Maybe He’s Running for Vice
Barrack Obama’s fundraising might have slacked off some, but the sheer numbers continue to impress:
Obama is expected to pull in between $18 million and $19 million during the July-September reporting period, according to spokeswoman Jen Psaki — $14 million to $15 million less than his $33 million second-quarter haul. Another Obama supporter, speaking on condition of anonymity, predicted that number could be somewhat higher, “in the low 20s.”
However, there’s also this:
So far, Obama has not been able to translate his fundraising prowess into popularity in key primary states, trailing Clinton by double digits in all early battlegrounds except Iowa.
Is Obama the Phil Gramm of ’08? If you’ll remember, Gramm bragged he held the secret to victory in the ’96 race — “ready money.” Problem was, he couldn’t turn his warchest into actual votes. And unless Obama is willing to buy votes, I’m not sure how he can turn his dollars into the nomination.
Why should he use his own money to buy votes when he can campaign on the notion of using tax money to buy votes.
Politics: The best of both worlds.
A while back Bill Clinton — was it Jay Leno? — that he not only didn’t want to be Hillary’s running mate, but he didn’t think it was constitutional (he’s right, BTW).
What hasn’t been widely reported is that Hillary reneged on an offer to change the name of the #2 office from Vice President to President of Vice.
Told. Told — was it Jay Leno?
Told.