The first quarter money race roared to a record-breaking finish with Sen. Hillary Clinton setting the pace for both parties and blowing through every previous benchmark with a $26 million take for her 2008 presidential bid.Clinton, whose campaign said the booty between Jan. 20 and March 31, also has $10 million left over from her Senate race, raising the bank to $36 million.
"We are completely overwhelmed and gratified by the historic support that we've gotten this quarter," said Clinton campaign manager Patti Solis Doyle.
That compares to an estimated $21 million raised by Sen. Barack Obama, who is running second behind Clinton, and $14 million raised by Sen. John Edwards, who is in third place and rounds out the top tier of the Democratic candidates for the White House.
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