Obama increases record cash haul
Democratic front-runner Barack Obama reported today that his campaign raised more than $36 million during January, the biggest single-month total during a competitive primary.
The flood of campaign cash, most of it raised online, gave him a war chest of $25 million as of Jan. 31 enabled him to air ads in the 22 states that voted on Super Tuesday and in the 10 contests since -- all of which he has won.
Obama's campaign told supporters today that it is close to reaching what it described as a historic number -- 1 million donors.
"We're already more than 900,000 strong, including over half-a-million donating so far this year," said the email to donors, urging them to give more before the crucial March 4 primaries in Ohio and Texas. "This unprecedented foundation of support has built a campaign that has shaken the status quo and proven that ordinary people can compete in a political process too often dominated by special interests."
For the entire campaign, Obama has raised more than $138 million, according to the report filed with the Federal Election Commission.
My husband and I are responsible for a little bit of that..... 25 bucks here, 10 bucks there. We are SO ready to stop the infighting just for a little while so we can fix our healthcare system, energy policy, and foreign policy. Won't it be nice to have the author of bills on Govt Transparency in Spending and Ethics Reform running the place for a change? Google usaspendingdotgov . Obama and Coburn worked on that together. Progressive and Conservative working together to fix our country. Who Knew?
Obama is the best candidate in the race. He will deliver the renaissance needed in the USA.
Yeah Obama! Then when we wit down and talk with the terrorists find why they attacked us. We will all see how great Obama is. I mean look at how Clinton helped out. oh, that is right. NOTHING. World trade center '93 nope not a thing. Cole.....na not worth it.
Your right it will be so nice....ignorance is bliss!
Except his sometimes borrowed talking, I did not see any inspiration in him. I'm proud of being one of the majority in MA who support Hillary Clinton.
Except his sometimes borrowed talking, I did not see any inspiration in him. I'm proud of being one of the majority in MA who support Hillary Clinton.
This is awesome. I am a college student and I gave $10.00, and I am proud of it!
Senator Obama has always identified with the outsider and the weak because that was his experience as a child. Yet he overcame these handicaps, so he is without bitterness, rather filled with hope which he is sharing with all of us. We who have been given much must, like Obama, give much to others. For we are responsible for each other. This is the example he holds up to us. Check his legislative record for what is meant by experience.
Jennifer, it is just wishful thinking if you really believe that Obama will walk into the White house in January, 2009 and things will begin change. Obamanians act like Obama is a god. Hopefully 8 years from now you won't be complaining that things are the same. Sorry but all you people expecting him to change the world will quickly realize that it will take a superhuman to bring about the change we need.
Mr. Obama in my opinion is the best candidate in the race at this time, he is saying what most american feel about what is wrong with our country at this time and he is saying that he can fix or help to make things better for all americans.
Tthe current president does not seem to be concern about it citizen at this time
And Mr. Obama is addressing all the issue that most american our having a problme with at this time that is why he is getting so much support from the american people at this time.
It is not about race every american is having hard times.
And most american feel that it is time for the government to start taking better care of its citizen.
Sabrina Armstrong
Mount Morris, Michigan
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