St. Louis region provides cash, clout to presidential candid

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St. Louis region provides cash, clout to presidential candidates« Thread Started on Aug 27, 2007, 11:47pm » --------------------------------------------------------------------------------St. Louis region provides cash, clout to presidential candidatesBy Jo ManniesPOST-DISPATCH POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT08/26/2007read at source> http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/st....0?OpenDocum entNote: Figures have been rounded. Research by Matthew Fernandes. SOURCE: Federal Election Commission | Post-Dispatch The St. Louis area, long known as Missouri's economic engine, is pumping even more money than usual into the presidential campaigns.Three-quarters of the state's campaign donations for White House hopefuls — Republican or Democrat — had come from St. Louis-area residents as of the end of June, according to federal election data.The local deep pockets help explain why most of this year's visits by presidential hopefuls have been more about collecting cash, and less about spreading messages.