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HeraldSquare212 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-09-08 02:24 PM
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Obama's cash blitz

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/01/09/obamas-cash-blitz/

WASHINGTON (CNN) — Democrat Barack Obama is raking in money at an extraordinary pace so far this year — pulling in an average of $1 million a day over the last week, according to his campaign.

In a campaign memo sent to reporters Wednesday morning, following the Illinois senator's surprise loss in New Hampshire, Obama campaign manager David Plouffe said the campaign raised over $8 million in the first eight days of 2008, and had taken in an additional $500,000 online since midnight — well after it was clear he had lost the New Hampshire primary to rival Hillary Clinton.

Plouffe also said the campaign had signed up 35,000 new donors in the first week of the year
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