Edwards predicting big second-quarter drop-off

[Herman Munster]

http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/edwards-predicting-big-second-quarter-drop-off-2007-06-22.html

Former Sen. John Edwards (D-N.C.) is expecting a significant drop-off in campaign contributions for the second quarter that might look like a pittance compared to the dollar amounts Democratic rivals Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton (N.Y.) and Barack Obama (Ill.) are expected to raise.

Though it would not be unheard of for a campaign to try and lowball its fundraising expectations, an e-mail to supporters from senior adviser Joe Trippi, of Gov. Howard Dean’s 2004 campaign, tells Edwards’s fans the campaign is two-thirds of the way to its goal of $9 million for the quarter.

That would give Edwards a $6 million rake with nine days to go. And even then, the campaign would realize $5 million less than it did in the first quarter.

An Edwards campaign official said the goal for the campaign from the outset has been to raise $40 million total to compete in the first four primary or caucus states.

“We were never going to raise $25 million in the second quarter,” the aide said, alluding to the giant sums expected of Clinton and Obama. “They’re pretty much more based on their celebrity. We are based on the early four states strategy, and we need $40 million to do that.”

[illinoisprogressive]

1. that is ashame. Maybe he will do well this week.

[GreenTea]

2. I'm going to contribute....Has to be done or the DLC, media & repulicans will ram...

Hillary & Obama right down our throats...Get real, there's not ever going to be a President Obama...but the republicans want us to believe its so...Hillary is their choice and get the real threat, John Edwards out of it ASAP!
http://johnedwards.com/splash/

[ddeclue]

3. I'm in for another $250.00 - who will match me!

Doug De Clue
Orlando, FL

[JI7]

4. this might not be too bad a thing

remember he has Joe Trippi now and Trippi might have learned from 2004 to focus on more than just fundraising goals. especially so early on.

[smalll]

5. This is good news/ bad news for Obama -

The good news: it'll be John "Fading" Edwards rather than Barack "Fading" Obama from now on.

The bad news: Barack will have to go back to being "Hussein."

[draft_mario_cuomo]

6. Except that polls are showing Edwards recovering lost ground

In the end the voters will decide this. Edwards only needs enough money to get his message out. He doesn't need $100 million.