We'll await confirmation from the campaign, but Drudge is sirening "QUEEN OF THE QUARTER: HILLARY CRUSHES OBAMA IN SURPRISE FUNDRAISING SURGE." According to Drudge's sources, Clinton raised a total of $27 million, with $22 million available for the primary, in the third quarter. (UPDATE: Here's your confirmation)

That sort of steals the fundraising thunder from Barack Obama, who raised $20 million, $19 million of which can be used in the primary. Still, his total for the year at $75 million for the primary is four times as much money as Howard Dean raised at this time in 2003, and five times as much as John Kerry had. (Matthew Mosk, Washington Post)

If there are two Americas in presidential campaigns, John Edwards seems to have fallen into the poorer one. (Mary Jacoby, Wall Street Journal)

The $8 million Fred Thompson raised is the middling sort of number that makes firm conclusions difficult to come by. It's not impressive, but it's not bad either -- which kind of sums up Thompson's candidacy so far. (Dan Morain, Los Angeles Times)

Rudy Giuliani hasn't released his numbers yet, but if history is any guide, it's likely he'll come in near Romney. Of course that just makes the GOP race all the more mysterious, what with Romney leading in early primary states, but Giuliani leading nationally. (Donald Lambro, Washington Times; Jeanne Cummings, The Politico)

Back on the policy side of the race, Obama is scheduled to appear at Chicago's DePaul University where he will call for the elimination of all nuclear weapons. (Jeff Zeleny, New York Times)

John McCain just can't get away from his "Christian nation" comment from a few days ago. (New York Sun)

Huh? "No Giuliani Beef at Philadelphia Cheese Steak Shop." (David Saltonstall, New York Daily News)

Campaigning in Iowa, Thompson came out against the 2003 prescription drug bill, loved by GOP party strategists and loathed by fiscal conservatives. (Thomas Beaumont, Des Moines Register) Thompson also "went there," saying Saddam Hussein had WMD before the 2003 U.S. invasion. (Des Moines Register)

10,000: The total number of ads run by the Romney campaign this election season, the most of any candidate. (CNN)

Finally, is the GOP losing its grip as the party of business? (Jackie Calmes, Wall Street Journal)

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