Edwards lags in academia

Submitted by ryanteaguebeckwith on December 17, 2007 - 12:45pm.
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John Edwards came in fifth in fundraising among academics.

According to an article in the Chronicle of Higher Education ($), the former North Carolina senator raised one-sixth as much money from college professors and administrators as Sen. Barack Obama.

Obama's $2.1 million haul made him the clear favorite. Sen. Hillary Clinton came in second with $1.6 million, followed by former Gov. Mitt Romney with $563,795 and former Mayor Rudy Giuliani with $461,925.

Edwards came in fifth with $351,261. 

Not surprisingly, he raised the most from employees of UNC-Chapel Hill, which gave $34,575. Law professors were also particularly generous.

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