MSNBC: Obama raised over $40 million from over 442,000 donors at an average of $96!

[flpoljunkie]

The Obama press release...

CHICAGO, IL-Senator Barack Obama's campaign announced today that more than 442,000 contributors across the country gave more than $40 million in March. More than 218,000 donors contributed to the campaign for the first time, and the average contribution level was $96.

"Senator Obama has always said that this campaign would rise or fall on the willingness of the American people to become partners in an effort to change our politics and start a new chapter in our history," campaign manager David Plouffe said. "Today we're seeing the American people's extraordinary desire to change Washington, as tens of thousands of new contributors joined the more than a million Americans who have already taken ownership of this campaign for change. Many of our contributors are volunteering for the campaign, making our campaign the largest grassroots army in recent political history."

March Fundraising by the Numbers

Total Raised in March: More than $40 million
Contributors in March: More than 442,000
First-Time Contributors in March: More than 218,000
Average Contribution: $96
Total Contributors to Date: More than 1,276,000

[still_one]

1. I am proud to say I was one of those donors /nt

[helderheid]

40. ditto.

[backscatter712]

50. Me three!

Other candidates get most of their money from big corporations and PACs. Obama gets most of his money from US. That alone makes him a far more desirable candidate than Clinton or McCain - he's not going to be beholden to the fat cats.

[Laurab]

52. Me Four! n/t

[sonias]

125. Me 212,000th

Or somewhere thereabouts. I gave on 3/31, the last day.

:bounce::bounce::bounce:

Sonia

[usregimechange]

136. Me 212,001th

[Laurab]

141. Well then I must be 211, 999 or somewhere thereabouts!

I waited 'til the last day, too!

[still_one]

87. It is for the history books /nt

[SoonerPride]

84. Me 5!

not a lot, but a little each month

[still_one]

88. doesn't have to be a lot, it is ALL OF US together that make it big /nt

[SoonerPride]

98. I'm up to a whopping $300....

i'll keep giving each month until the GE

[still_one]

121. excellent /nt

[TomBall Democrat]

97. Me, too

I donated three times in March.

And will do so again in April.

In it to win it.

[dana_b]

106. whoop! count me in! n/t

[GarbagemanLB]

2. and there are people who think the SDs will side against someone who can bring in such numbers. lol

[Lucky 13]

4. When you lose your ability to reason, you gain the ability to justify ANYTHING.

[Cha]

79. Well said,

Lucky!

[flpoljunkie]

15. MSNBC also reported this morning that Corzine said he may switch to Obama if he leads in delegates

[thereismore]

18. Well.. he will lead in delegates. Corzine's switch would be a net +2 gain. nt

[flpoljunkie]

37. Read elsewhere Corzine will consider swtiching if Obama leads in the popular vote.

[dchill]

38. What about Bill Clinton...

he'd want to go with a winner, too, right?
:)

[quakerboy]

61. To be fair

Over half of those who have announced have done just so.

[ORDem]

159. Yep, it's not just the depth ($$) but the breadth (# of donors) that is astounding. Hard to ignore.

:woohoo:

[blogslut]

3. People politics

It's kind of a trend. Let's hope it becomes standard operating procedure. :)

[Adelante]

5. That's wonderful

I didn't expect it to be that high in March. Just wonderful. Thank you, flpoljunkie. :hi:

[babylonsister]

6. Applauds and rec'd! GOBAMA! nt

[rurallib]

7. Wonder how Johnny Mac did?

Probably doesn't matter since the McCain-Feingold bill limits how much he spend. I believe he can spend $0 from now til election, else he will be in violation of his own spending limits bill. Or does he get an exception?

[BlooInBloo]

8. 442,000 more who don't matter to Cinton. Need to keep a tally.

[Hugabear]

64. Damn, I guess I'm going to have to expand my cemetery

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x5366831

442,000 extra plots is going to require a heckuva lot more acreage than I had planned on.

[dkf]

9. Oh yeah! $30 million my ASS!

Guess that was a lowball #.

Did Obama just lap Hillary? Holy cow.

[slinkerwink]

13. maybe so. Reports were that Clinton raised up to $20 million

[dkf]

19. When is the deadline? April 15th? lol.

[deadmessengers]

91. Good for her!

Now she can pay her damn bills.

[NDambi]

10. My money is in there...!!!! $525.00

[Teaser]

11. SEX BOMB!!!

.

