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Richardson Fundraising Heats Up

Posted Jun 30, 07 6:57 PM CDT in US,  Politics 

(Newser) – Democratic contender Bill Richardson raised $7 million in the second quarter of this year, beating  his first quarter take, the AP reports, and giving him a solid fourth place in the competition for funds. The New Mexico governor, who has benefited from clever advertising, has also gained in polls in early states Iowa and New Hampshire.

Front-runner Hillary Clinton raised an estimated $27 million this quarter—a record for a Democrat—with challenger Barack Obama expected to match or exceed her total. John Edwards, whose campaign has enjoyed an outpouring of funds in recent days in response to an unusually nasty attack from conservative pitbull Ann Coulter, raised $8.6 million.

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Democratic Presidential hopefuls (L-R) Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., Sen. Joseph Biden, D-Del., New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, former Sen. John Edwards, D-N.C., Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill. and Rep. Dennis...   (Associated Press)
Democratic presidential hopeful New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson greets the audience before a discussion on the campus of Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, Friday, June 22, 2007. (AP Photo/Kevin Sanders)   (Associated Press)
New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, and Democratic presidential hopeful waves to the crowd after a talk in San Jose, Calif., Tuesday, June 12, 2007. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)   (Associated Press)
New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, and Democratic presidential hopeful, laughs during a talk in San Jose, Calif., Tuesday, June 12, 2007. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)   (Associated Press)
New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson and Democratic presidential hopeful gestures during a talk in San Jose, Calif., Tuesday, June 12, 2007. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)   (Associated Press)
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