thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com - 11/25/2008
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A study undermines the idea that Obama's campaign was financed largely by small donors
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 ...
latimesblogs.latimes.com - 11/29/2008
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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 ...
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Obama's small donor base image is a myth, new study reveals
blogs.abcnews.com - 11/25/2008
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blogs.abcnews.com —
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 ...
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Report: Obama Didn't Have as Many Small Donors as Was Hyped
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Daily Digest: Reconsidering the Revolution's Small-Donor Base
techPresident —
... say, a donor who kicked Obama $50 at a time online for a grand total of $500 -- including during periods the candidate looks like a long shot, and perhaps through the Obama campaign's "recurring contribution" program -- and one who hands over a $500 check to a campaign official at a grin-and-grab event? The Politico's Ben Smith says that the report's findings shake no myth he's ever believed. Additional looks at the report come from The New York Times' Michael Luo and ABC News' Jake Tapper. (Note ...
Counting Heads, Not Dollars: A New Campaign Finance Context
techPresident —
... Ever
since the Campaign Finance Institute (CFI) first published an analysis
of the Obama
small donor numbers
several weeks ago, the ink has been flowing. CFI's central claims
-- that small donor influence on Obama's fundraising is a "myth"
and that the percentage of small donations in Obama's cash haul (26%)
does not differ from Bush's 2004 numbers (25%) -- made a big splash.
Besides the New
York Times, MyDD and The
Politico, ...
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Making McCain Look Small
anonymousliberal.com 10/30/2008 — I thought the Obama Show tonight was pretty well done. Who knows how many undecided voters actually tuned in to watch it, but those who did had to have noticed the contrast between the Obama campaign and that of his opponent. Obama's campaign is ...
Obama's Inauguration Donors Released
thepage.time.com 12/12/2008 —
The president-elect's inaugural committee makes public a list of donors Friday who have given or raised money for his four days of festivities.
Actress Halle Berry, actor Jamie Foxx, financier George Soros are among those giving the maximum $50,000.
Read Obama release here and see ...
Barack Obama’s idea of a small business
punditreview.com 10/18/2008 — During the debate last night, Barack Obama claimed the following about small business in America,
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