[easy_b94]

12. Yeah !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ATL in the house

[liberaldem4ever]

14. Wow-this is awesome!

It's more than I've heard people speculating that it would be. This is great news! K & R!! :kick:

[Hope And Change]

16. I liked this part...

"Average Contribution: $96"


This is the people`s movement!

[Tellurian]

44. Hard to believe the average donation is $96...NOT in this Economy!

Seems peculiar to me.. Wouldn't be surprised if it was discovered Obama's donations are coming from foreign countries and the Chicago mob... :rofl:

Even funnier...the herd repeats: "It's OK... because it's OBAMA!"

[FrenchieCat]

47. Wouldn't be surprised if Hillary's "supposed" 20 Million was all for the GE

That she will never participate in! :rofl:

Even funnier.....the bots repeats: "So What, it's still money!"

[Tellurian]

49. That money can only be used for the Primary..

She has a separate War Chest for the General that cannot be used for the Primary.

[FrenchieCat]

66. How do you know, when her numbers haven't been released?

I remember when she announced the 35 million for February....only to later find out that a large portion was not applicable to the primaries. Remember? :shrug:

Both Democrats ended up with more than $30 million in the bank, but Clinton can't use two-thirds of her cash on hand because it's only for the general election. That and her debt left her with less than $3 million in the black. The debt doesn't include the $5 million she lent her campaign in January.
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gg3OITQSrWEcjqDl0g47q7STLcugD8VHTJNO0

[Laurab]

55. Oh, it's not really hard to believe.

The most important election in my lifetime makes me want to sacrifice a bit, so I donate whenever I can, $25 or $50 at a time, even if I can't really afford it. The more Hillary attacks, the more I want to donate. I'm just an average, middle class citizen, who is appalled at the way your candidate has run her race. People who are better off than I probably donate $100 or more.

I would guess her campaign has inspired many others the same way it's inspired me - to do everything I can to get Obama elected.

If you want to find "peculiar" donations, I think you'd have a better chance if you looked at Hillary's. Maybe not the "Chicago mob", but I'd guess you'd find plenty of "foreign countries".

I'm not part of any "herd", and I can't believe any well-informed dem would still support Hillary - I do hope you're getting paid for posting your nonsense.

[aasleka]

138. exactly!! Everytime the bills get paid whatever is left over is going to Obama

Have also been talking up donations with everyone around me, want to make a difference? Here's how! Donate! we have to do it together!

[ieoeja]

67. A funny thing about the Chicago mob...

First, they're in the GOP controlled suburbs, not Chicago.

That aside the nephew of the head of the mob realized he was in a literally dead-end business and sought out the feds. So last year the mob was massively decapitated. Fitzgerald put a dozen or so of them away for the rest of their miserable lives.

The Chicago press eagerly attended the trials waiting to see what prominent figures would be implicated. One well-heeled restauranter was found to be friends with a bunch of them. Another made a handful of protection payments to the mob before going to the police who told him to just stop paying it as the mob knows better than to actually hurt anyone outside their own small circle. And one retired politician once received a $200 donation.

That was it. The Chicago press was in shock. Like everyone else in the world they just "knew" Chicago politicians had to be tied to the mob. Turns out that not even a single Cicero, IL politician was involved with the mob (disclaimer: Cicero gov't organized crime is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Cicero Republican Party and is in no way associated with non-governmental crime organizations include the Italian mafia headquartered in the city of Cicero, IL).

Apparently the mob learned decades ago that involvement with government officials only increased their own visibility and chances of getting caught. Fitzgerald could not even identify a single mob victim outside the mafia itself. If you do not do business with the mob, you have nothing to fear from the mob. They know fucking with honest citizens will bring the police down on them hard.

What people fail to realize is that in the first half of the twentieth century, a city like Chicago had only a few hundred police. Today they have around 17,000 officers. The mafia doesn't have a fucking chance when the heat is on. So they work to keep the heat off.

[CreekDog]

73. average is $96

which could mean that

1 $2300 contribution
31 $25 contributions
===============
average $96 contribution

[BearSquirrel2]

104. Huh ???

True, we don't know the distribution of the contributions. But did you apply a similar standard to Hillary's contributions.

I would be in seeing a distribution from the Obama campaign in $200 increments.

[ekwhite]

146. That is possible

But the sheer number of donations is quite impressive, no matter how you slice it.

