The fact that Obama is raising money at triple the rate of Hillary shows his voters are more

[Quixote1818]

motivated. To me, looking at the money coming in trumps the polls when it comes to guessing who will ultimately win.

Obama operation raised $32 million to Hillary's $13.5 million recently. What does that tell you?

[Colobo]

1. It tells me we are FIRED UP! READY TO GO!

[mutant80]

14. Corporate Interests don't want HRC's Health Bill to Pass

and are heaping money on the weak candidate. The way MSM and Fox News
and all conservative interests want to make sure we have the weakest
health plans, economic recovery plans that can be.

[Demeter]

2. May Also Indicate His Supporters Outnumber Hers

which may or may not have a bearing on the outcome, depending on how corrupt the convention and the primary/caucuses are run.

[Quixote1818]

3. Good point. nt

[SoFlaJet]

4. it tells ME that

Texas, Ohio, and Pennsylvania are no longer foregone pro-Clinton conclusions

[BooScout]

5. It tells me you like to skew numbers.......

In the 4th quarter of 2007 Clinton raised $ 26.8 million to Obama's $ 23 million. Obama had a good month in January when Kennedy and Kerry jumped on his bandwagon.........and then when Clinton asked in February she rapidly closed the gap.

So since she's been raising money hand over fist the past week or so.........I'd say her supporters are just as committed and even more determined than Obama's.

[Quixote1818]

11. I got them from this Frank Rich, New York Times article

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/10/opinion/10rich.html

[BooScout]

13. So?

:eyes:

[Quixote1818]

15. So, where did you get your numbers?

:eyes: At least I have cited a source.

[tabasco]

6. according to some, that just means they been HYP-MO-TIZED!!

If you don't swear fealty to the QUEEN, you must be an INSANE CULT MEMBER!

[Proud2BAmurkin]

7. She focused on big donors and maxed them out. Just started he small donor game.

[rug]

8. Televangelists are excellent at fundraising.

[DianeG5385]

9. It could also be Hillary's supporters thought she was flush with cash

So they didn't feel the need to contribute. Hillary said today in fact just minutes ago that her campaign has raised $10MM since super Tuesday. There are many many democrats who are in support of her campaign and I DO agree that Obama's supporters are much more intense and activist and aggressive. In the long run, she'll prevail and be an excellent president. She still has the delegate lead, and will likely maintain it after March 4. These next few weeks will be tough, but she's a fighter for us! Everyday Americans get her, although with the media hype you'd never know it!

[democrattotheend]

10. Caucus wins and crowd sizes at rallies also show that

I think there is definitely an enthusiasm gap here. But that's not everything. In 2004, I think Dean definitely had the most enthusiastic supporters, but Kerry managed to win the majority of those who go to the polls but don't live and breathe politics. The difference is, Dean had a lot of enthusiasm from his base but people were worried about his ability to appeal beyond that base, and to attract independents in the general. Obama has the enthusiasm that Dean had combined with an ability to attract independent and crossover support, which is what makes him such a great candidate, IMO.

[QC]

12. It could also mean that they are more affluent.

Which would accord with the exit polls.