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latimesblogs.latimes.com - 11/29/2008

Obama's small donor base image is a myth, new study reveals

— latimesblogs.latimes.com — Everybody knows how president-elect Barack Obama's amazing campaign money machine was based mainly on several million regular folks sending in hard-earned amounts under $200, a real sign of his broadbased grassroots support. Except, it ... (more) Obama's small donor base image is a myth, new study reveals

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usatoday.com - 11/25/2008

Report says Obama's small-donor base claim is off

— usatoday.com — The analysis undercuts Obama's claim that his supporters "changed the way campaigns are funded" by reducing the influence of special-interest givers. "The myth is that money from small donors dominated Barack Obama's finances," said Michael Malbin, ... (more) Report says Obama's small-donor base claim is off

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latimes.com - 11/30/2008

Obama's small-donor 'myth' - Los Angeles Times

— latimes.com — In fact, Obama's base of small donors was almost exactly the same percentage as George W. Bush's in 2004 -- Obama had 26% and the soon-to-be-former president 25%. "The myth is that money from small donors dominated Barack Obama's finances," said ... (more) Obama's small-donor 'myth' - Los Angeles Times

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Legend fabrication watch: The small donor myth bites the dust
TigerHawk — ... for election campaigns, so I appreciate all that Barack Obama has done to discredit it. Let us not hear again, though, from the editorial board of the New York Times or any of the other press barons who purport to want to get the money out of politics. They had their chance to dig deeply into the substance and process of the Obama campaign's fundraising when it might have had an impact and declined to do so for reasons that are all too obvious. We will remember. CWCID: Glenn Reynolds . 0 Comments: ...

Revising Obama
Discriminations — ... is an Obama administration. ÜberBlogger Glenn Reynolds points to a Washington Post article today proclaiming that Obama’s “Not Black,” and observes: Hmm. Gates reappointed at Defense, an Iraq-Hawk Secretary of State, keeping the tax cuts, and now the next President turns out not to be black — hey, they told me if I voted for McCain we’d get a third term for Bush, and I guess they were right! Elsewhere he points to a Los Angeles Times blog discussion of a new report from the ...