In 2008 Is Time More Important Than Money?
By Justin Gardner | Related entries in 2008 ElectionJust posted news about Barack having more contributors than the top three Republican candidates combined. That’s meant a lot of money for Obama, but the bigger story is that it also means an army of people who will spend their time and energy trying to get him elected.
In a campaign expected to cost the two major-party nominees a combined $1 billion, a few bucks from Anchorage don’t mean much on their own. But candidates hope to leverage those donations into more money and something at least as valuable: volunteer campaign workers.“You want people to give their time,” Obama campaign manager David Plouffe said. “We need people to do phone banks and canvassing…. These are the people who are going to provide the foundation of a very strong national organization.”
Sen. Obama (D-Ill.) leads all major candidates in collecting small donations, receiving nearly 30% of his $58.5 million in small increments. The $16.5 million he raised in amounts of $200 or less in the first half of the year is more than all the other Democrats combined raised in such small donations.
So not only does he beat Repubs, he also beats Dems. Very interesting. And trust me, he’ll need it if he has a shot of beating Hillary in the primaries.
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