Obama Raised 55 Million In FEb

[JimGinPA]

Just on M$NBC

[ecstatic]

1. That's amazing nt

[blocker]

2. WOW!!! Thats an all time record!

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

51. Yikes! Sounds like a "red phone" moment for Hillary . . . please pick up!

[flpoljunkie]

52. 727,972 donors contributed to the campaign last month, including 385,101 first-time donors. More...

Obama raises $55 million in February

(CNN) – Barack Obama’s campaign said Thursday that it had set a new campaign fundraising record, raising $55 million in February – roughly $20 million more than rival Hillary Clinton during the same time period. Nearly all of the money came in the form of contributions that can be used during the primary process.

The campaign said that 727,972 donors contributed to the campaign last month, including 385,101 first-time contributors. More than one million individuals have donated to Obama’s presidential campaign since it began last year.

More than $45 million of the February haul came in the form of online contributions, according to the campaign. More than 90 percent of those donations were $100 or less; half were $25 or less. Three-quarters of online donors in February were first-time contributors, and more than a third of those individuals went on to engage in volunteer activity coordinated through the campaign’s Web site.

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/

[BenDavid]

3. and what he won VERMONT....a damn landslide!

[thevoiceofreason]

9. No

It means he still has money. And Hillary is broke -- again.

[angie_love]

11. Don't hate, Appreciate!

:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

[JimGinPA]

17. He Won Vermont In March...

He did okay in Feb. too though.


:eyes:

[Cha]

27. And how 'bout those Texas Caucuses that

hilary's whining about? :)

[cali]

20. Yeah, he won Vermont

small but feisty and produces real dem leaders- and in the past produced real repub leaders. And you seem to have ever so conveniently forgotten the 11 straight wins he got before VT. Lastly, He'll force Hilly dear to try and keep up. That should be really fun to watch.

[ProSense]

23. And he got a bunch of superdelegates, the latest from Nevada

Dayton Mayor Endorses Barack Obama

Obama nabs another Georgia superdelegate

West Virginia Superdelegate for Obama

Nevada Superdelegate Endorses Barack Obama for President

[Cha]

26. YAY! SuperDs! Thanks, Thank

you, ProSense.

[ExFreeper4Obama]

34. Hillary had 20+ point leads in Texas and Ohio just a few weeks ago

She will net only about 5 delegates from Mar. 4. Obama will win Mississippi and Wyoming in a landslide and get 30 delegates. Even if Hillary wins PA by a good margin, she will be back to square one before Mar. 4. Its OVER.

[Shakespeare]

48. Thank you. THAT is a reality-based bit of information. n /t

[Dawgs]

39. In FEBRUARY he won 11 straight contests by an average of 31 points.

I think he did just fine.

[Independent-Voter]

4. Damn. Damn!

[Kaylee]

5. Wow!

I've got a few bucks in there somewhere.

:applause:

[Hope And Change]

6. Holy shit.

That is HUUUUUUGE:crazy:

[AtomicKitten]

7. Wowie wow wow.

:wow:

[druidity33]

40. Junie B, is that you? nt.

[AtomicKitten]

43. It's Christopher Walken as "The Continental." --

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rk8fcoFlos

[Perky]

8. A little smaller than I thought.

But I guess they are tapping the donor base for $25 contribution rather than new donors for the full $2,300

[grantcart]

10. not enough Senator not enough

k and r

[bdamomma]

12. I just donated to him last evening.

[Bigleaf]

13. Aw shit!

I'll have to send him another $200 right now so we get to $65 million this month.

[Barack_America]

22. Lol! Us supporters are going to have a hard time outdoing ourselves!

This is our victory!

[Cha]

30. Oh, but you know

we will! :toast: :bounce: :applause: :patriot: :woohoo: B-)

[americanstranger]

14. Dayum.

That's a whole lotta dough. Good on him.

- as

[cali]

15. Wow. that's unbelievable

Let's see if he can top that in March.

[Eurobabe]

16. I contributed over $100 last quarter

small beans, but obviously every little bit counts. :hi:

[catgirl]

25. Yes it does!

I just donated more yesterday. It's a good investment.

[Cha]

29. Yeah, me too..to the "Do

The Math" fund:D

[flpoljunkie]

35. Indeed, every little bit counts!

:hi:

[workinclasszero]

18. Nice!

We got a few bucks in that total.:)

GOBAMA!!!!:applause:

[Hope And Change]

19. Kick!

:kick:

[mmonk]

21. Wow.

My portion of that was quite tiny.

[arundhatiroyfan]

24. Gobama!

This is very impressive.

[CRH]

28. Please don't tell me this is all small doners, n/t

[Perky]

31. almost completely. He had something 385,000 new donors in February. Here is the email

I want to add some more news to David's note about the state of the race.

As you know, we've won 27 of 41 contests and have maintained our commanding lead among pledged delegates.

But today I want to share another staggering number: supporters like you donated more than $55 million to this campaign in the month of February.

That's a humbling achievement, and I am very grateful for your support.

