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Obama Had a $400 Million Edge
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire — The final presidential fundraising reports are in and Barack Obama's campaign raised roughly $745 million for his 2008 presidential campaign, ABC News reports. ...

The High Cost of ‘Hope’
Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines — ... ABC News / Political Punch: Was it his charisma? His rhetorical gifts? His policy ideas? There’s a more cynical and perhaps realistic explanation for Barack Obama’s historic electoral victory over John McCain: After tallying the final filing with the Federal Election Commission, the Democrat had about $400 million more to spend than his rival. Read more READ THE WHOLE ITEMRelated Entries December 4, 2008 ‘Why We Fight’ Director on the ...

Obama Had a $400 Million Edge
The Hollywood Liberal — ... The final presidential fundraising reports are in and Barack Obama’s campaign raised roughly $745 million for his 2008 presidential campaign, ABC News reports. By comparison, Sen. John McCain raised roughly $320 million, including the $84 million from entering into the public financing system. However, when money raised by the national parties is taken into account, the Democrats likely raised closer to one billion dollars, compared to roughly $630 million for the Republicans. Which means Obama had, approximately, a $400 million advantage over McCain. ...

Money politics
TigerHawk — The final numbers are out. In case you missed them, Barack Obama raised $745 million in his presidential campaign, crushing John McCain's total ($320 million, including the public money for the general election piece) and all previous fundraising records. Of course, all the usual opponents of "money politics" have taken a vow of silence, probably because Obama's contributions came from "small donors." Oh, wait, no they ...

A $400 Billion Edge
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan — The final fund-raising numbers come in.