BEST PRESIDENT MONEY CAN BUY?

Banking on Becoming President

After six months of fundraising, the candidates for president in 2008 have already raised more than $265 million. No presidential money chase has ever started so quickly. By some predictions, the eventual nominees will need to raise $500 million apiece to compete--a record sum. To find out where all this money is coming from, explore the options to the left. The next campaign finance reports are due to the Federal Election Commission by October 15, covering July through September.

Democratic Candidates
Candidate	Home State	Q2 Raised	Q2 Spent	Total Raised	Total Spent	Cash on Hand	Debts
Clinton, Hillary	NY	$27,021,358	$12,769,306	$63,075,927	$17,849,095	$45,226,832	$3,026,522
Obama, Barack	IL	$33,120,440	$16,042,388	$58,912,520	$22,648,832	$36,263,688	$922,848
Edwards, John	NC	$9,097,495	$6,485,422	$23,129,158	$9,785,203	$13,343,954	$333,586
Richardson, Bill	NM	$7,090,278	$4,983,067	$13,339,633	$6,209,949	$7,129,684	$61,104
Dodd, Chris	CT	$3,280,384	$4,384,580	$12,076,091	$5,697,820	$6,378,271	$0
Biden, Joe	DE	$2,451,180	$2,517,654	$6,461,745	$3,691,828	$2,772,442	$0
Kucinich, Dennis	OH	$757,035	$707,653	$1,117,566	$902,355	$213,269	$0
Gravel, Mike	AK	$130,510	$99,866	$238,745	$207,604	$31,141	$64,716

Republican Candidates
Candidate	Home State	Q2 Raised	Q2 Spent	Raised	Spent	Cash on Hand	Debts
Romney, Mitt	MA	$20,997,715	$20,739,814	$44,432,350	$32,310,796	$12,121,554	$8,945,028
Giuliani, Rudy	NY	$17,599,292	$11,222,806	$35,629,265	$17,303,045	$18,326,220	$0
McCain, John	AZ	$11,591,044	$13,071,657	$25,328,694	$21,926,631	$3,224,428	$1,783,523
Brownback, Sam	KS	$1,425,767	$1,798,493	$3,321,965	$2,861,729	$460,236	$0
Paul, Ron	TX	$2,369,453	$539,517	$3,009,997	$655,142	$2,354,855	$0
Tancredo, Tom	CO	$1,466,188	$1,474,791	$2,807,879	$2,209,606	$598,451	$15,000
Hunter, Duncan	CA	$814,417	$874,042	$1,352,941	$1,140,014	$212,927	$0
Huckabee, Mike	AR	$765,873	$702,622	$1,310,753	$873,584	$437,169	$31,045
Thompson, Tommy	WI	$486,555	$504,631	$890,398	$768,750	$121,648	$127,434

Source: http://www.opensecrets.org/pres08/index.asp