Meathead’s Candidate

A financial report shows that Hillary continued to work her contributor network at a Ron Burkle event this spring, adding to her $43 million campaign war chest with $4,000 from Billy Crystal, $2,100 from Robert Iger, and $3,200 in smart money from Rob Reiner.

By locking in high-dollar donors early, Hillary pushes likely Democratic candidates toward MoveOn.org-style Internet strategies aimed at smaller donors. And because such grassroots efforts require attention-grabbing positions, those elbows on each side of the fundraising pie may also shift the pack leftward earlier.

It's true -- ask Meathead.