Posted on 07/16/2005 12:07:47 PM PDT by Tumbleweed_Connection
In a Senate race that could have affect the 2008 presidential contest, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton raised more than $6 million between April and June.
Federal campaign reports filed by Senate candidates Friday showed the former First Lady, a New York Democrat, had $12.6 million cash on hand at the end of last month, even though as yet she has no clear opponent.
Manhattan lawyer Edward Cox, a son-in-law of former President Richard Nixon, has begun preparations to challenge Clinton, and Republican Party officials also are courting Westchester County District Attorney Jeanine Pirro as a possible challenger.
Patti Solis Doyle, executive director of Friends of Hillary, said she expects "very well-funded opposition next year."
Clinton's first campaign for Senate in 2000 smashed fundraising records, as she and her Republican opponent, then-congressman Rick Lazio, together spending about $80 million.
A strong showing in next year's Senate race could give added momentum to Clinton's early frontrunner status among possible Democratic candidates in the 2008 presidential race. A bruising contest could slow her down.
Other closely watched Senate races are in Pennsylvania, where incumbent Republican Rick Santorum is facing a challenge from the son of a former governor, state treasurer Robert P. Casey Jr., and in Florida, where Rep. Katherine Harris is challenging Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson.
Santorum raised $3.6 million in three months and reported $5.7 million cash on hand to Casey's $1.6 million cash on hand.
Harris ended June with $406,808 cash on hand to Nelson's $5 million.
Your heading says $12.6 BILLION...I did a double take.
Title error
Gee...if only the Dems could raise that kind of money to eradicate the deficit they keep whining about...
You scared the snot out of me!
"Hillary Clinton Re-election Fund Has $12.6B"
well we might as well give up. hard to fight 12.6 billion!
WOW! Yor headline scared the bejeezus out of me. It says 12.6B (billion). Glad to see it's only 12.6M (million)!
I'd ask the mod to correct the 12.6 "B" headline.
If it's a title error, it's an error that NewsMax made. Their headline does indeed read "Hillary Clinton Re-election Fund Has $12.6B."
The error is Newsmax's fault
That's got to put a dent even in Uncle George's(Soros) change purse.
The thing I remember about Bob Casey, Sr. is that he got bumped to the top of an organ transplant list.
Wouldn't it be nice if the bank with 12.6B of her money went belly up (say, major fraud), the whole thing got tied up in the investigation, and finally - few years too late - she was refunded FDIC insurance limit - 100K? One could dream...
I guess the White House silverware wasn't the only thing she sneaked out with.
Saturday, July 16, 2005 1:41 p.m. EDT
Hillary Clinton Re-election Fund Has $12.6B
In a Senate race tha.......
well, it probably does if you include the networks and their free advertising
Me too! The only reason I opened this thread!
Also there is a new show on in the fall to help get the public used to a female president. I personally would not be surprised to see her taking the next oath of office. There are enough gullible and stupid people in this country that she could possibly do this.
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