Report: Clinton raising cash like a presidential candidate

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WASHINGTON - Democratic Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton is raising money like a presidential candidate even though she’s only running against poorly funded Senate opponents.

The New York lawmaker, a potential 2008 presidential candidate, raised more than $6 million in the first three months of the year, according to papers filed Thursday with the Federal Election Commission.

The $2 million-a-month fund-raising pace gave her $19.7 million cash on hand at the end of March for her Senate re-election.

“It’s mind-blowing. She is raising money at a presidential level,” said Doug Muzzio, a professor at Baruch College in New York.

The two main challengers to Clinton’s bid for a second term each reported less than $500,000 as they vie for the Republican nomination.

Former Yonkers Mayor John Spencer raised $1.1 million during the first quarter of this year and had $340,000 on hand, while Kathleen Troia “KT” McFarland, a former Reagan-era Pentagon official, raised about $200,000 and has $430,000 on hand.


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[saltpoint]

1. No question in my mind that the woman wants to be president.

[unblock]

2. if she's smart, she'll use it to become senate majority leader

and she'd probably be pretty damn good at that job.

[CPMaz]

3. One problem -

the Dems would have to retake the Senate (unless she is switching parties).

I expect the Dems to chip away a little this year, making things close enough so that Dick "Go F**k Yourself" Cheney has to stay close to the Senate that he so loves and respects for when he has to cast a tie-breaking vote.

Not much fun for D.C., but the rest of the country has its fingers crossed.

[AtomicKitten]

4. or more accurately people who give her money want her to be president

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[rasputin1952]

6. I don't think she will be the nominee, although, like most

pols, she is eying the possibility.

Besides, nothing about '08 matters until the mid-term '06 elections take place; that will set the platform for both sides. All of the Hillary talk is a red herring, and built up by the RW to have something to squawk about. Since the GOP has NO ideas or plans that are viable, much less palpable for the public, they resorted to their old standard, bash everyone they can, and avoid discussing anything of substance. The more divisive the individual, as in Clinton, the better they think it is for them. Kind of gets the base acting like screech monkeys.

Just like abortion...does the GOP anti-choice squealers ever bring up abortion while they have power throughout the government...No. They bring it up during election cycles, then drop it immediately after an election. You'd think, if they were serious about this issue, they would have put an amendment forward that would ban it Constitutionally. Surprise, even when they have th power to move that forward, they don't; why, because it is a hot button issue that gets their base motivated. For all of the talk, it will never move forward.

Same thing w/Hillary..."Let's scream about this", because they have nothing but failure in their wake, and they know the public is turning against them in droves. There is NOTHING this neo-con agenda has done that has benefited the nation, absolutely nothing. The neo-con's are just as is bush.

[liberalpress]

7. General Rule of Thumb..

... USUALLY (but not always) anyone who begins a discussion by saying with certainty that Hillary Clinton witll be the Democratic Nominee or the she will be The Next President, is a Republican.

[The Magistrate]

8. What Is Your Basis For That, Sir?

Sen. Clinton may very well be the nominee of the Party for President on '08. She has an extraordinarily skilled and ruthless cadre of political operatitves and a good deal of money. A great many Democrats of the rank and file have affection for her, and are in agreement with her views on the issiues of the day.

[liberalpress]

9. My Basis for that is personal observaton

Working at a consrvative media outlet, I see it all the time. Anytime a politcal discussion comes up about the race for President in 2008, it is always prefaced by saying "Of course, Hillary Clinton is a dead-solid to be the Democrat nominee, but..."

[saltpoint]

10. The GOP isn't exactly going end over end supporting candidates

against Sen. Clinton.

I have a feeling we're looking at a 60-65% re-election percentage in New York.