Posted on 06/11/2007 3:10:26 PM PDT by Sleeping Beauty
Wow! This new (frequently updated) map will let you see just how much as be donated to each candidate and from which zip code the money is coming from. Click on the link below to go there and explore.
Meanwhile, here's a list of the money raised to date:
Candidates (millions of dollars) All Candidates 157.2 Democrats 95.2 Republicans 62.0 Clinton (D) 36.0 Obama (D) 25.7 Romney (R) 23.1 Giuliani (R) 18.0 McCain (R) 14.7 Edwards (D) 14.0 Dodd (D) 8.8 Richardson (D) 6.2 Biden (D) 4.0 Brownback (R) 1.8 Tancredo (R) 1.3 Cox (R) 0.8 Paul (R) 0.6 Hunter (R) 0.5 Huckabee (R) 0.5 Kucinich (D) 0.4 Thompson (R) 0.4 Gilmore (R) 0.2 Gravel (D) 0.1
Explanation: This map summarizes financial information disclosed by each active 2008 Presidential candidate who has reported at least $10,000 in contributions from individuals other than the candidate. Currently, information presented here covers from the start of each campaign through March 31, 2007. The next campaign finance reports are due to be received at the FEC on July 15 and will cover through June 30, 2007. Information from those reports will be updated for national and state maps on the morning after reports are received.
Does the candidate with the most money win?
Which candidate has your state/city/neighborhood given the most money to?
Do you think the Republicans are going to increase giving -- and catch up to the Dems?
Which candidate's big bucks surprises you the most?
Which candidate deserves a lot more money?
Very interesting!
>> Do you think the Republicans are going to increase giving — and catch up to the Dems?
Yes. I think the big guns (or is it big “bundles”?) are holding out to see whether Tweedledee or Tweedledum or Twoodledem or Fred or Duncan gets the nod.
They sure are tight in the Dakotas.
The one thing George W. could do like no other is raise cash. No way Hill or Obama-sama would be outraising him right now.
That was then, this is now.
Duncan Hunter needs money fast if he's going to stay in the race. No wonder he's not showing up on many of the polls.
It looks like the early money by the big players is betting on a Democratic win next year for a number of reasons: the post-World War II pattern of one or the other party switching control of the Oval Office for 8 to 12 year intervals, the unpopularity of the incumbent, sociological changes that favor the Democrats (increased percentages of non-white voters, leftward drift of upper middle income whites and younger whites), the no-win war in Iraq (no-win wars are deadly for parties in power, as Truman and Johnson could attest to). Many of these corporate donors are not ideologically driven; they often contribute to multiple candidates in both the primaries and the general election. Additionally, the looming presence of Fred Thompson is probably drying up potential small dollar contributors who might otherwise support conservatives like Tancredo and Hunter.
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