Originally posted by Strangelove
Democratic fundraising totals
Sen. Hillary Clinton: $36 million (including the $10 million transfer from her Senate account)Sen. Barack Obama: $25 million
Fmr. Sen. John Edwards: $14 million
Sen. Christopher Dodd: $9 million
Fmr. NM Gov. Bill Richardson: $6 million
Sen. Joe Biden: $2 million
Originally posted by AllianceI believe that Clinton, Obama and Edwards (and maybe others) all chose to refuse corporate or lobbyist contributions, did they not? And yet they were the 1st, 2nd, and 5th highest fundraisers, respectively.
Yay capitalism ermmMany politicians, especially democrats, want publically financed elections.
One would think that it's a good thing.
Originally posted by AllianceI know that Clinton and Edwards did so as well. Not about the capping, but the eschewing of private funding
Yes. They do refuse corporate donations...at least Obama...but I think I've heard the same things. I know Obama has continuously floated the idea of capping campaign sizes and garunteeing equal public funding for candidates who meet basic qualifications.