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In reply to the discussion: Sanders Surges, Clinton Sags in U.S. Favorability [View all]Divernan
(15,480 posts)78. Bill Clinton's net worth in 2013 was $80 million; John Kerry's was $125 million
Since we all know the Clintons left the White House "dead broke" according to HRC's own words, we see that Bill went from zero to $80 million in just 12 years. At that rate, he'll catch up to John Kerry by 2020.
About Bill Clinton
The 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001, with an estimated net worth of $80 million.Bill Clinton give speeches around the world, often for over $100,000 a speech.
Earnings 2013 $80 Million
Clinton roughly earned $106 million from his speaking engagements from 2001 to 2013
http://www.therichest.com/celebnetworth/politician/president/bill-clinton-net-worth/
You may own a Ferrari, you lucky One Percenter, you! But I live within a mile of the Heinz Family Estate in Fox Chapel, PA, so have long been familiar with that family - and a wonderful and generously philanthropic family it has always been and remains to this day. Upon John Heinz's tragic death, the Heinz fortune went into trust funds for his wife and their three sons - John, Chris and Andre.
Teresa Heinz Kerry's personal fortune is reportedly worth as much as $1.2 billion, stemming from her earlier marriage to former Pennsylvania Sen. John Heinz III, who died in 1991 in a helicopter crash. Much of John Kerry's own wealth comes from his own family trusts. Worth as much as $125 million according to his disclosures, Kerry had been the wealthiest U.S. senator until he joined the Obama administration last month.
Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2013/02/heinz-buyout-john-kerrys-portfolio-could-grow-with-mega-deal-87671.html#ixzz3gtqalwCK
So that is why I have nothing against John Kerry in regard to his wealth. He inherited it - he did not raise it at a rate of 6.5 million a year by trading in on his past political office or his wife's anticipated future political office. Whatever happened to the honorable concept of "public service"? You know, where people worked hard at their professions and accumulated enough wealth to then devote their knowledge & experience to their country by holding public office.
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"the percentage viewing him unfavorably has risen, up eight percentage points to 20%. "
Tarheel_Dem
Jul 2015
#16
Nope. It's actually the "right wingers" where BS draws his greatest support.
Tarheel_Dem
Jul 2015
#28
Thanks for the advice, but are you sure we really want to discuss "perceptions"? n/t
Tarheel_Dem
Jul 2015
#47
So....wouldn't having conservative support make him more electable in the general election?
LiberalLovinLug
Jul 2015
#91
May I say how hypocritical I find your comments? This board has spent tons of bandwidth....
Tarheel_Dem
Jul 2015
#103
We aren't talking about "moderate Republicans", but then you knew that. Nice try.
Tarheel_Dem
Jul 2015
#151
Personally, I don't give a shit who these "conservatives" are. The past 7 years have been spent....
Tarheel_Dem
Jul 2015
#155
FAVORABILITY rating "surges" from 12 to 24%? That means that 76% still don't look at him...
George II
Jul 2015
#2
That is why Hillary's friends at the DNC are slow-walking the debates.....
virtualobserver
Jul 2015
#8
first you say "he's not going to win many primaries if no one has heard of him."
virtualobserver
Jul 2015
#11
The first nationwide organizational meetings for Bernie's volunteers is July 29.
JDPriestly
Jul 2015
#49
and it is the job of Hillary's friends at the DNC to push the debates as far back as possible n/t
virtualobserver
Jul 2015
#51
They will. Tell Webb and O'Malley about name recognition. They need it more n/t
arcane1
Jul 2015
#27
People don't vote "favorable" or "unfavorable", they vote. And being ahead by 40% in most polls....
George II
Jul 2015
#108
Against Sanders, her closest competitor, she's averaging mid 50s vs. mid teens - that's a 3-fold...
George II
Jul 2015
#109
The poll suggests no such thing unless you believe Ben Carson will be the next president
DemocratSinceBirth
Jul 2015
#115
Yet she is still beating Sanders 56-19 and Bush 51-46 in the freshest poll available
DemocratSinceBirth
Jul 2015
#122
If support is linear the senator will win the nomination by universal acclamation by February...
DemocratSinceBirth
Jul 2015
#125
Another way to look at the same numbers: Bernie's unfavorables are higher than everyone else's
pnwmom
Jul 2015
#13
What will they say about Sanders that he hasn't already responded to very well?
JDPriestly
Jul 2015
#50
The American people will judge that. I don't think that name-calling will fly with much of
JDPriestly
Jul 2015
#56
I know but what you mentioned are all things the current admin has started or with the
Sunlei
Jul 2015
#58
The programs need to be broadened and widened so that there is enough money to fund this
JDPriestly
Jul 2015
#77
Didn't one of Clinton's hench-women call him something similar? McCatskill, I think. nm
rhett o rick
Jul 2015
#63
IL Duce. Bernito Sandersini! Such similarities esp. the posturing! Nacional Sozialism, right.
appalachiablue
Jul 2015
#118
"Bernie's head is now a bit above water as Clinton's Ferrari has slowed down a bit"
cosmicone
Jul 2015
#19
"Clinton'sFerrari"-Luxury Foreign auto made 4 millionaires-Freudian slip there, Skippy!
Divernan
Jul 2015
#48
Bill Clinton's net worth in 2013 was $80 million; John Kerry's was $125 million
Divernan
Jul 2015
#78
Liberals — and Democrats overall — like Clinton far more than they do Sanders.
NYC Liberal
Jul 2015
#21
Hillary is a liberal Democrat who has been fighting for progressive causes for decades.
NYC Liberal
Jul 2015
#59
a couple more billion dollars on republican attacks and they may drive mrs clinton into single digit
Sunlei
Jul 2015
#31
Senator Sanders is a great Senator, I love his style. I just hope his entire past is squeekie clean,
Sunlei
Jul 2015
#36
lol, theres that almost 47% of republicans who show up in every poll. romneys magic number always
Sunlei
Jul 2015
#39
Isn't it, the more YOU see the headlines on your cell phone, the more YOU don't like her?
Sunlei
Jul 2015
#42
She did her job well, President Obama made an excellent appointment. Kerry is awesome too.
Sunlei
Jul 2015
#74
Well, let's see...a year ago she was at 58% in the polls and today she's at.....57%
brooklynite
Jul 2015
#69
Well, from your way of calculating, Bernie jumped from 12% to 24% in 3 months. There are
Cal33
Jul 2015
#82
I couldn't find the post in which I read the statistics quoted in my previous post, but here's
Cal33
Jul 2015
#90
Her strategy of keeping her head down is working so far. She just has to hang on. nm
rhett o rick
Jul 2015
#64
Barack Obama has been a consequential and transformational president
DemocratSinceBirth
Jul 2015
#116
Obama hasn't changed much. He did increase drone killing innocent people in sovereign nations.
rhett o rick
Jul 2015
#126
How specifically did he end the great recession? Seriously, what specifically did he do?
rhett o rick
Jul 2015
#129
I appreciate that he is a hero to African Americans. But I put race aside when I evaluate his
rhett o rick
Jul 2015
#133
The $831 billion stimulus package which should have been larger if not for...
DemocratSinceBirth
Jul 2015
#136
I am not sure he had much input into that bill he signed one month after being elected.
rhett o rick
Jul 2015
#137
He ran on delivering a stimulus program and delivered one, albeit a smaller one...
DemocratSinceBirth
Jul 2015
#138
I hope that is the second line and not that he pardoned the Iraq War criminals or that he
rhett o rick
Jul 2015
#139
Clinton's favorable rating among Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents is 74%
BlueStateLib
Jul 2015
#102