And so on. The only Democrat with access to those kind of dollars is Al Gore. End of story. The GOP won't make the illegal fundraising allegations stick because both sides of the aisle have more dirty money than Papillon. I'm inclined to pick Bill Bradley, because he's tall.
Tall candidates do really well in the TV era.
Besides, he hasn't done anything for the last few years, so he's prepped for the job. But Bob Kerrey is raising a lot of cash on sheer early hustle, and platform shoes are back in style, so he looks like No. 2 for now. No, I didn't mean it that way. Liddy Dole has an outside shot if she gloms the hubby's Rolodex. Quayle, Bauer, Ashcroft, Kasich, and a half-dozen GOP governors are just kidding themselves.