Edit:

I misunderstood your post. You are quite right - the average could be one large donor to 31 small donors. I would guess that the median is somewhere between $50 and $100 though. I'm betting that a lot of people are giving until it hurts. I'm also betting that some of that Bush tax rebate is going to the Obama campaign. Ironic, eh?

[jettison]

76. A sad voice like this...

... grows smaller and weaker with each passing day. The bitterness must consume you.

[tabatha]

93. Yeah, it all HAS TO BE DECLARED.

So your theory goes pooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooof!

[scheming daemons]

112. Um... Math much? 40,000,000 divided by 440,000 ..... you really ARE that stupid, aren't you?

[Forkboy]

118. Tellurian only responds to news she fears.

The fact that she graced this thread says it's good news for Obama.

[ExPatLeftist]

134. So because YOU make outlandish speculations...

...with nothing to back them up then WE are a "herd"?

Check your logic there.

Give links for the mob and foreign donation speculation or please stop stringing your wild delusional assumptions together and then accepting them as true.

[ekwhite]

147. It must be coming from over 400,000 foreign countries and mobsters

Your argument doesn't even make sense. :wtf: Pretty pathetic calling us a herd after that use of logic :rofl: :rofl:

[Frustratedlady]

17. Wouldn't you think the Establishment is shaking in their boots?

"Who is this masked man?" kind of shaking?

I'd say it is time they start paying attention and realize the people are speaking out and some aren't going to like the message. Straighten up or get out.

That goes for people on both sides who have lost their backbone to fight this administration. In their own little way, the people are marching on Washington with their pocketbooks, emails and LTTEs.

Hear us!

[NDambi]

20. News said approx 200k plus were new donors..man he's pulling them in...so yes the establishment is

worried...

[flpoljunkie]

21. First-Time Contributors in March: More than 218,000!

[NDambi]

22. That's just astounding..he just keeps pulling them in...

[spartan61]

30. I am proud to say that I was one of those 1st times contributors.

And I plan to keep on donating right up until the election in Nov. Goooo Bama!!!

[Kittycat]

58. Thank you Spartan!

My husband and I are repeat donors - a bit at a time, as we can. Drip.Drip.Drip... Over a million of us own a part of this campaign, and together we'll keep him funded right to the white house!

[Mimosa]

85. Obama's Contributors + a question

I started contributing to Obama's campaign before Christmas. The first time I signed on his website to contribute 50 bucks there was a another donor ready to match my contribution. Since then I contribute 25 bucks sometimes, or even 12 or 15 every week or so. I'd happily give more if I could afford to, but I don't have it. My DH is self-employed and I am chronically ill.

I know Obama is special.

I have a question: is it true that Obama's campaign does not accept corporate contributions?

We all know Hillary's will, and did.

[cap hill]

126. corporate donors

Yes, of course he does.
Check it out on the net.
One of the stinkiest is the nucear power plant that kept upping their contribution until his bill calling for "mandatory inspections" was watered down to "voluntary inspections." A miracle!

[Kittycat]

140. Ignore the sockpuppet above me.

No... actually NO candidate can accept "corporate donations". But Obama doesn't take PAC money from lobbyists that support corporate interests.

However, when you look in to donations listed by corporation - that's employee donations - because we're required to report our employer's name for FEC filings. Like my husband is in the Tech Industry. So his donation will show up next to his company's name... then one could say, "Candidate X has received $X from the tech industry". Same thing with tellers, secretaries and janitors at banks (of course bankers as well)... Their donations would show up under their bank name, and be a "financial industry" donation.

HTH :)

[ekwhite]

148. Exactly

I work in the pharmaceutical industry, so my donation will be part of 'Obama received $XX from the pharmaceutical industry,' even though the company I work for didn't have a damn thing to do with it.

[sabra]

23. CNN: Clinton campaign to release March figures in two weeks

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/04/03/clinton-campaign-to-release-march-figures-in-two-weeks/

Moments after the Obama campaign announced that it had raised $40 million in the month of March, Clinton spokesman Howard Wolfson told reporters on a campaign conference call that the New York senator's fundraising figures for that month would not be released until April 20 — two days before the Pennsylvania primary.

"We knew that he was going to outraise us, he has outraised us for the last several months," said Wolfson. "We will have the resources that we need to compete and be successful in the upcoming primary states."

