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After the Obama campaign filed its January report with the Federal Election Commission, we're getting some additional details on Obama's haul for last month.
First, the campaign itself raised $11.9 million, while the DNC and Obama Victory Fund made up the rest to get to today's earlier reported figure of $29.1 million.
That $11.9 million is far LESS than what Team Obama raised in January of 2008 (nearly $37 million). But in fairness, he was competing in a heavily competitive primary with Hillary Clinton back then. Now? He's just watching on the GOP race on the sidelines.
Perhaps more importantly, the Obama campaign has nearly $76 million cash on hand as of Jan. 31.
As an Obama campaign official tells First Read: "We're putting this money in the bank, and not in a competitive primary. The Republicans are spending whatever there raise."
We've yet to see numbers for the remaining GOP candidates.
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Cha-Ching!
Is there a more comprehensive breakdown somewhere?
I thought I heard this morning, the majority of donations were $250 or less.
You know, all us lefty liberals who donate our paper route money?
Woo hoo!
FR didn't mention it but in January 2008, the economy had not collapsed yet. We are still digging out of the deep hole Bush/Cheney and friends dug.
Not too shabby for "a Kenyan-born Muslim Socialist who is out to destroy our democracy"! ;)
Kudos, Mr. President.
Thought you heard?? Was it perhaps in a dream? It's no secret that Obama will churn out as many big donors from the billionaires and the corporations as the Republicans...count on it...
Here are all Obamas totals
Individual Contributions
- Small Individual Contributions
- Large Individual Contributions
$124,333,258
58,498,953 (47%)
67,663,667 (54%)
(99%)
Sorry to Dissappoint but the only Republican that has more large donors than the president is Romney
You can find very comprehensive donation breakdowns at
.opensecrets.org/pres12
You will have to put www in yourself because you can't paste links in FR
Commander,
Your own statisics prove that Obama has nearly $68MM from large individuals compared to to the total that Romney has raised of $56.4MM. So exactly who has raised more money from the large individuals??
"Now? He's just watching on the GOP race on the sidelines."
And chuckling along with the rest of us.....
He'll get a lot more but he won't really need it because he should have a cake walk, land slide victory for him over whichever GOP/TPer he runs against.
From the article: "The Republicans are spending whatever there raise."
When the dust clears and a "winner" is declared in the GOP primary race, that impoverished soul will have to gather what little dignity and tattered self-respect he has remaining and face the President of the United States in an election the Republican cannot hope to win. It will be a debacle.
Way to go Mr. President.
Obama / Biden 2012
Well soros's puppet set the bar????
Since he can't run on accomplishments, with his new pac and his ows idiots, I expect it is going to be interesting at the very least, LMAO!!!!
Since the President won't be running against a qualified GOP candidate, no matter who wins the Republican primary race, he can't lose!
Gary, by chance are you talking about the Koch Suckers who have a 50:1 margin on wealth?
Please, by all means, tell us the ENTIRE story...
We have some lovely parting gifts for you...
sailcat I'm am sure obama appreciates all of his loyal trolls???
Actually, I believe he appreciates wall street bankers more than his "middle class" trolls but if it makes you feel good???
I'm just curious that now that America knows they put soroist in the white house the majority will want their country back???
Curious as to who frank is in"Dreams from My Father"?
Na, I didn't think you wouldn't be but for anyone that may be curious google Frank Marshall Davis and obama!!! Then just follow the dots to saul alinski, george soros, anthony van jones, valarie jarrett, cass sunstein, andy stern, bill ayres, bernadine dorhn, and don't forget ole rev wright.
If you should run out of reading there are plenty more!!!!
feisty comprehension problems???
I never mentioned the Koch Bros. but now that you did I appreciate a good Capitalist!!!!
I oppose obamazuela!!!
Goodnight!!!!