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"Why are the frontrunners raising so much money? Is it because they have the best ideas?
Hardly. Clinton is raising her money in big chunks from many of the same business interests that backed George W. Bush. Obama has a broader pool of givers and he too, is attracting a good deal of so-called "establishment" money…
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….. Edwards, in contrast, has taken strong stands and attracted a substantial number of small contributors. Unfortunately for Edwards, many of his strong stands challenge corporate power in ways that neither Clinton or Obama has done.
As a result, Edwards does not attract the "cushion" of wealthy, Wall Street-tied donors that the frontrunners enjoy.”
Money Shouldn't Talk In Presidential Race
July 8, 2007, The Nation, written by John Nichols
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