He said the Obama campaign had already outspent Clinton's in Pennsylvania about 4-to-1 and that he expected her campaign would be outspent about 2-to-1 on TV ad buys going forward.

Wolfson added that they expected Clinton's tax returns to be released within the one-week time period she had predicted last week.

[NDambi]

24. Translation: We didn't do to well...also again just goes to show..

His campaign is run much better and is much more organized...

[democrattotheend]

63. Could be the opposite

Isn't it possible that they did better than expected and want to release the number closer to the PA primary to generate some momentum?

[anigbrowl]

69. Pretty unlikely though. And whichever is true, it's a lame strategy. /nt

[goclark]

139. By that time Obama will have raised even more

I am so energized that I'm going to donate again tonight ~ this goes in the April money.

I love the fact that these are not big money donations, this money is from US, the little people.

And this is during a Recession with high gas prices and people without proper housing.

And still, our country means so much to us that we just keep giving.

[Kittycat]

59. "Clinton's tax returns to be released within the one-week time period she had predicted last week"

That's today.

[quakerboy]

65. Translation

someone is checking the ol checkbook to see if they can afford to loan an extra 20 Mil to their own campaign to stay competative. And its not Mit Romney this time.

[ORDem]

25. HRC version: Obama contributions plummet by $15 million!

I can just hear it now... :eyes:

[Texas Hill Country]

34. that is an accurate account... this is his first decrease in contributions IIRC

[uponit7771]

43. I don't think anyone would expect him to repeat a 55 milliion dollar month...thats out of this world

[Kittycat]

60. But we also didn't have near the number of contests to keep him funded, and

it was his worst political month ever. Shows that even in bad times, he can draw them in - and still return with HUGE, Unprecedented numbers in support.

[anigbrowl]

70. One that is easily explained by the calendar. Hers have gone down too, looks like.

[redqueen]

72. SPIN SPIN SPIN

It won't change jack $#&!.

[TomBall Democrat]

100. His decrease is almost as much her total take.

Damn, He should be scared of her, eh?

:scared:


Except for that little detail, that his intake is 2X hers.

:beer:

[Perky]

26. AP is a tad different

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: April 3, 2008
Filed at 10:19 a.m. ET

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Sen. Barack Obama has raised more than $40 million in March with the help of more than 218,000 new donors.

The amount is less than the record $55 million he raised in February, but still a sizable amount that sustains his place as the fundraising leader among all presidential candidates.

Clinton is expected to have raised about $20 million in March, but her campaign has not announced any totals. Details of their March fundraising will be made public in official reports filed with the Federal Election Commission April 20.

The Obama campaign reported having nearly 1.3 million donors overall -- a vast network of contributors that the campaign can tap for additional funds in the weeks and months to come.

[BearSquirrel2]

110. I hope they go all down ...

I hope they sense Hillaries weakness and go all in. If Obama can pull off wins in both PA and IN, that should finish off Hillary.

[tishaLA]

27. I hope he can overcome these bad fundraising months

[Colobo]

28. BOOM!

[quantass]

29. WOWY!

[mod mom]

31. The people are taking control of the next president! BIG donors won't have the power they had in

past!

[NDambi]

36. The Establishment must be shaking in its boot..

[JimGinPA]

32. The Clintons Are Not Going To Release Their Numbers Until They Have To...

Per M$NBC, just before the PA primary.

[rox63]

89. If the numbers were good, the HRC camp would be trumpeting them from the rooftops

So they must really suck.

[Texas Hill Country]

33. his first decrease.... interesting.

[thewiseguy]

39. Where are Hillary's numbers?

[mrreowwr_kittty]

42. No primaries or debates after early March.

How did your candidate do? :shrug:

[Lucky 13]

54. Yeah... down from $55 MIL

He did his big damage last month. No one could keep those kind of numbers up. Regardless, he blows Hillary out of the water.... AGAIN.

[scheming daemons]

115. Obama: $55 mil to $40 mil.... HRC: $35 mil to $20 mil.....

Obama's decrease:

27%

Clinton's decrease:

43%




Are you Hillary supporters REALLY that bad at math? REALLY?


Obama took in TWICE AS MUCH MONEY AS HILLARY in March..... Simplified for low-IQ Hillary supporters: for every penny Hillary got, Obama got two.


Your spin is pathetic, and you lose the argument.

