Hillary to raise more money in second quarter than first quarter

[Herman Munster]

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/07/us/politics/07clinton.html?_r=2&hp=&oref=slogin&pagewanted=print&o

Mrs. Clinton raised $26 million in the first quarter of 2007. According to the data, she has received commitments of at least $23.2 million for the second quarter. Several top donors said yesterday that they would take in more checks than they had predicted, at least one by more than $100,000. And with the campaign expecting to raise at least $4 million through the Internet and direct mail, Mrs. Clinton is poised to raise more than her first-quarter total — perhaps considerably more.

“They were expecting only $325,000 in actual commitments from me because I had promised as much as $500,000, but I’m on track to deliver all $500,000,” said Jay Jacobs, a prominent Democratic fund-raiser and party leader on Long Island, who held a dinner with Mr. Clinton on May 5. “I’m not going to be embarrassed and explain that I tried but didn’t succeed with $500,000.”

Mrs. Clinton’s top fund-raising lieutenants say that the goal of the Clintons — who are described as deeply involved and deeply competitive on the fund-raising front — is to exceed the first quarter’s $26 million by a comfortable margin. Doing so, these donors and her political advisers say, would telegraph to party insiders, the news media and voters that Mrs. Clinton is building political momentum after her performances in two televised debates and her campaign appearances this spring.

“We are on target to have the largest second-quarter fund-raising total in Democratic Party history,” said Howard Wolfson, a Clinton campaign spokesman. “There were many questions raised about whether we would be able to match our first-quarter effort. We will.”

[illinoisprogressive]

1. But, Barack is expected to outraise her by a mile. and he doesn't have Bill helping

[TeamJordan23]

2. And Obama raising more for the Primary and...

staying away from Lobbyists

[William769]

3. He needs something, she is out pacing him in the polls also. NT

[rinsd]

4. We shall see. Obama's campaign is denying that HuffPo story (nt)

[Colobo]

5. Clinton is trying to higher his expectation and lower hers

[Dawgs]

13. Or, Obama is trying to lower his own expectations by denying it.

[MGKrebs]

6. Jeebus, I thought it would "only" take $50 million to win the primary.

it might take $100M.

[Le Taz Hot]

7. And all this $$$ is considered

a good thing. So sad. And we wonder why this country is going the way of the Roman Empire.

[StudentsMustUniteNow]

8. It's sad that we see this mentality even on DU

of all places.

[MGKrebs]

9. Who considers it a good thing?

I think most everybody hates it except those who profit from it: consultants, TV stations and networks, etc.

Candidates dislike having to raise all this money, and we dislike having to pay more and more for our candidate to have a shot.

[Le Taz Hot]

10. Well, almost all of these candidates

are current office holders. If they hate it so much, why aren't they sponsoring public financing legislation?

Let's get real here. They don't hate it. The big money gives them contact with big power which, in turn, gets them elected to ensure continuance of the status quo. Party affiliation notwithstanding.

[StudentsMustUniteNow]

11. AMEN!

Well-said.

[MGKrebs]

17. I'm sure you are right.

Any candidate who isn't sponsoring public election financing legislation loves raising money all the time. Especially somebody like Obama who is allegedly getting most of his money from small donors, which is more work.

[Just-plain-Kathy]

12. Not to change the subject, but this got me thinking...

The other day on the View, "right-winger" Elisabeth was praising Hillary based on the ""fact"" that Hillary was able to raise more money than another dem candidate.

EH spoke how "wonderful" it is that Hillary's getting her donations from people -and not corporations.

We all know this is a lie. It's Hillary who is backed with corporate money and it's Obama who's getting more money from individuals.

For what reason would a RW pundit (who has always hated the Clintons), lie to make Hillary look better?

Do they want Hillary to win the primary because they feel she'll be easy to beat in a presidential election? Or, is it because if the GOP stole another election, they could easily say that Hillary was too "polarizing" to win?

:tinfoilhat:

[MGKrebs]

14. We only get two choices for our answer?

[ElizabethDC]

15. Well, I don't know how often you watch the View

but yesterday or the day before Elisabeth was going on and on about how much she didn't like Hillary and wouldn't vote for her even though she would like a woman president, because Hillary doesn't represent her, etc.

Additonally, Elisabeth isn't anything close to a pundit - that would require some sort of knowledge.

[Just-plain-Kathy]

18. Since Rosie left, I only turn it on for bakground noise...n/t

[THUNDER HANDS]

16. If this was a horerace...

then Hillary would be Hard Spun, who raced out to a huge lead at the Kentucky Derby, and Obama is Street Sense, who sat back in the field and waited for the right time to make his move.