Hillary Clinton's nonexistent campaign has already raised millions of dollars

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Hillary Clinton's nonexistent campaign has already raised millions of dollars
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Hillary Clinton says she is "thinking about" running for president in 2016. And if she does get in the race, she'll have a huge stack of money waiting to boost her campaign. Well, technically, she won't have all that money — but a couple of super PACs backing her sure will.

The group Ready for Hillary announced Thursday it had raised $1.7 million in the first quarter of the year, bringing its total haul up to $5.75 million. Incredibly, the group has only been around for about a year, and Clinton isn't even a declared candidate yet. Imagine how loaded the organization will be if and when Clinton announces her campaign?

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Jon Terbush

Jon Terbush is an associate editor at TheWeek.com covering politics, sports, and other things he finds interesting. He has previously written for Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, and Business Insider.