Obama raised seven times the cash as his nearest rival

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here in Hawaii. He raised 73% of all the money collected so far this season for Democrats. How about that?

http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2008802020353

WASHINGTON — Sen. Barack Obama has raised $411,253 from Hawai'i residents in his race for the Democratic presidential nomination, almost seven times as much as his nearest rival, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, according to campaign finance reports.

Obama, who was born in Honolulu and graduated from Punahou School, received more than half of the $802,279 that the state's contributors poured into the campaigns of the 18 Democratic and Republican candidates for president.

Overall, Hawai'i residents gave $562,988 to Democratic presidential candidates and $239,291 to Republicans.



Rep. Neil Abercrombie, D-Hawai'i, is backing Obama and is campaigning for him in some of the primaries.