skl
10-20-2007, 06:40 AM
U.S. Presidential elections are a year away but the first primaries will be held in January 2008. here's a look at the current status of the field
Democrats.
Sen Hillary Clinton-- leads all polls on the Democratic side both national and state. Has raised 91 million Cash on hand for the primaries 32 million dollars. Is expected to to have an easy victory for the Dem nomination.
Sen Barack Obama is in second place everywhere and falling behind . Has raised 80 million dollars However he also has a war chest of 32 million avialable. He needs to go after Clinton hard and soon.
Fmr Sen. John Edwards third place everywhere and also falling behind. Has raised 30 million with 12.4 million avialble. His best state is Iowa where he's redeployed most of his infrasturcture. If he cant get an upset victory there he's out.
New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson ranks next, he's raised $18.5 million, of which about $6 million is in the bank. Fourth place in the polls he's everyone's favourite choice for VICE-President.
Delaware Sen. Joe Biden and Connecticut Sen. Christopher Dodd reported raising just $2 million and $1.5 million respectively in the third quarter.
Republicans.
Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani has raised 47 million of which 11.6 million is avialable for the primaries. Unfortunately he's also spending huge amounts he raised 11 million from July to September but spent 13 million. If he doesnt control spending he could end up liek Mccain. He's also playing a dangerous strategy, abandoning the early primaries in favour of the big states (NY, California,Florida, NJ) which come later. He currently leads nationally among Rs and in the big states but lags in the earlier states like Iowa and NH.
In Second place nationally is fmr Senator (and Law and Order actor) Fred Thompson . A latecomer to the race he's raised 13 million and has 7 million on hand. His problem is that he leads in the South but nowhere else.
Former Gov. Mitt Romney is the most spendthrift of the candidates, raising about $18.4 million, of which $8.5 million came from his personal bank account and spending 21 million in the third quarter alone. Currently has maybe 9 million the bank. His strategy is the opposite of Gulliani's focusing on the early states (Iowa,Nh,Mich) where he is leading and hoping victories there lead to a bandwagon effect later.
Sen John McCain has managed to stablize finances after disatrous overspending in the summer. He reported raising nearly $6 million. But his cash situation remains precarious despite budget cuts. The two-time presidential hopeful had $3.5 million in cash, but only about $2.3 million of that can be used for primary expenses. He's putting all his eggs in NH where's currently third.
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee has been gaining in Iowa because of his populist message (currently second in the polls) but he hasnt been able to convert that into a fundraising boost. He reported raising just $1 million in the quarter and ending it with about $650,000 in the bank.
The surprise on the Republican side is Rep. Ron Paul, whose anti-war stance is prompting spontaneous giving on the Internet and through direct mail.His campaign reported raising $5.3 million in the quarter -- nearly matching McCain -- for a total of $8.2 million thus far this year. He has $5.4 million in the bank, all of which can be used on primary expenses.
Democrats.
Sen Hillary Clinton-- leads all polls on the Democratic side both national and state. Has raised 91 million Cash on hand for the primaries 32 million dollars. Is expected to to have an easy victory for the Dem nomination.
Sen Barack Obama is in second place everywhere and falling behind . Has raised 80 million dollars However he also has a war chest of 32 million avialable. He needs to go after Clinton hard and soon.
Fmr Sen. John Edwards third place everywhere and also falling behind. Has raised 30 million with 12.4 million avialble. His best state is Iowa where he's redeployed most of his infrasturcture. If he cant get an upset victory there he's out.
New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson ranks next, he's raised $18.5 million, of which about $6 million is in the bank. Fourth place in the polls he's everyone's favourite choice for VICE-President.
Delaware Sen. Joe Biden and Connecticut Sen. Christopher Dodd reported raising just $2 million and $1.5 million respectively in the third quarter.
Republicans.
Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani has raised 47 million of which 11.6 million is avialable for the primaries. Unfortunately he's also spending huge amounts he raised 11 million from July to September but spent 13 million. If he doesnt control spending he could end up liek Mccain. He's also playing a dangerous strategy, abandoning the early primaries in favour of the big states (NY, California,Florida, NJ) which come later. He currently leads nationally among Rs and in the big states but lags in the earlier states like Iowa and NH.
In Second place nationally is fmr Senator (and Law and Order actor) Fred Thompson . A latecomer to the race he's raised 13 million and has 7 million on hand. His problem is that he leads in the South but nowhere else.
Former Gov. Mitt Romney is the most spendthrift of the candidates, raising about $18.4 million, of which $8.5 million came from his personal bank account and spending 21 million in the third quarter alone. Currently has maybe 9 million the bank. His strategy is the opposite of Gulliani's focusing on the early states (Iowa,Nh,Mich) where he is leading and hoping victories there lead to a bandwagon effect later.
Sen John McCain has managed to stablize finances after disatrous overspending in the summer. He reported raising nearly $6 million. But his cash situation remains precarious despite budget cuts. The two-time presidential hopeful had $3.5 million in cash, but only about $2.3 million of that can be used for primary expenses. He's putting all his eggs in NH where's currently third.
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee has been gaining in Iowa because of his populist message (currently second in the polls) but he hasnt been able to convert that into a fundraising boost. He reported raising just $1 million in the quarter and ending it with about $650,000 in the bank.
The surprise on the Republican side is Rep. Ron Paul, whose anti-war stance is prompting spontaneous giving on the Internet and through direct mail.His campaign reported raising $5.3 million in the quarter -- nearly matching McCain -- for a total of $8.2 million thus far this year. He has $5.4 million in the bank, all of which can be used on primary expenses.