thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com - 10/19/2008
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The Democratic nominee's campaign shatters all previous records.
newsmax.com - 10/19/2008
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newsmax.com —
As Barack Obama reaped a stunning $150 million
in campaign donations in September, bringing his total to
more than $600 million, new questions have arisen about the source of his amazing funding. By Obama's own admission, more than half of his ...
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Newsmax.com
msnbc.msn.com - 10/19/2008
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msnbc.msn.com —
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama reports raising more
than $150 million in September in an unprecedented eruption
of political giving.
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Obama raises $150 million in Sept.
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September Fundraising Obliterates Expectations
Comments from Left Field —
... As it turns out, that was low-balling it, and by a very larege margin. The actual number, released this morning, is $150 million raised in the month of September, with 650K new donors being added, bringing the total number of donors to the Obama campaign to 3.1 million. ...
$150 Million
Newshoggers.com —
... By BJ
Wow. Just wow.
The Obama campaign announced this morning that it had raised a
record $150 million last month, and had added 632,000 new donors to its
total.
The amount shattered the campaign’s previous record from August. The McCain campaign also had a record-breaking month
in August, but is now operating with the $84 million provided by public
financing for the general cycle and assistance from the Republican
National Committee under certain limits.
In announcing the Obama figure, David ...
Quick News
Obsidian Wings —
... by hilzoy
First:
"The Obama campaign announced this morning that it had raised a record $150 million last month, and had added 632,000 new donors to its total.
The amount shattered the campaign’s previous record from August. The McCain campaign also had a record-breaking month in August, but is now operating with the $84 million provided by public financing for the general cycle and assistance from the Republican National Committee under certain limits."
That's staggering. And speaking as someone who contributed to ...
$150 Million Strong For Barack Obama
Oliver Willis —
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The Obama campaign announced this morning that it had raised a record $150 million last month, and had added 632,000 new donors to its total.
The amount shattered the campaign’s previous record from August. The McCain campaign also had a record-breaking month in August, but is now operating with the $84 million provided by public financing for the general cycle and assistance from the Republican National Committee under certain limits.
More cowbell, please.
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Obama: $150M In September
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan —
He now has 3.1 million donors. McCain's response: "History shows us where unlimited amounts of money are in political campaigns, it leads to scandal." The scandal of a Democrat decisively out-campaigning a Republican in a general election. ...
General Powell Endorses Obama
FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right —
... And it comes at an opportune time in the news cycle, with the McCain campaign having just started to feel as though it had refound its center of gravity. Between this and Obama's $150 million fundraising, however, the sense of inevitability may creep in again. Contrary to some observers, I think that there is far more downside to the Republicans in resignation, fatalism and low morale than there is to the Democrats in complacency.
The Enduring Power of Small Online Donors
techPresident —
... Though much of the money came from large fundraising events in Hollywood and elsewhere, the average donation was less than $100 (most much lower) and came inonline, and the new donors have swelled the Obama list to some 3.1 million people. Large donors hit their giving limits and top out relatively quickly, making them a limited resource. By contrast, small donors are the gift that keeps on giving, quite literally -- Obama and other politicians who've assembled large online lists can go back to the same supporters over and over again. Plus, online donations help campaigns ...
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$150 Million
dailykos.com 10/19/2008 — The Obama campaign has raised a stunning $150 million in September. Some astonishing statistics from David Plouffe: 632,000 new donors last month alone. 3.1 million donors thus far. Average contribution for the month is still under $100 ($86). ...
Obama Raises $150 Million In September
online.wsj.com 10/20/2008 — Obama reported raising over $150 million in September, more than twice the Democratic presidential candidate's August total of $66 million.
Obama Raises Over $150 Million In September
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com 10/19/2008 — Obama campaign manager David Plouffe emails supporters this morning with the news that Obama has raised an extraordinary sum in September: Over $150 million.
The Obama camp added 632,000 new donors, bringing the campaign's total number of donors ...
Obama raises stunning $150 million in September
breitbart.com 10/20/2008 — WASHINGTON (AP) - Barack Obama raised more than $150 million in September, a stunning and unprecedented eruption of political giving that has given him a wide spending advantage over rival John McCain. The Democrat's campaign released the figure ...
Obama Raised More than $500 Million Online
politicalwire.com 11/21/2008 — Barack Obama raised more than half a billion dollars online from 6.5 million visitors in his 21-month
campaign for the White House, "dramatically ushering in a new digital
era in presidential fundraising," the Washington Post reports. Andrew Sullivan ...
$150,000,000
marcambinder.theatlantic.com 10/19/2008 — B. Obama raised $150,000,000 in September; he's raised more than $605,000,000 -- nearly twice what the Democratic nominee in 2004 raised. The average donation was $86 bucks. 3.1 million people contributed. Watch for the McCain campaign to try to ...
What's $5.3 million divided by $150,000?
jimtreacher.com 10/24/2008 — The Temple of Barack cost $5.3 million. That's what the DNC spent on the ridiculously overblown backdrop to his dumb acceptance speech that nobody could even remember 24 hours later. Too bad they didn't add a few more Greek columns, or we could call ...
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hughhewitt.townhall.com 10/29/2008 — (Guest Post by Bill Dyer a/k/a Beldar ) Fully $100 million of the record-breaking $150 million that the Obama campaign collected in September alone came over the internet via credit card donations. The Obama campaign has deliberately turned off the ...
Obama raises over $150 mil for Sept. —
First Read 10/19/2008
From NBC's Mark MurrayWell, we knew the number was going to be big, but still probably not this big: The Obama campaign announced this morning that it raised more than $150 million for the month of September. To put that amount into ...
Obama shatters monthly fundraising record —
CNN Political Ticker 10/19/2008
Obama’s campaign has shattered its own presidential fundraising record.
DUNN, North Carolina (CNN) – Barack Obama’s campaign had a record-breaking September, hauling in over a $150 million last month — a new high-water mark in campaign ...
Candidates target key states —
CNN Political Ticker 10/19/2008
(CNN) — John McCain campaigns in Ohio Sunday. The state put President Bush over the top in his re-election bid four years ago, and it could all come down to Ohio and its 20 electoral votes this time around. John McCain holds rallies today in ...
Powell says he will vote for Obama —
First Read 10/19/2008
From NBC's Chuck ToddIn the taping of Meet the Press this morning, former Bush Secretary of State Colin Powell said he was voting for Obama. Powell noted Obama's "steadiness and an intellectual curiosity," and he also cited the Biden VP pick versus ...
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