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Originally Posted by ubertuber
host: Thanks for the info. I'll read through it.
I guess my question will be... Is there something wrong with the information he wrote in the article? In the end, I'm more concerned about what was reported than who reported it.
I'll read your links. But I guess it seems (from this article, past news, and my own personal experience around campaigns) that the Dems are eager to jump into special interests' pockets just as the Republicans were happy to be there. Isn't it inherent in the structure and nature of these big parties?
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Isn't this a way of reporting exactly the same thing reported by Solomon and Birnbaum, in the article you posted, but without all of the partisan innuendo?
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/11/us...rssnyt&emc=rss
...and....consider which political party holds the fundraising advantage:
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http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/story?id=2901784&page=1
08 Campaign Cash Race Claims First Casualty
By JOHN HENDREN
Feb. 24, 2007
....Vilsack, who bowed out Friday, had a key home state and a popular anti-war message. The Democrat drew hearty applause when he told Jay Leno on an appearance on "The Tonight Show" that if elected, "We're going to bring our troops home."
"The reality, however, is that this process has become, to a great extent, about money — a lot of money," <b>Vilsack said in announcing his withdrawal from the race. "So it is money, and only money, that is the reason that we are leaving today."
He raised more than $1 million last year. But Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., raised $1.5 million in a single day in Hollywood last week and former Republican Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney brought in $6.5 million in one day last month.</b>
"Money's first and foremost, and the name of the game," said Stuart Rothenberg of The Rothenberg Political Report.
In 1952, the last time there was no incumbent in the race, Dwight Eisenhower won after spending $6.6 million in the general election. Political analysts estimate that by the time it's over this time, the Republican and Democratic nominees will have spent $500 million a piece.
"We're really entering a perfect storm in terms of presidential fundraising that is setting the stage for the most money raised and spent in American history," Commissioner Michael Toner of the Federal Election Commission told ABC News.
With outside spending from political parties, labor unions and special interest groups, Rothenberg and others expect the 2008 race for the White House to cost $2 billion to $3 billion dollars.
It remains largely a mystery how much candidates have raised this year. They don't have to disclose those amounts until the first campaign finance report is due on April 15.....
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Considering Romney's one day fundraising achievment....compared to Obama, I wonder what the advantage a leading republican contender has, when it comes to raising corporate political donations:
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http://www.pollingreport.com/wh08rep.htm
Quinnipiac University Poll. Feb. 13-19, 2007. N=578 Republican voters nationwide. MoE ± 4.1.
"If the 2008 Republican primary for president were being held today, and the candidates were [see below], for whom would you vote?"
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Rudy Giuliani 40
John McCain 18
Newt Gingrich 10
<b>Mitt Romney 7</b>
Duncan Hunter 2
Mike Huckabee 2....
Unsure 15
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