Democrats lead in U.S. political fund-raising race« Thread Started on Oct 12, 2007, 11:18am » --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Democrats lead in U.S. political fund-raising raceThu Oct 11, 2007 5:02pm By Richard Cowan and Thomas Ferraroread at source> http://www.reuters.com/article/politics ... WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic candidates, hoping to expand their majority in the U.S. Congress and capture the White House in 2008 elections, are way ahead of Republican counterparts in campaign fund-raising, according to figures released on Thursday.Democrats running for president, the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate had raised a total of $313.4 million as of October 5, according to statistics compiled by the Center for Responsive Politics, a nonpartisan group that tracks money in politics.