No campaign has ever raised this much in a single month in the history of presidential primaries. But more important than the total is how we did it -- more than 90% of donations were $100 or less, and more than 385,000 new donors in February pushed us past our goal of more than 1,000,000 people owning a piece of this campaign.

From the beginning, this campaign has always been funded by a movement of grassroots supporters giving whatever they can afford. And unlike Senator Clinton and Senator McCain, we have never taken money from lobbyists or PACs.

Senator Clinton has decided to use her resources to wage a negative, throw-everything-including-the-kitchen-sink campaign. John McCain has clinched the Republican nomination and is attacking us daily. But I will continue to vigorously defend my record and make the case for change that will improve the lives of all Americans.

[Cha]

33. Why not? Define small?

[Capn Sunshine]

44. individuals , who have not contributed the maximum

you know, 25 or 100 bucks at a crack

As opposed to the 4 mill HRC just raked in from Lobbyists.

[Cha]

46. Right..like me who could do $25 bucks,

yesterday, but a DUer wrote that he contributed $1200 yesterday 'cause he was sick of clinton ..I'm thinking that's the max for individs at one time?

[CRH]

47. Post 31 answered my question, ...

by small donors I mean individuals, not companies or corporations, or methods of bundling.

[Cha]

50. Good...a kick for

an Amazing February to fight the 6 pronged attack on Obama! Now the m$$$m is saying hilary's the big winner and the SuperDee are going to her which does seem to be one of their multitude of lies.

[4_Legs_Good]

32. I was just about to ask when we were going to get the figure

Thanks!

and YOWZA!!! :wow:

David

[ClayZ]

36. Wooooot! YAY!

K and R

[featherman]

37. Voting with our wallets

[DerekJ]

38. Goodness!!!!

:wow:

[featherman]

41. Nicely timed announcement

[Capn Sunshine]

42. and guess how much we're going to raise in March!

all the Hilarious people acting like they are winning just don't see who the people of America are supporting.

Although mortgages are an important part of any campaign.

[tishaLA]

57. HOW can we beat that number in March?!

It's just a fucking astronomical number. I can't even begin to imagine that the campaign can beat that. Thinking of it leaves me slack-jawed.

[Bad Thoughts]

45. The Mystery is Over

The campaign probably held onto the the numbers, fearing losses on Tuesday, and hoping to bookend Clinton's successes. Well played.

[BringBigDogBack]

49. wow.

[msallied]

53. That is simply amazing

Even more that the money is predominantly from individuals and not from special interests/lobbies. If that isn't a true voice of the people, I don't know what is.

[Perky]

54. Here are some Details

(CNN) – Barack Obama’s campaign said Thursday that it had set a new campaign fundraising record, raising $55 million in February – roughly $20 million more than rival Hillary Clinton during the same time period. Nearly all of the money came in the form of contributions that can be used during the primary process.

The campaign said that 727,972 donors contributed to the campaign last month, including 385,101 first-time contributors. More than one million individuals have donated to Obama’s presidential campaign since it began last year.

More than $45 million of the February haul came in the form of online contributions, according to the campaign. More than 90 percent of those donations were $100 or less; half were $25 or less. Three-quarters of online donors in February were first-time contributors, and more than a third of those individuals went on to engage in volunteer activity coordinated through the campaign’s Web site.

(AP)WASHINGTON - Democratic Sen. Barack Obama raised a record $55 million in February for his presidential campaign, eclipsing rival Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's own substantial fundraising for the month. All told, Obama has raised $193 million during his yearlong bid for the White House.

The campaign's announcement Thursday came two days after Obama lost three out of four primaries to Clinton. Clinton's victories stopped his winning streak and extended the race into an unpredictable future.

Obama's February total was his second fundraising record. He raised $36 million in January, more than any other presidential candidate who has ever been in a contested primary.

More than $54 million of the February money was for the primary election. His combined January and February totals nearly matched was he raised last year. The campaign said it raised $45 million through the Internet in February and had 385,000 new contributors for a total of more than 1 million donors.

Riding her victory wave, Clinton's camp announced Thursday that she raised $4 million online since Tuesday's presidential primary successes in Ohio, Texas and Rhode Island.

Victory fundraising
The Clinton campaign said it had raised the money from the time polls closed Tuesday through noon Thursday. It reported 30,000 new donors. The influx of money made their online total raised for this month $6 million, the campaign announced.

Clinton raised an impressive $35 million in February, a significant recovery from January when Obama raised more than twice her total. But Obama has outpaced her both in fundraising and spending during the nominating contests.

"We're going to have the funds we need to keep this campaign going, to keep Hillary Clinton's message out there," senior adviser Ann Lewis said in a teleconference with reporters.

Past victories have also caused upticks in giving. The Clinton campaign, for instance, raised more than $1 million in the 24 hours following her New Hampshire victory on Jan. 8. Obama raised $1.2 million the day after winning the Iowa caucuses and he raised even more in the 24 hours after losing in New Hampshire.

[tekisui]

55. The hits keep coming.

[JimGinPA]

56. Thanks For That...

Nothing was online yet when I posted.

[Zachstar]

58. Awesome!!!

GOBAMA!!!

[Barack_America]

59. Kicking for the grassroots.

:bounce: