Chris Cillizza at The Fix is reporting that Mitt Romney’s ‘Free and Strong America‘ PAC has nearly doubled what Sarah Palin’s ‘Sarah PAC’ has generated in the first 6 months of the year.

Here’s the scoop from Chris Cillizza:

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney leads the way in terms of fundraising by potential 2012 Republican candidates. Romney showed nearly $1.4 million raised through his Free and Strong America PAC at the end of May.

Palin’s showing is, however, a sign that she can raise cash at the national level and that she will be a player in the 2010 midterm elections if she, as expected, chooses to involve herself in downballot races.

It is all the more impressive given the chaos that surrounded her operation — and herself — over the first half of 2009. If Palin can spend her time out of office organizing a serious national effort, these numbers suggest the financial support is out there to help her.