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Samuel Stein
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Jul 5, 2007 10:49 AM
No one said wining the White House was going to be cheap. But at the
rate the 2008 presidential race is going, it's becoming increasingly
expensive just to lose. Just take a look at the second quarter
fundraising totals made public earlier this week. As newsworthy as
Barack Obama pulling in more than $32 million dollars in new donations
was Senator John McCain's "disappointing" $11.2 million--a figure that
has some political pros ready to consign McCain's campaign to the obit
desk.
The pundits are pawing through the numbers, trying to
make sense of "what it all means." What it means is, if your name is
Clinton, Obama or Giuliani, you're feeling pretty good. Everyone else,
not so good. And Democrats are feeling better than Republicans: All
told, Republicans were out-raised by Democrats by nearly 50 percent:
$144.3 million to $101.7 million.
So what does it all mean? Take
a look at the numbers of the top candidates and decide for yourself.
This ain't rocket science, after all.
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