During her Senate re-election campaign, Hillary spent $41 million to beat an unknown candidate

[ProSense]

The Democratic Daily, a liberal Web site, accused Mrs. Clinton of “blowing a shameful $36 million” on a shoo-in campaign. The only other Senate candidate to come close to her spending level was Senator Rick Santorum, Republican of Pennsylvania, who spent about $24 million unsuccessfully defending his seat.

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Yet the way she spent the money troubled some of Mrs. Clinton’s supporters, many of whom have been called on repeatedly over the years to raise and give money for Bill Clinton’s two presidential campaigns, his legal expenses, his library, his global antipoverty and AIDS-fighting program and now his wife’s political career. One Clinton supporter said it would become harder to tap repeat donors if it appeared that the money was not being well spent.

Nonetheless, the senator is among the most formidable fund-raisers in her party and could raise a large amount of money quickly if needed.

Since 2001, when she took office, Mrs. Clinton has spent at least $36 million on her re-election. For 2005 and 2006 through Oct. 18, she spent $29.5 million; a final tally will not be available until next month.

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Hillary's 2006 primary opponent: Jonathan Tasini

Republican: Jeanine Pirro


Edited to add Republican opponent.

[TwilightGardener]

1. Fiscal responsibility!

[ProSense]

4. Casey beat Santorum and only spent a third of what Hillary's total. n/t

[Andy823]

2. I don't know about you

But seeing all this money being spent to win the election makes me sick!

It should NOT be the one with the most money that takes it. The money is what corrupts the candidates, and we need to get some election reform that will put public financing into play so every candidate has equal footing in the race.

I heard today that over a half billion dollars has been spent trying to win the nomination of the two parties. Now I think that money would have been much better spent on charity, than dumping it into the "media" that has been telling us who our naminees "will be"!

[TeamJordan23]

3. thanks for this. nm

[Hippo_Tron]

5. Harold Ford, Jim Webb, and Claire McCaskill could've really used some of that money

[Proud2BAmurkin]

6. I'm glad she spent whatever it took to win that seat for Democrats

[ProSense]

8. And then some! n/t

[Tweed]

12. and then some MORE! n/t

[cottonseed]

7. Wow, that is a lot to beat Jeanine Pirro.

You gotta do whatever it takes to win though.

[rinsd]

9. ProSense can't even get his lies straight anymore.

$41M is the total spent in the race.

Hillary had $36M, she transfered $10M to her Prez campaign.

Total spending was $26M, a nice chun of which was spread around to other Congressional campaigns.

[ProSense]

10. rinsd must be dizzy from spinning!

Is that some sort of Rovian tactic, the name thing?

[rinsd]

11. or it could be "r" in "sd"

Nice subject change from your lies.

:eyes:

[ProSense]

14. Oh, you can read the charts and the article, no distraction needed except to defend

Hillary's overspending on a "shoo-in" campaign.

[cd3dem]

13. question: what did John Kerry do with the millions he had left from 2004?

did he give it to Obama? and can he?

[ProSense]

15. Write him or the FEC and ask them. n/t

[rinsd]

16. You can only transfer funds to/from your own campaign.

Otherwise he is limited to I think a $5000 donation like a pac would be.

[Jim Lane]

17. Correction concerning her Republican opponent

Jeanine Pirro announced that she would seek the Republican nomination for Senate. After her campaign fared poorly, however, she dropped out and switched to running (unsuccessfully) for Attorney General. Clinton's opponent (the winner of a contested Republican primary) was , a former mayor of Yonkers.

Spencer wasn't exactly "unknown", as you allege. He had achieved a certain level of distinction even by the rigorous standards of the Culture of Corruption Party: He not only had an adulterous affair while serving as mayor, but he put his paramour on the city payroll. At least Vitter paid for his hookers with his own money.