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rich man's game...The candidates have amassed their fortunes in a variety of fashions. Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) wrote his way to millionaire status with a best-selling memoir.
Former New York mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani (R) raked in $11 million by trotting the globe giving speeches last year.
I suppose being President can be seen as the ultimate American ambition...
Presidential historians note that, from Theodore Roosevelt to John F. Kennedy to George W. Bush, there is a long record of exceedingly wealthy commanders in chief.
"Celebrity, name recognition, fame, money" -- they all play into the success of campaigns, said historian Robert Dallek.
