The Associated Press looks at the mad fundraising dash for cash by the plethora of people pursuing the presidential nominations of their respective political parties. But after several paragraphs detailing how the likes of Rudy Giuliani, John McCain, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, John Edwards, Bill Richardson and more are trying to bring in as much money before the first reporting deadline in mid-April, the AP notes that fundraising success doesn't always translate into victory when the votes are counted.
Money isn't everything, of course. Sen. Phil Gramm, R-Texas, raised the most money for his presidential campaign in 1995 but dropped out before the New Hampshire primary. And former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean made a fundraising splash in 2003, but came in third in the Iowa caucuses.
Yeah. He's still screamin' about that loss, too.
Money's important, but it's also overrated to some extent. You need enough to sustain a campaign, but all the money in the world can't buy victory if voters don't like you and trust you.
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