Election 2008: July 2007 Archives

Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards brings his campaign to the San Fernando Valley today _ at least the part where he hopes to boost his fundraising effort in the state.

Coby King, long-time Valley Democratic Party activist, is one of the co-hosts of the event at his West Hills home, with buy-ins starting at $500 and then going up to $1,000 to take part in the VIP reception. Donors are limited to a maximum of $4,600 for the primary and general elections.

In a note to potential supporters, King wrote: "I cannot stress to you how important it is that we do everything we can to make sure John is our nominee."

Edwards has been trailing in his California effort behind Sens.Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama _ who have most of their time courting Hollywood money.

The siren song of presidential politics is calling out once again to Attorney General Jerry Brown.

Brown, whose own presidential ambitions used as much technology as possible (he was the first to use a 1-800 phone in for contributions) has submitted his own video question for Monday's YouTube debate, asking them on what they would do to reduce greenhouse gases.

Brown’s YouTube video challenge comes after he sent a letter to each major candidate asking for support of a measure giving states greater power to cntorl emissions from vehicles.

The full letter follows.

With the cost of a presidential campaign spiraling ever higher, candidates are working tirelessly to rake in every dime as early as possible. But because federal law limits any one individual donation to a candidate to $2,300 for the primary cycle, the presidential hopefuls increasingly have to wonder: Is the pool of donors big enough to feed the pace of this election? U.S. News and World Report.

As of June 30, with more than six months to go before a vote is cast in New Hampshire, the 19 announced candidates had raised $295.8 million among them, with over 80 percent of that going to the six candidates—three in each party—who lead in the polls.