Posted on 04/01/2007 5:56:01 PM PDT by EagleUSA
WASHINGTON - Two Democratic presidential candidates broke previous fundraising records during the first three months of the year, with Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton setting a high bar of $26 million in new contributions for the quarter.
Former Sen. John Edwards raised more than $14 million since the beginning of the year. Clinton also transferred $10 million from her Senate campaign account, bringing her total receipts for the quarter to $36 million.
Unlike Edwards, Clinton aides would not reveal how much of her total was available only for the primary election and how much could be used just in the general election, if she were the party's nominee. By not breaking down the amount available for the primaries, the Clinton camp made it impossible to assess how much of an edge she actually has over Edwards.
Edwards' aides said about $1 million of his $14 million in contributions could only be used in the general election, should he win the nomination.
Neither Clinton nor Edwards disclosed how much money they spent in the quarter or how much cash they had in hand — numbers that also give clues to the relative strengths of the campaigns.
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Obscene windfall profits.
But it's for the "greater good"....
Aren't you glad McCain-Feingold took all the obscene money out of politics?
The bad news just keeps coming.
Sad thing is, they get to keep this money---after the election is over, whatever's left if hers.
Oh Noes! OMG!! We better give all our money to RINO Rudy's camp right away to counter her heinous or all is lost!!!
Well, who is it that would give money to a identified power-mad Stalinist?? That is the scary question.
Go to DU. If they had jobs I bet they would donate to her.
I guess she wont be needing to invest in "cattle futures."
If you don't give money to Republicans, they smile and shrug. But if you don't give money to hillary, you will be eviscerated if and when she gets into the White House.
I'm sure a lot of corporations and rich individuals will donate to hillary just to get the regulators and the IRS off their backs in case she manages to win. Just look at what clinton did to Bill Gates and Rupert Murdoch because they didn't donate as much as he thought they should.
The Democrats are fighting a war while the Republicans play games.
I wonder, "how many Democrat donators are government employees whose salaries are funded by taxpayers at the local, state, and federal level?"
What's with the "America Loves Hillary" crap on the Drudge headline? I think Matt has a thing for the beast.
not only does she have a huge amount of cash, but she has the weight of the entire MSM behind here - for free, she doesn't even have to buy airtime.
Top fundraiser = Best Whore in the House.
Actually, this whore is the madame/pimp. She extorts money from the hard-working other whores.
very true.
Quick! Someone with HTML smarts post the pick of Shrillary that's #1 on Yahoo right now!
I agree. It should say, The rich love Hillary.
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