Edwards leads in Oregon money race

[JohnLocke]

Romney, Edwards Lead In Ore. Money Race
Tuesday, July 17, 2007
Associated Press
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SALEM, Ore. -- Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and one-time North Carolina Sen. John Edwards may be lagging in the national polls of presidential hopefuls.

But the two are handily winning the money race in Oregon, outraising their rivals in the state by margins of about 4-to-1 and 2-to-1, respectively.

According to new figures compiled by the Federal Election Commission, Romney, a Republican, has raised the most money in Oregon so far: $325,010, as of the end of June, just days after he visited the state for a private luncheon with donors.

Edwards, meanwhile, topped the Democratic contenders, with $208,448; he is the only one of the leading Democrats in the race to make a public visit to Oregon so far, with the town hall he headlined in Portland in May.
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So far, Ohio Democratic Congressman Dennis Kucinich has paid the most attention to Oregon, notching three visits. He's also the only presidential hopeful to venture beyond the Portland metro area, with a trip to Eugene, though Edwards has reportedly been airing television ads there.

New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, also a Democrat, has visited Portland for a fundraiser, and Giuliani popped by for a brief meet-and-greet at a downtown Portland deli in June, before heading to Seattle.

There's been no visit yet from Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain, who has so far raised $76,105 in Oregon, though McCain counts the state's most prominent Republican, Sen. Gordon Smith, as one of his supporters.

Clinton, and the other high-profile Democrat in the race, Illinois Sen. Barack Obama, have also not visited Oregon yet, despite raising $126,888 and $116,177 from Oregonians, respectively.
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[illinoisprogressive]

1. That is great. A good boost for Edwards

[waiting for hope]

2. Kick!

[Lefty-Taylor]

3. As a Portland resident, I must say I'm very happy about this. An Edwards-Obama ticket would be ideal

If you haven't yet, check out the articles about Edwards in this month's Esquire. After reading them, you can't help but like and respect the man.