Giuliani Gets a Boost From Vice

Harvard Law professor Larry Tribe, who taught Obama, is among the former Harvard Clintonistas who switched. "This is a place where Bill and Hillary have many friends and strong support," he told me yesterday. "I have been very much in their corner since Bill ran for president." But, he said, many of them are now backing Obama because "he represents promise and possibility. He is every bit as smart as Bill or Hillary. And he is every bit as substantive."

If you followed the media, you would be under the impression that Mitt Romney's money all comes from his Mormon pals in Utah. Actually, the state provided less than 10% of his loot.

What's really startling is how successfully Romney raised money everywhere. Data compiled by the Center for Responsive Politics from public filings show Romney raised the most money of any Republican in 30 states, including California and the Pacific Northwest, and most of the West, Midwest, and New England. Many have questioned how a Mormon will play in the evangelical Christian south, but Romney has so far raised more money than his GOP rivals in Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, Kentucky and Tennessee.

In fact, Romney raised the most money of any candidate, Republican or Democrat, in 16 states. No one else did anywhere near as well in his or her geographic spread. Three months ago, as a former management consultant watching another of the breed run for office, I predicted that Romney's campaign would run like a well-oiled machine. So it is. His only problems are his own occasional gaffes and flip-flops.

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