Published on TheHill.com on April 18, 2007.
All the polling and analysis of the 2008 presidential primaries neatly bifurcate their consideration into partisan categories. In the Democratic primary, Clinton, Obama and Edwards face off, while in the Republican contest, the polls take measure of Giuliani, McCain, Romney and, depending on their assumptions, Gingrich and Fred Thompson. […]
Hillary and Rudy will be most affected by public reaction to these social issues.
There has been a sudden and highly significant shift in the Democratic Presidential race: Hillary Clinton is rapidly losing her frontrunner position to Barack Obama as her negative ratings climb.
According to the Gallup poll, most Americans don’t like Hillary Clinton and the number of people who view her negatively has been steadily increasing ever since […]
Joe Biden’s Presidential Committee paid $24,252 to the law firm of Oldaker, Biden & Belair LLP, where his son R. Hunter Biden is a partner. Biden only raised about $2.5 million during the first quarter.
Where’s Ron? Last month, Ron Burkle, Bill and Hillary’s uber-fundraiser, held a gala event for Hillary’s Hollywood supporters at his Malibu mansion. He’s also listed as one of her 84 bundlers – the people who solicit other donors and collect their checks.
But apparently Ron forgot to make a contribution himself – he’s not listed anywhere […]
Mark Penn, Clinton’s Georgetown/DC pollster who is the ‘Worldwide President and CEO of Burson-Marsteller’, the mega public relations and lobbying firm, made two contributions to Hillary Clinton for $2300.00 each. Curiously, Penn’s address is listed as Miami, Florida, 33140 and his occupation as CEO of Penn & Schoen.
No mention of Burson-Marsteller.
Published in The New York Post on April 17, 2007.
Bill Clinton defined the March 31 financial filings as the “first primary” as he exhorted donors to do their utmost to lift his wife to the winners’ circle. Now the results are in - and Sen. Barack Obama is the victor by a wide margin.
• Obama, Hillary have $19 and $22.5 million available for the Democratic primary
• Rudy and Romney each have about $12 million available for the Republican primary
• McCain HAS ONLY $3.3 MILLION
