Who's getting Pennsylvania cash for '08?

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http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07112/780047-176.stm


Who's getting Pennsylvania cash for '08?
Sunday, April 22, 2007

By James O'Toole, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette



Mario Lemieux and Ed Rendell were often at odds during the negotiations over a new arena for the Pittsburgh Penguins, but they're on the same team in the presidential sweepstakes, lining up among the early Pennsylvania donors to the campaign of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton.

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Despite the appearances of a few big names, the Federal Election Commission filings show that Pennsylvania hasn't been a major player in the money race so far. And the Pittsburgh region in particular has barely opened its checkbook.

Mrs. Clinton has the early lead in the state, raising $455,126, a relatively small fraction of the $35 million she has collected nationwide. According to an analysis of the FEC data by the Center for Responsive Politics, Sen. Barack Obama recorded the second-largest volume of Pennsylvania receipts, with $417,433. Former Sen. John Edwards has raised $354,485.

The greatest GOP total, but only the fourth highest overall, was the $267,600 raised by former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani. He was followed by Sen. John McCain, $218,468; and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, with $106,800.

[Ruzicka Nemchinov]

1. Wow, Lemieux a Democrat

I thought Lemieux would be a Republican after the Democratic administration in Pittsburgh and Harrisburgh were basically fucking around with him from 1999 to 2007 to get a arena deal in place to save my beloved Penguins and since in 1999 he donated to Rick Santorum, but this is cool campaigning for Clinton, it will pissef off alot of hardcore penguin fans, most of them diagusted of Democrats in the city.