Barack bests well-heeled Hil in hottest money race ever

  • If money were the decider, Barack Obama would be the next Democratic White House nominee - not the once all-but-coronated Hillary Clinton.

    After the first six months of the 2008 White House race, the freshman Illinois senator has catapulted himself past one of the world's most famous women, building a bankroll of $34 million to chase his party's nomination.

    The former First Lady, in spite of getting a running start from her 2006 Senate victory in New York, has $33 million to compete with Obama, according to details released last night.