Fundraising
The ability of candidates to raise money plays a major role in elections today. Fundraising for the 2008 Presidential Election is expected to top one billion dollars for the first time in history. Serious candidates will likely raise in the hundreds of millions of dollars each.
Second Quarter 2007 Fundraising Totals
Barack Obama led the 2nd Quarter in fundraising by raising about $32.5 million. About $31 million of that money can be used in the Primary Election with $1.5 million available for the General Election if Obama wins the Democratic nomination.
Hillary Clinton who led the fundraisng in the first quarter raised $27 million in the latest quarter good for 2nd place behind Obama.
Rudy Giuliani led Republican candidates by raising about $17 million.
Mitt Romney led was second among Republican candidates by raising about $14 million.
John McCain struggled again with fundraising. He raised about $11.2 in the second quarter. McCain's dissappointing numbers led to a number of campaign staffing cuts.
John Edwards raised about $9 million.
Bill Richardson raised about $7 million.
First Quarter 2007 Fundraising Totals
The first quarter of 2007 ended March 31st and the results are in. Hillary Clinton led all candidates by raising about $26 million. Mitt Romney lead Republicans with a strong $20.6 million.
This chart shows what the major candidates raised in the first three months of 2007.
