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Lifestyles of the Candidates: Their Homes and Wealth

Mirror, mirror on the wall, who's the richest of them all? Via AOL Money:

Barack Obama's house:

Obama has a large, stately brick home on Chicago's South Side with an estimated value of $1.9 million. The Chicago Tribune describes it as a "96-year-old Georgian revival home that has four fireplaces, glass-door bookcases fashioned from Honduran mahogany, and a 1,000-bottle wine cellar."
Personal wealth:

Compared to the other candidates, Obama seems a pauper with assets of between $456,012 and $1.1 million.

Hillary's house:

More below:

Clinton's house in Chappaqua, New York, a Dutch colonial, has five bedrooms, four bathrooms and is valued at $4.13 million by Zillow.com.

Personal Wealth:

Hillary Clinton is worth between $10 million and $50 million. Much of her wealth comes from Bill's speaking fees. He has earned millions since leaving office.

John Edwards' House:

Former Senator and trial lawyer John Edwards has a sprawling estate in North Carolina, including a 10,400-square-foot main house with two garages, a recreation building, and a barn-like building housing a basketball court, squash court, swimming pool and various rooms, including one they call "John's Lounge," according to the Carolina Business Journal.

Personal Wealth:

John Edwards was a successful trial lawyer before entering politics. Most of his $50 million net worth came from his law work. Michael J. Dayton, editor of the North Carolina Lawyers Weekly, told the New York Times that he had more than 42 multi-million-dollar verdicts and settlements and another 32 near the $1 million mark.

The wealthiest candidate in the race: Mitt Romney.

The richest of the candidates, he has assets of between $190 and $250 million, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. Already he is estimated to have spent $20 million of his own money on the race.

Also wealthy is John McCain, due to his wife Cindy:

According to MONEY magazine, McCain's net worth is over $40 million. The bulk of his wealth comes from his wife Cindy who is chairman of Hensley & Co., the Anheuser-Busch beer distribution business she inherited from her father. She is an only child and is in charge of the family trusts that are worth millions.

And Rudy Giuliani:

Guiliani's net worth is over $50 million. He made over $11 million in 2006 from speech-making where he earns $200,000 per speech.
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    Man, that Edwards compound. (none / 0) (#1)
    by Geekesque on Tue Jan 22, 2008 at 12:46:18 PM EST
    It's something else.

    Compared to my single-family residence... (none / 0) (#2)
    by rhbrandon on Tue Jan 22, 2008 at 01:00:44 PM EST
    They're all out of my league.

    No matter which Dem. we wind up in the White House, they're all above my marginal bracket.

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    Re Mitt the Dog Torturer (none / 0) (#3)
    by scribe on Tue Jan 22, 2008 at 01:02:42 PM EST
    the appraisal forgets both the value and utility of his stake in Bain Capital, which recently closed on its purchase of Clear Channel.

    And, it omits the value and utility of Clear Channel's distribution arrangement for Rush Limbaugh's show.

    No wonder Rush repeatedly refers to the Mittster's campaign in the first person plural.  

    Romney = Berlusconi, American Style.