Obama: The 32.5 Million Dollar Man
By Justin Gardner | Related entries in 2008 Election, Money
I don’t usually cuss on this blog, but seriously…holy shit. That’s a massive number. Crazy big.
Presidential contender Sen. Barack Obama announced Sunday his campaign raised at least $32.5 million in the second quarter, the highest amount ever raised by a Democratic candidate, topping the first quarter fund-raising and exceeding predictions from rival Hillary Clinton’s campaign for her take in the same period.In a statement, Obama’s campaign they received money from over 154,000 donors in the quarter, up from 104,000 donors they cited in the first quarter. The campaign said it raised “at least� $31 million in the second quarter in primary money, and a total counting general election funds of $32.5 million.
And Hillary…well…
Last week, Clinton spokesman Howard Wolfson said he expected Clinton bring in $27 million this quarter, but they have not announced their numbers since the period ended. Last quarter, Clinton raised $26 million, with $19 million in primary dollars.
It’s certainly nothing to sneeze at, but 32.5 Million? Whoa.
I will say this…Dems are super hungry for the White House so if somebody wants to make a 3rd Party run, they better be extremely well funded and have some really big ideas…otherwise they’ll pull very few from the Dem’s side.
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July 2nd, 2007 at 6:15 pm
“I will say this…Dems are super hungry for the White House so if somebody wants to make a 3rd Party run, they better be extremely well funded and have some really big ideas…otherwise they’ll pull very few from the Dem’s side.”
Can’t think of anybody like that, can you? :)