[myrna minx]

35. My itty bitty donation is a part of that huge pile.

:wow:

[Life Long Dem]

41. That's more than $42 million at $96 x 442,000

$42,432,000 but we don't want to rub it in. So over $40 million is good.

[Bullet1987]

45. Chuck Todd said on one of those shows that if

Obama began to vastly distance himself in fundraising, then that's a very bad sign for the Clinton campaign. It shows he is running away with it.

[crankychatter]

46. No PAC money? that really makes them cranky!

kicked again

[woolldog]

48. Wow!

I felt he would raise less than 30 this month. So happy to be wrong. :-)

[FrenchieCat]

51. We're in the Money. NO, We are the Money......YES!

Go Obama.......the People's candidate! :woohoo:

[H2O Man]

53. That's powerful.

Grass roots democracy at its finest.

[snooper2]

56. Maybe he can loan Hillary 10 mil so she can get out of debt..

We are going to have to charge like 23% rate though, her credit score SUCKS!

:rofl:

:rofl:




GOBAMA!

[quantass]

95. LOL! Funny

[ekwhite]

149. Only after she drops out of the race, of course

:evilgrin:

[4_Legs_Good]

57. Ooh, that's nice!

Whew. I have to admit I was a little nervous that it would be in the $10-20M range, which is still good, but not great.

Obama deserves greatness.

David

[Scurrilous]

62. K & R

:thumbsup:

[ClayZ]

68. K and R

[redqueen]

71. Message to Clinton's self-important "Big Donors" - EFF YOU!

:kick:

[cap hill]

127. What happened to "unity?" I hope you can change.

$25, $50, $35...I'm working on getting some $ to HRC as I can. You make me want to give more. Thanks!
You sound self-important, thoughtless, and mean...not working on your "unity" this week?
FU? That your alma mater?

[redqueen]

129. Unity with power-mad fatcats?

Surely you jest!

As for your little lecture... :eyes: Go for it! She can SURE use the money! Give till it HURTS! Help get her ass out of debt. :)

[kid a]

74. I was close to the average: $87.37

[tammywammy]

75. And my little donations are in that total

:)

[Cha]

77. Thanks Florida!

"Senator Obama has always said that this campaign would rise or fall on the willingness of the American people to become partners in an effort to change our politics and start a new chapter in our history," campaign manager David Plouffe said."

We are some freakin' partnership!

[goclark]

78. And they present everything in a timely manner

Where are the Clinton's tax returns?

I just can't support someone that doesn't care if her bills are paid.

Doesn't honor promises that indicate what kind of experience they have with budgets etc.

[Avalux]

80. I was a donor!!! That is the COOLEST stat I've ever seen....average of $96!

When are those who are still talking about Obama's campaign like it's traditional going to realize it isn't? It truly is a movement that will translate big into the GE. :bounce:

[LulaMay]

81. Who has that kind of money to give him? The working class, the poor, students, struggling moms? WHO

[smalll]

103. You have it. Latte liberals have the money.

$96 only adds up to just over 19 lattes. They can handle that.

[dbmk]

108. As examplified above

It only takes a small percentage maxing it out to the 2300,- to make it 10-25 for the rest to reach that average.

Its hardly impossible that all the latte drinkers can spare around 100,- on average.

[dana_b]

111. I'm a struggling mom and I sent $25. My college student daughter sent $5. n/t

[scheming daemons]

116. $96 is not a lot, when the future of the country is at stake.

I gave $150 last month.

[Forkboy]

119. Feminists

[tammywammy]

122. I sent $25 twice last month

:shrug: It's not that hard.

[Shakespeare]

132. In the small amounts he's been getting? Yeah, that's exactly who.

Ah, the pleasure of unintended irony.

[Laurab]

142. Read the thread.....you'd find out. n/t

[JerseygirlCT]

156. That's an average gift. That doesn't mean every one of those

donors gave $96. Many probably gave $10. Certainly within the reach of most people.

And Obama's donor base is the one that is far, far wide. I'm certain Clinton's average gift is higher - she's got far fewer donors, and many of them maxing out at $2300. As a fundraiser, I'd take Obama's broad base any day. There's still tons of potential for growth there. And there's lots of room for $5 and $10 gifts - very inclusive.

[FlaGranny]

82. I have sent him

3 checks for $50 each, 2 in February and 1 in March. I'll be sending another one soon. Will try to send him a check each month until the general election, if I can. We live on Social Security and part time jobs.

