Posted by
NOTLEGALROADKILLYET on Sunday, February 11, 2007 4:28:10 PM
It is generally accepted that it will take $100 million to win the Democratic Nomination. If John Edwards is to have a shot, he needs to get a lot of help from his fellow Trial Lawyers.
The Washington Post is
reporting that three candidates, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, and John Edwards are all vying for the trial lawyer's contributions. One fundraiser, Joseph W. Cotchett of San Francisco supported Edwards in 2004, but will be raising funds for all three this year.
Biden is getting significant support because of his efforts to block tort reform (nice guy).
Winning the backing of trial lawyers is a significant coup for Democratic candidates. The 55,000-member American Association for [Occasional]
Justice, which advocates for trial lawyers, ranks fifth on a list of the nation's 100 largest donors since 1989, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. The group's members gave more than $27 million to political candidates during that period, with 90 percent going to Democrats.
I can't claim to be unhappy with this situation. All of these funds will be sucked up and used in the Primary Season. Only one of these folks will be on the ticket.