Obama is about to hit the Millionth donor for 2008

[Perky]

http://my.barackobama.com/page/contribute_c/sofar08_sidebar/graphic

The hit a million donors overall (including 2007 just a fewd says avot and have gotten nearly 720,000 in the month of February alone.

Mostly small donors and averaging $109 each

[Arugula Latte]

1. Jesus! This is crazy...

In a good way! :D

[BeatleBoot]

2. Rezko or Auchi ?

[gristy]

3. Odd - A DUer from Hawaii was the millionth donor a couple days ago

[aasleka]

4. 1 mil in 08, they had the millionth overall already

[woolldog]

5. I think that was total donors.

And this is donors since 2008.

[DesertFlower]

6. $109 is a small donation?

i've given $25 a few times. i love obama, but most of my donations go to the poor and animals.

it's insane on what's being spent on these elections.

[stahbrett]

10. I don't mind it, because it's voluntary spending by individuals

I wouldn't be surprised to find that we (as a country) spent a lot more on popcorn, movie rentals, etc.

[DesertFlower]

13. well we probably have,

but i tend to be more concerned about homeless people, hungry children and abandoned and abused animals. just think how far those hundreds of millions of dollars could have gone.

i'm all for taxpayer funded elections. even hillary has said "that's the way it should be".

[Perky]

14. Think what we would be ablle to do without Iraq that Hillary voted for.

[DesertFlower]

17. good point.

it certainly would be worth it.

[stahbrett]

18. True, but there are a whole host of things that we can point to as less worthy of our money

That was my point... we can point to annual balloon purchases, family vacations, pork rinds, TiVos, etc. and say, "we could feed hungry people, take care of abandoned animals, etc."

I'm not sold on taxpayer funded elections, because I'm not sure how legitimate candidates are determined, and how spending by special interest groups are controlled constitutionally.

[Shrek]

7. Why would he hit a donor?

Doesn't seem like an appropriate response.

[Perky]

15. Shhhh it is part of our cult initiation rites

[quantass]

8. Just made a $500 donation to Obama...

[DesertFlower]

9. if you can afford it. great. so i

assume you're an american citizen.

[Sebass1271]

11. SUUUUUUURE YOU DID.

:eyes:

[FrenchieCat]

12. Why would you doubt a DUer's, when you have no evidence to the contrary?

I find that to be Ubber Rude and unrequired.

Your cynicism is unwarranted.

[Perky]

16. Tacky with no justification.