[1776Forever]

83. My husband and I donated 1st time - We really couldn't give much but had to do someting

to say thank you to Barack and his family for sacrificing for our country! He could be a CEO and make millions! I pray for him and his family everyday!

:applause: :woohoo: :applause: :woohoo:

[Mimosa]

86. Obama's Contributors + a question

Good for you, 1776Forever. :bounce



I started contributing to Obama's campaign before Christmas. The first time I signed on his website to contribute 50 bucks there was a another donor ready to match my contribution. Since then I contribute 25 bucks sometimes, or even 12 or 15 every week or so. I'd happily give more if I could afford to, but I don't have it. My DH is self-employed and I am chronically ill.

I know Obama will help us all. And we'll help him.

I have a question: is it true that Obama's campaign does not accept corporate contributions?

We all know Hillary's will, and did.

[1776Forever]

96. Corporate contributions break down link...........

http://www.opensecrets.org/pres08/summary.asp?id=N00009638&cycle=2008

ALL campaigns are going to get contributions from both Corporations and Individuals. As Barack has said it is a combination of Main St. and Wall St. that will make the difference. I believe him when he said that he is going to listen to the people. We need someone like that in the White House. We must stop the bleeding of the money to outsourcing and off-shore tax evasions schemes. If you haven't heard his speech to the PA AFL-CIO group yesterday do a search on DU - it was great!!!!

Here is a good link on that in Clinton tax record secrecy issue:

ABC anticipates Clinton tax returns to see offshore income
David Edwards and Nick Juliano
Published: Thursday April 3, 2008

http://rawstory.com/news/2008/ABC_investigates_Clinton_income_offshore_accounts_0403.html

..........

My son is 40 and has Progressive MS - we have lost all our savings from helping him through it after the 3 hurricanes in FL 3 years ago where he not only become totally disabled but lost his business too and FEMA wouldn't give him a dime. I know your pain - we are in the same boat. Blessings!!!

[Mimosa]

101. Thank You for info, 1776Forever

If I become a DU contributor -likely, even though Obama contributions are what I'm spending money on now- it will be because of wonderful members like you, 1776Forever. (I have MS, too. God bless you and your family, 1776Forever.)

[quantass]

99. You are correct -- only from individuals

[cap hill]

128. you are wrong

top contributors:

http://www.opensecrets.org/pres08/contrib.asp?id=N00009638&cycle=2008

[ekwhite]

150. You need to read the fine print

HOW TO READ THIS CHART: This chart lists the top donors to this candidate in the 2008 election cycle. The organizations themselves did not donate , rather the money came from the organization's PAC, its individual members or employees or owners, and those individuals' immediate families. Organization totals include subsidiaries and affiliates.

That means that if Fred the Mailman at Goldman Sachs contributes $25 to Obama, that counts as a Goldman Sachs contribution, just as if Obama got a Pac contribution or bundled contribution from them. It is more useful to look at the data in this way. In alphabetical order:

Clinton

Obama

A few salient points from this presentation:

1. The vast majority of donations for both candidates (90% for Clinton, 100% for Obama) has been Individual Donations

2. The breakdown of PAC donations for Clinton was 58% business, 12% labor, and 30% ideological/single issue. The breakdown of PAC donations for Obama was 8% business and 92% ideological/single issue. That means that Clinton was getting the majority of her donations from business, while Obama was getting the majority of his donations from advocacy groups.

3. 10.9% of Clinton's donations were in the No Disclosure category, in which the source of the donations was not disclosed (allowable under FEC rules if the campaign makes a good faith effort to determine the source of the contribution). 6.3% of Obama's donations were in the Not Disclosed category.

Oh, and before I forget: thanks Cap hill for linking to a great website for political junkies and math geeks.

[Recursion]

144. He does accept (and disclose) contributions from corporations. He does not take PAC money.

He does not take money from Political Action Committees (ie, "lobbyists"). He does take money directly from corporations who wish to donate.

[grantcart]

90. This is what happens when you have only one copier -

Clinton is expected to have raised about $20 million in March, but her campaign has not announced any totals. Details of their March fundraising will be made public in official reports filed with the Federal Election Commission April 20

[quantass]

92. k&r

[trickyguy]

94. Being a piano teacher I don't make a lot, but I invested in Barack

because I truly feel he is the man for the moment.

