What’s It Worth To You?
Posted by: Brent James on March 12, 2008 Hot Issues •
How much does it cost to stay in the presidential race? As someone with campaign experience will tell you – “a whole lot more.” All I know is, if I was running low on cash, I wouldn’t be able to use personal funds to extend my opportunity. And even if I did, that might only keep me in the contest for an extra five minutes.
Contributions are just about everything. Remember last year when John McCain’s campaign was strapped? He was performing poorly and many suggested he would soon be left on the sidelines. Now look at him. His campaign is sitting in the enviable position of saving money while his Democrat opponents burn through their millions.
Numbers reported for February show that Barak Obama raised $55 million to Hillary Clinton’s $35 million. McCain’s campaign declined to disclose February figures and Ron Paul’s are unknown though he is thought to have $8 - 10 million on hand. And we still have nearly eight months to go.
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