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ELECTION 2008 Previous Volume 359:1313-1315 September 25, 2008 Number 13 Next

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The 2008 U.S. presidential election is already the most expensive ever, with overall fund-raising surpassing that for the 2004 contest and the Democrats holding a large lead in the money race. As of the end of July 2008, all presidential candidates had reported receiving more than $1 billion in total contributions. Senator Barack Obama of Illinois, the Democratic candidate, had reported $389.4 million, a record amount and more than twice the $174.2 million reported by Senator John McCain of Arizona, the Republican candidate (see table).

View this table:   Fund-Raising by Presidential Candidates, January 2007–July 2008.

 
As the election approaches, health care has . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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Dr. Steinbrook (rsteinbrook@attglobal.net) is a national correspondent for the Journal.

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