Edwards needs to show the money [View All]

[oberliner]

WASHINGTON - He's well positioned in early polling and organization, but
John Edwards will have to raise some quick cash if he wants to remain in the top tier of contenders for the Democratic presidential nomination.

The former North Carolina senator has collected no donations for a presidential campaign, while three Democratic rivals have more than $10 million in their political accounts.

Fundraising prowess will be one of the chief factors in separating the leaders in a long list of candidates for the White House. The slate is filled with experience, drive and ideas for governing, but there's a limited amount of money available to go around.

Edwards' ability to raise millions of dollars quickly helped separate him during the 2004 presidential campaign, and his team is hoping to surprise skeptics again after announcing a new run for the presidency early in 2007.

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