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Palin=Cash (for Obama)
The Page by Mark Halperin — ... Politico: An Obama aide confirms the Land of Lincolner has raised about $8 million from more than 130,000 donors and is on pace to raise $10 million by the time McCain reaches the stage tonight. ...

Obama Beats McCain 8 to 1 on Palin
Taylor Marsh — ... Ben Smith has more, confirming that Obama’s anti Palin numbers could go as high as $10 million by the time McCain gives his speech tonight. ...

$8 Million+ Reasons To Thank Sarah Palin
Oliver Willis — As I pointed out, Sarah Palin’s partisan screed activated the Republican base, but while it probably turned off the middle and other independents, it also activated the Democratic base. I’m hearing that since Palin’s speech, Obama’s campaign has pulled in around $8 million — and growing. Keep it up, Mrs. Separatist. MORE: Obama spokesman Bill Burton says, “Sarah Palin’s attacks have rallied our supporters in ways we never expected. And we fully expect John McCain’s attacks tonight ...

Palin's Speech Raises Big Money -- for Obama
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire — ... : An Obama aide confirms to Ben Smith that Sen. Barack Obama has raised about $8 million from more than 130,000 donors since Gov. Sarah Palin's speech last night -- and is on pace to raise $10 million by the time McCain reaches the stage tonight.

Obama Fundraising Goes Bonkers After GOP's Day-Long Attack
MoJo Blog Posts: mojo — Proving Sean at fivethirtyeight.com correct, Barack Obama has raised around $8 million since Sarah Palin's speech last night. Better than the $7 million McCain got after the Palin pick was announced. Democrats I've spoken to since the speech have had two reactions, sometimes simultaneously: (1) anger about the fact that their guy got roughed up pretty bad, and (2) fear that the GOP has a new super-effective and super-likeable surrogate. Both emotions lead to the opening of wallets. For the record, Obama has responded to the beating he ...

Daily Palin
FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right — Nearly as many people watched Palin last night as watched Obama last Thursday. But some of those people were Obama supporters -- and they're donating to their candidate in large amounts. A Media Curves analysis found voters' perceptions of the McCain-Palin ticket improving significantly after watching her speech. But focus groups in Nevada and Michigan were less impressed. Rasmussen's voters think Obama is more qualified than Palin -- but not by an especially wide margin. And SurveyUSA's voters ...

All Your Base Are Belong to Her
FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right — As Nate and I wrote late last night, Sarah Palin's speech released a tremendous burst of energy on each side. Democrats were angry. How angry? $10 million for Barack Obama from Palin's speech until the time McCain takes the stage tonight. Undoubtedly, we will soon see numbers from the McCain camp announcing high fundraising figures. She energized both bases. ...

Own Goal
Comments from Left Field — Yup, that Sarah Palin’s a hit alright.  Nay, she’s a rockstar!  She raised $8 Million in less than 24 hours… For Obama. Thank you Mrs. Palin, from the bottom of my 25 dollar lighter heart.

Palin is a Fundraising Dynamo
Shakesville — For Barack Obama: Obama's coffers have been filling since Sarah Palin attacked him repeatedly in St. Paul last night. An Obama aide confirms Drudge's report that Obama has raised about $8 million from more than 130,000 donors and is on pace to raise $10 million by the time McCain reaches the stage tonight. Obama spokesman Bill Burton says, "Sarah Palin's attacks have rallied our supporters in ways we never expected. And we fully expect John McCain's attacks tonight to help us make our grass-roots organization even stronger."For ...

Palin Raises Money….For Obama
The Democratic Daily — ... : An Obama aide confirms to Ben Smith that Sen. Barack Obama has raised about $8 million from more than 130,000 donors since Gov. Sarah Palin’s speech last night — and is on pace to raise $10 million by the time McCain reaches the stage tonight. ...

palin energizes the base - the democratic base
skippy the bush kangaroo — ben smith @ poltico tells us that maggie o'connell's speech last night raised $10 million...for obama! ...

Big Viewership for Controversial Sarah Palin
Daily Kos — ... High viewership is a two-edged sword. Rumor has it that Obama ison pace for a $10 million donation haul in the 24 hours between Palin's and McCain's speech. No word on McCain donations, but they are likely brisk as well. ...

Palin speech boosts Obama fundraising
The Reaction — ... Politico: "Obama's coffers have been filling since Sarah Palin attacked him repeatedly in St. Paul last night. An Obama aide confirms Drudge's report that Obama has raised about $8 million from more than 130,000 donors and is on pace to raise $10 million by the time McCain reaches the stage tonight." ...

Thanks Sarah
Newshoggers.com — ... By Ron Beasley Palin raises $8 million — for Obama  Obama's coffers have been filling since Sarah Palin attacked him repeatedly in St. Paul last night. An Obama aide confirms Drudge's report that Obama has raised about $8 million from more than 130,000 donors and is on pace to raise $10 million by the time McCain reaches the stage tonight. Good job Sarah, you fired up the base alright - the wrong one! ...

Today’s Numbers
PoliBlog: A Rough Draft of my Thoughts — ... $8 million: the amount of money the Obama campaign raised in a day in response to an e-mail to supporters about Sarah Palin’s speech (the Politico). ...

Wrapping Up the Conventions – What Did We Learn?
FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right — ... crowd out Democrats trying to capitalize on public dissatisfaction with the economy. So, what else did we learn? In no particular order: We learned Joe Biden really, really feels reborn. We learned that everything about Sarah Palin is catnip for partisans on each side. No matter what comes out about Palin, it will only entrench the enthusiasm for her among the base all the more. We learned that Sarah Palin is a great Obama fundraiser. We learned that Democrats still have issues with ...