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babylonsister Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-05-07 07:20 AM
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Deaniacs open their wallets for '08 hopefuls
Deaniacs open their wallets for '08 hopefuls
By Alexander Bolton
October 05, 2007

Donors who made Howard Dean the Democratic presidential front-runner ahead of the 2004 Iowa caucuses have flocked to Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.), helping him raise more money than any other White House candidate this year, according to a review of fundraising records.

During the first half of 2007, 634 Dean donors contributed $200 or more to Obama’s campaign. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.), Obama’s chief rival, collected such contributions from 413 Dean donors. Former Sen. John Edwards (D-N.C.), who has tried to appeal to the Democrats’ liberal base with fiery rhetoric, collected contributions from 371 so-called Deaniacs.

The three Democratic candidates vying for the lead in the Iowa polls likely have received contributions from more Dean supporters, but an exact breakdown of their funding is unavailable because the law only requires campaigns to report contributions of $200 or more. Nevertheless, the giving patterns of larger donors provides an indication of the allegiances of Democrats responsible for Dean’s surprising surge to the front of the presidential pack in 2003.

The data was derived from a list of contributions made this year by former Dean donors compiled by the Federal Election Commission.

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http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/deaniacs-open-their-wallets-for-08-hopefuls-2007-10-05.html
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msongs Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-05-07 09:02 AM
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1. unfortunately obama is no howard dean nt
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JNelson6563 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-05-07 11:01 AM
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2. None of 'em are.
:toast:
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wyldwolf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-05-07 11:04 AM
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3. someone just recently (on DU) said there was no evidence Deaniacs had moved to Obama
Thanks for the article.

Now if I can just find the 2004 piece connecting Deaniacs and Bill Bradley supporters...
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