2008
With all the focus on the 2006 campaign, I thought I'd wrap up the week with a quick peek at what's going on in the 2008 contest. We've got two horses gearing up for that race, U.S. Sen. Christopher J. Dodd and former Virginia Gov. (and Rockville High School grad) Mark Warner.
Dodd heads off to Florida this weekend as he begins his campaign for the Democratic nomination. He's raised about $2.4 million so far. Well behind the front-runners, but not bad for someone who hasn't been in the race very long. He's also hired a half-dozen political veterans and just slapped down the $50,000 to buy Iowa Democratic Party's electronic voter file - a must tool to have if you're serious about competing in the first caucus.
Warner is also among the four early birds to pick up a copy of the Iowa list, and recently added a new member to his leadewrship PAC staff. Jim Jordanhas joined the staff as a part-time senior advisor - at least through the 2006 campaign. Jordan was John Kerry's campaign manager in the early part of the 2004 presidential race.
Warner's fundraising efforts are also going fairly well, raising $8.2 million since last November. Much of that money is being spent on helping Democratic congressional candidates in the 2006 races. To date, $860,000 has been contributed to 108 candidates.
It's still a long way from the start of the 2008 campaign, and neither Warner nor Dodd are polling well in the early polls.
Dodd heads off to Florida this weekend as he begins his campaign for the Democratic nomination. He's raised about $2.4 million so far. Well behind the front-runners, but not bad for someone who hasn't been in the race very long. He's also hired a half-dozen political veterans and just slapped down the $50,000 to buy Iowa Democratic Party's electronic voter file - a must tool to have if you're serious about competing in the first caucus.
Warner is also among the four early birds to pick up a copy of the Iowa list, and recently added a new member to his leadewrship PAC staff. Jim Jordanhas joined the staff as a part-time senior advisor - at least through the 2006 campaign. Jordan was John Kerry's campaign manager in the early part of the 2004 presidential race.
Warner's fundraising efforts are also going fairly well, raising $8.2 million since last November. Much of that money is being spent on helping Democratic congressional candidates in the 2006 races. To date, $860,000 has been contributed to 108 candidates.
It's still a long way from the start of the 2008 campaign, and neither Warner nor Dodd are polling well in the early polls.
posted by Ray Hackett at 2:57 PM
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