I just hope a lot of other Americans feel the same way. O8)

[mcollier]

102. Give donations and more

Im giving $100 a month for at least 3 months to Obama... I'd trust him with my kids today and trust that he has our children's best interest in mind and heart for their future.

I don't have that confidence in Bush, McCain or Clinton...

Encourage your family and friends to support Obama and to visit www.barackobama.com

[NYDem Observer]

105. I'm a proud donor

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

107. If Clinton's numbers were good...they would have released them yesterday.

Drink the juice!

[tekisui]

109. Hillary got about $20 million.

No word how much is actually only eligible for the General.

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

114. Fantastic!

Unless your opponent nabbed $40M.

In any other year...

[flpoljunkie]

113. It'll be instructive to see what the breakdown is when they have to make FEC report.

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

117. Indeed.

My bet: Released the Friday before PA; With a choice/provocative quote/charge.

[TragedyandHope]

120. What is one saving one life worth?

What is avoiding 4 more years of McSame worth? I don't drink lattes, I drink tap water, but I still managed to find a few dollars to help get the country out of the mess were in.

Donate Now

[InfiniteNether]

123. Anybody gonna donate part of Bush's tax refund?

Better than buying Chinese junk with it.

[redqueen]

133. Already did, and probably will again.

:hi:

:kick:

[Fyddlestyx]

124. Another proud donor. K & R

:bounce:

[Zachstar]

130. That is a LARGE amount of support that will work well for him in remaining states.

With each passing day Clinton's Chances of being the nominee diminish.

[BRLIB]

131. Awesome, but the best test is what is the MEDIAN?

That average is a good sign of his appealing the folks on Main Street, but a median say $50 or so would seal the deal.

[goclark]

135. Yea for all of us $$

:bounce: :hug:

[NC_Nurse]

137. Awesome! The man does it AGAIN!

This just keeps getting bigger and bigger! Booyah!

[madrchsod]

143. "2008 Presidential Election: Campaign Money"

http://www.opensecrets.org/pres08/summary.asp?id=N00009638&cycle=2008
2008 Presidential Election: Barack Obama Campaign Money


http://www.opensecrets.org/pres08/summary.asp?id=N00000019&cycle=2008
2008 Presidential Election: Hillary Clinton Campaign Money

[angrypoet]

152. Interesting Information from that site

Their expenditures as of March 20th goes a long way to explaining why HRC is always short of cash and goes to show she has no idea how to correctly manage her campaign.

She has spent over $13 MILLION dollars for "postage/shipping" over 4 TIMES that of BHO's campaign (just over $3 million)

She has spent over $10 million for "Rent/Utilities", over twice as much as BHO (a little over $5 million). This number is interesting because BHO commonly has 2 to 3 times more campaign offices as she does active in any given state during their election cycle.

BHO spends 38% more on salary and benefits for staff, spends half the amount as her on political consultants and millions more than her in research and advertising and fund-raising.

In short, he spends his money where it counts and manages it wisely.

I plan to give money starting this month! Late I know but I'll give as much as I can.

Oh..links:

HRC expenditures: http://www.opensecrets.org/pres08/expend.asp?id=N00000019&cycle=2008

BHO expenditures: http://www.opensecrets.org/pres08/expend.asp?id=N00009638&cycle=2008

BHO :yourock:

[ekwhite]

145. I donated $200 in March

It is nice to see the number of donors and the amount of money they raised. The Obama campaign is really making effective use of on-line fund raising. He seems to have really perfected the Howard Dean model.

[The Doctor.]

151. This is different.

It is good.

That is all.

[DerekJ]

153. Ah, What da heck ... Kick

[democracy1st]

154. K & R

Yes We Can :kick:

[Scurrilous]

155. K & R

:thumbsup:

[davidpdx]

157. Year To Date, From CQ Politics

"He (Obama) has raised $131 million in just the first three months of this year to $70 million for Clinton. Republican John McCain's campaign has not revealed his March fund-raising, but he has been far behind the Democrats, raising less than $23 million in January and February combined."

Let's play devil's advocate and say McCain had a slightly better month (which I'm guessing he has) and raised $17 million (this will probably be way over, but let's fly with the assumption for a minute). With that assumption, it would put McCain's YTD at $40 million a little more then 1/2 Clinton's total and less then 1/3 of what Obama has raised.

[ORDem]

158. Kick!