Tampa Tribune: Florida Heavily Finances Presidential Camps

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As their campaigns spar over the issue of counting Florida’s Democratic delegates, Barack Obama maintains his edge over Hillary Rodham Clinton in attracting dollars from Tampa Bay area donors.However, Clinton still outpaces both Obama and presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain in raising cash statewide, according to their latest finance reports, which reflect donations through Feb. 29.

The new filings also underscore how Florida – at least through the end of last month – continued to be a fundraising trough for the presidential candidates from both parties, despite the Democratic squabbles about the state’s primary.

Clinton took in $2.1 million during the first two months of 2008, adding to the $6.1 million she already raised in the state in 2007, the new reports filed with the Federal Election Commission show. Among all states, Florida represented Clinton’s fourth biggest source of campaign donations in both January and February.

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