voices.washingtonpost.com - 10/19/2008
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By Matthew Mosk Sen. Barack Obama shattered, by a country mile, the record for dollars raised in a single month, pulling in $150 million in September, according to an e-mail the campaign sent out this morning. "In the month of September, we raised over $150 million and added 632,000 new donors ...
pajamasmedia.com - 10/24/2008
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pajamasmedia.com —
He may now be running the biggest underground
finance operation since Nixon deployed the plumbers as his...
key operatives in 1974.
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Obama’s Fundraising Fraud
washingtonmonthly.com - 10/19/2008
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McCain On Obama's Fundraising Here's John McCain's response
to Barack Obama's fundraising totals for September (h/t): "I'm...
saying that history shows us where unlimited amounts of money are in political campaigns, it leads to scandal. I'm not comparing ...
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McCain On Obama's Fundraising
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October surprise?
the talking dog —
... , he appears to be from the same neighborhood and is about the same age as TD Dad) just endorsed (TD's college classmate) Barack Obama . This comes the same day that the Obama campaign announced that September fundraising blew away all previous records and came in at over $150 million . A huge part of this involved the early Sarah Palin post-GOP Convention momentum which excited the base of both parties ... momentum eventually dissipated by the financial crisis, Palin's abysmal public interviews and the debates... but still enough fear of losing by the Dem faithful for ...
McCain: You could make the argument that Obama’s buying the election
Hot Air » Top Picks —
McCain: You could make the argument that Obama’s buying the election posted at 8:00 pm on October 19, 2008 by Allahpundit Send to a Friend | printer-friendly $150 million in September , the equivalent of a Ron Paul “money bomb” every single day of the month ( better than equivalent, actually). Don’t be surprised if he cracks $200 million in October, meaning he’ll have raised fully four times as much in the final two months as McCain got from public financing. Just in case you were wondering how he can afford a half-hour commercial in primetime ...
The Enduring Power of Small Online Donors
techPresident —
... Sunday's announcement from the Obama campaign confirmed it: whatever other political roles it may play, the internet is one hell of a way to fund a campaign. Obama raised more than $150 million in September, adding over 630,000 new donors and more than doubling the previous monthly record haul, also his. To put that in context, in this one month he pulled in almost double the $84 million (supplemented by RNC funds) that McCain can spend for his entire general election campaign. ...
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Poll update: Obama lead at 6 —
CNN Political Ticker 10/19/2008
Obama has a 6 point lead in the latest poll of polls.
(CNN) – Barack Obama continues to hold a 6-point lead over John McCain in CNN's latest poll of polls.
The newly-released poll of polls, consisting of three recent surveys, shows Obama ...
McCain: 'I love being the underdog' —
CNN Political Ticker 10/19/2008
McCain said Sunday he likes being the underdog.
(CNN) — Sen. John McCain on Sunday said he's "very happy" with the way his campaign is going, despite his "underdog" status.
"We're going to be in a tight race and we're going to be up late on ...
Obama 'beyond honored' for Powell's support —
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From NBC/NJ's Athena Jones FAYETTEVILLE, NC – Hours after winning the endorsement of Colin Powell , Barack Obama thanked the general for his support at a North Carolina rally, calling Powell a trailblazer who embodied America's highest ideals ...
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