blogs.abcnews.com - 11/25/2008
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The Campaign Finance Institute issued a "Reality Check" report that demolishes the myth that President-elect Obama was largely funded by small donors. In reality, says the non-partisan group, the percentage of small donors who gave to the Obama campaign --...
cfinst.org - 11/24/2008
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cfinst.org —
It turns out that Barack Obama's donors may
not have been quite as different as we had...
thought. Throughout the election season, this organization and others have been reporting that Obama received about half of his discrete contributions in amounts ...
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REALITY CHECK: Obama Received About the ...
usatoday.com - 11/25/2008
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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, ...
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Report says Obama's small-donor base claim is off
fivethirtyeight.com - 11/26/2008
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fivethirtyeight.com —
There is, to say the least, a lot
of jumping to conclusions about just which type of...
President Barack Obama is liable to be, by which I mean whether he'll govern from the left or the center. This speculation has been principally based on his cabinet ...
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Obama's Agenda & The Difference Between Tactics & Strategy
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The Myth Of Obama's Army Of Small Donors
Ace of Spades HQ —
The Myth Of Obama's Army Of Small Donors Remember all those small donors that gave Obama cover to break his pledge to participate in the public financing program? Turns out, like much of what The One was selling, it was more spin than anything. "It turns out that Barack Obama's donors may not have been quite as different as we had thought," says the Institute's study. "Throughout the election season, this organization and others have been reporting that Obama received about half of his discrete contributions in amounts of $200 or less. The Campaign Finance Institute (CFI) noted ...
Daily Digest: Reconsidering the Revolution's Small-Donor Base
techPresident —
... Michael Luo and ABC News' Jake Tapper. (Note Tapper's response from the Obama campaign, which puts the total number of donors at "3.95 million Americans," rather than the 3 million figure cited in the report.) ...
Obama's small donor base image is a myth, new study reveals
Top of the Ticket —
... so useful to the political campaign's public relations campaign portraying the donor base as about two times as broad as it really was.
The reported numbers show that Obama actually received 80% more money from large donors (those giving $1,000 or more total) than from small donors.
Through the Democratic National Convention, the Institute estimates, Obama received $119 million from genuine small donors, an impressive sum, to be sure.
But not as impressive as the $210 million he'd raised by then from bundlers and large donors. ...
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