Clinton Campaign Reports $45 Million in the Bank

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Clinton Campaign Reports $45 Million in the Bank
By JILL GARDINER
Staff Reporter of the Sun
July 16, 2007



Senator Clinton ended the first half of the year with $45 million of cash in the bank for her presidential campaign, nearly $9 million more than her leading Democratic opponent, Senator Obama.

The number is noteworthy because Mr. Obama out-raised Mrs. Clinton during the last fund-raising quarter. He raised about $32 million, while she raised $27 million.

A senior adviser to Mrs. Clinton, Howard Wolfson, said last night that $33 million of that $45 million is earmarked for the primary election, while $12 million is slated for the general election if she secures the Democratic nomination. He also said Mrs. Clinton spent just over $12.5 million in the last quarter.

While the 2008 presidential campaigns released their fund-raising figures earlier this month, they had until midnight this morning to submit more detailed reports to the Federal Election Commission.

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Senator Obama, whose fundraising prowess has stunned political analysts, ended the first half of the year with about $36.3 million dollars in cash, and the latest filing shows that he spent more than $16 million between April and June.