Yes, she has a huge staff, and apparently, only she knows how she is using them.
Does she really need that many people if she still doesn't know if she's running for president in 2008?
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton won't say if she's running for the White House -- but she's already drafted a presidential-size army of campaign staffers that dwarfs John McCain's outfit and those of everyone else in the field.
Clinton has assembled a Titanic-size troop of 37 staffers and a legion of pricey consultants on the rolls of her HillPAC political-action committee and her Friends of Hillary re-election campaign -- operatives that come on top of the three dozen aides in her Senate office.
"I understand New York is a large state, but this is extraordinary. This operation is built for one thing and one thing only: She's running for president," said a senior Dem operative.
In all, Clinton doles out nearly $100,000 a month on staff payroll, and devotes even more to a dozen seasoned consultants who handle media strategy, speechwriting, market research, direct mail and fund-raising. The payoff has been a $17 million war chest - the biggest in the Senate.
"Considering the successful work that is being carried out by the FOH and HillPAC staff, including our extensive outreach to low-dollar donors, we think it's an appropriate number at this time," campaign spokeswoman Ann Lewis told The Post.
If you say so.
But insiders say her army is overkill in her re-election race against former Yonkers Mayor John Spencer and former Reagan-era Pentagon official Kathleen "KT" McFarland -- both way back in the polls.
Ding, ding, ding, ding, DING! We have a winner!
Please stop with the forced modesty already, Hillary. By now, everyone knows it's you on the DNC ticket in '08.
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