The Clinton campaign's announcement, on April 1st, that it had raised $26m in the first quarter of this year confirmed two things that were already known: that Hillary Clinton is the Democratic front-runner and that the 2008 primary is going to be the most expensive in history. Mrs Clinton's haul is three times the previous record for this stage in the campaign; the primary candidates have collectively raised well over $100m; and the leading candidates are on track to raise $100m apiece for the primary election alone. But the announcement also raised some intriguing questions.
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