A Note About The Note: What's That About Money In '04?
With apologies to our friends at ABC's The Note, there's a fairly glaring omission in their analysis today of Sen. Hillary Clinton's financial prowess. Money matters... but
The candidate that raised the most in the primary (Dean) didn't get the nomination and the candidate that spent the most in the general lost (Kerry). And Kerry outraised Bush from Jan. of 04 through the conventions.
It's impressive that HRC's able to get 400 of her closest friends to sit for a few hours and listen to campaign strategy. But what about Mitt Romney's ability to convince 450 of his closest friends to spend an entire day raising money for him? Or John McCain's stealthy cultivation of Bush mega-donors? Or the Democratic Party's ability to find a small donor base to replace soft money?
Here's another truth: the second quarter of this year matters more than the first quarter, we think.
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