Comments on: Is Clinton In or Not In? http://www.robhyndman.com/2007/01/20/is-clinton-in-or-not-in/ any technology distinguishable from magic is not sufficiently advanced Wed, 03 Dec 2008 21:35:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Rob Hyndman http://www.robhyndman.com/2007/01/20/is-clinton-in-or-not-in/#comment-45812 Rob Hyndman Mon, 22 Jan 2007 19:36:26 +0000 http://www.robhyndman.com/2007/01/20/is-clinton-in-or-not-in/#comment-45812 Interesting - but as I understand it she is already far ahead of anyone else in $ commitments and has foregone matching funds to avoid the application of donation limits. If true, it would suggest that $ are not the issue. Do you know what her $ situation is, Mark? Interesting - but as I understand it she is already far ahead of anyone else in $ commitments and has foregone matching funds to avoid the application of donation limits. If true, it would suggest that $ are not the issue. Do you know what her $ situation is, Mark?

]]> By: Mark Federman http://www.robhyndman.com/2007/01/20/is-clinton-in-or-not-in/#comment-45810 Mark Federman Mon, 22 Jan 2007 19:23:23 +0000 http://www.robhyndman.com/2007/01/20/is-clinton-in-or-not-in/#comment-45810 The formation of an exploratory committee is the legal step that must be taken to enable a potential candidate to begin to raise funds. Since a presidential run costs on the order of $100 million these days (and consider the American myth of "anyone" being able to grow up and become president in light of that number), massive fundraising is the prelude to an official entry to the primary season. A potential candidate is only "in" if s/he can raise the bucks. The formation of an exploratory committee is the legal step that must be taken to enable a potential candidate to begin to raise funds. Since a presidential run costs on the order of $100 million these days (and consider the American myth of “anyone” being able to grow up and become president in light of that number), massive fundraising is the prelude to an official entry to the primary season.

A potential candidate is only “in” if s/he can raise the bucks.

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