate . SUPER PAC : Bush 's political action committee can raise unlimited amounts of money from individuals and corporations . Romney 's super PAC raised $ 12 million in the first fundraising period after it was launched during the last election cycle . Bush 's effort could dwarf that . But casino money has gotten at least one Republican presidential candidate in trouble before . In 2012 former House Speaker Newt Gingrich got a public black eye because of a $ 15 million cash infusion from gambling titan Sheldon Adelson . In that same year , the Post notes , former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum benefited from large donations made by investor Foster Friess . Santorum is expected to run again in 2016 . The Bush circle 's caution to their richest contacts 'shows they are disciplined and appreciate that the dominance of a few key people early on is not a productive thing for the campaign or for Jeb Bush , ' Republcian fundraiser Rick Hohlt told the Post .
The Washington Post reports insiders say Bush does n't want to give Americans the impression that he 'll be beholden to the super-rich . He has n't yet announced his candidacy but launched a super PAC that will support him if and when he runs for president . Comment: