Former Sen. John Edwards may be lagging both in the polls and in fund raising, but he’s gotten the lion’s share of North Carolinians (and Charlotteans) donor dollars.
From Opensecrets.org, here’s a breakdown of where campaign donations from the Charlotte area are going:
John Edwards: $1,423,157
John McCain: $169,240
Barack Obama: $115,734
Mitt Romney: $87,373
Hillary Clinton: $85,610
Rudolph W. Giuliani: $77,000
Mike Huckabee: $36,449
Sam Brownback: $21,450
Christopher J. Dodd: $20,900
Joseph R. Biden Jr.: $14,550
Bill Richardson: $6,450
Tom Tancredo: $5,264
Ron Paul: $2,441
Duncan Hunter: $1,000
Dennis J. Kucinich: $800
Mike Gravel: $10
Total to All Candidates: $2,067,428
This article appears in Apr 18-24, 2007.
Other than the plaintiffs lawyers, who is donating to Edwards?
Perhaps, only his hairdressers know for sure!