Wednesday, February 06, 2008

How much is your candidate worth?

According to Kate Phillips at The New York Times, Hillary Clinton loaned her campaign $5 million during the month of January. Since, as the article reports, Clinton has maxed out her primary donors (individuals can contribute up to $2300 per election-- and the primary is separate from the general), and may consider another loan to help with the February and March primaries. This tactic helped Senator Kerry to win the nomination in 2004.

While reading about this, I found the net worth of the Presidential Candidates. From Salon and Think on These Things:

Candidate

Net Worth

Mitt and Ann Romney $202 million
John and Elizabeth Edwards $54.7 million
Rudy Giuliani $52.2 million
John and Cindy McCain $40.4 million
Hillary and Bill Clinton $34.9 million
Fred Thompson $8.1 million
Barack and Michelle Obama $1.3 million

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