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Obama Raises $32 Million in January
January 31, 2008 11:59 AM
ABC News' Sunlen Miller Reports: Barack Obama's presidential campaign raised a whopping $32 million in January alone. The number is the highest any candidate has raised in a single month and matches Obama's best three-month period from last year.
In a conference call with reporters, Sen. Obama's campaign manager David Plouffe announced the campaign will report 170,000 new donors and $32 million for the primary.
Plouffe said that the surge followed Obama's New Hampshire loss to Democratic rival Sen. Hillary Clinton, "We took a lot of encouragement from that because it showed the resolve of our existing donor base but we also added a lot of additional donors that day."
Leading into a competitive Super Tuesday contest that leaves the races after it very much in play, the financial standing of the candidates is increasingly important.
"This contest could go on for some time in the primary and we think the strength of our financial positioning and the number of donors does speak to the financial sustainability and if it ends up going though March and April we will have the resources necessary to conduct rigorous campaigns in the states to come."
The Obama campaign will go on air in all of the February 9, 10, and 12 primary states in the coming days, and they already have significant money devoted to advertising in nearly every February 5 state.
January 31, 2008 in Kucinich, Dennis | Permalink | User Comments (139)
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There is no fool like a young fool.
Posted by: Sylvia | Jan 31, 2008 12:48:15 PM
This "young" fool didn't vote for Bush!
Posted by: Caliwoman | Jan 31, 2008 12:51:03 PM
I agree with 2009 Where are you?'s comments and the poll numbers he/she put up earlier. Why is the press trying to convince people that Obama is already the winner?????? Also, Senator Clinton has not disclosed how much she has raised yet so why is Obama (or is it the media) bragging???
Posted by: Josh | Jan 31, 2008 12:53:37 PM
Caliwoman bone up on your facts, Obama took PAC money to launch his campaign and cut it off when confronted about it, he also took Lobbyist money and then changed his program to not taking from lobbyists directly but ok to take from Lobbyists wives, friends and non-registered lobbyists associates! Obama twist the laws as easily as he twists people who don't check him out and only listen to his Tony Robbins style speeches! Get real folks, this guy is not what he projects, but then most con-men aren't are they!
Posted by: me | Jan 31, 2008 12:56:57 PM
I am trying to figure out which of these two ideas the media is trying to promote:
1.) The media wants Obama in for the underdog, shining city on a hill, fairy tale story and thus ratings? Or . . .
2.) The media knows they are about to unleash on Obama. They know the numbers from Super Tuesday. So they are painting themselves FAIR before the tide turns and all the folks say the media is now racist or . . .
3.) The media actually IS FOR Hillary and they are playing so one-sided in order to INFURIATE people to counter the Obama vote in even bigger numbers.
It's one of these three things. And so far, the race gap is not going to help Obama.
Posted by: 2009 Where Are You? | Jan 31, 2008 12:57:02 PM
"NO YOU CAN'T! NO YOU CAN'T! NO YOU CAN'T!" Please spare us the same stupid slogans. I'm supporting somebody who can "do" instead of just "talk".
Posted by: Josh | Jan 31, 2008 12:57:55 PM
Here's another way to spend your tax rebate. Give it to the Democratic candidate of your choice and get the Republicans out of office. Notice I didn't say give it to Obama. I will support which ever candidate wins the nomination.
Posted by: Susanita | Jan 31, 2008 12:59:53 PM
Amazing amount of bias in the main stream media. Clinton is ahead in ever state but 3 and they are acting like Obama will overtake her in 4 days.
Sorry Obama fans, he could have raised 300 million. Money is not enough at this point. People have already made up their minds.
Hillary Clinton will be our next President.
Hillary 08
Posted by: Jay | Jan 31, 2008 12:59:59 PM
The beauty is people will vote early or caucus early to avoid the nonsense to come from the ads paid for with this money. The good news is the States can use this money both for the economy and the tax base. So, pour in the money and make the economy grow. "It's the economy, stupid" as was said by Bill Clinton in the 92 campaign.
Posted by: benvictor | Jan 31, 2008 1:05:17 PM
Well one thing has been proven out of this election! Many people are like sheep, theorists have wondered about this for years, now they have the proof! Obama's sheep herder father taught his son well how to herd a bunch of people around by nicely egging them on, keeping them from realizing they are heading to the slaughter house!
Posted by: me | Jan 31, 2008 1:05:42 PM
oops, three ideas.
Posted by: 2009 Where Are You? | Jan 31, 2008 1:09:54 PM
Well, today, the NY Post, the republican wing of the New York City newspapers has endorsed - - DRUM ROLL PLEASE - - -
O B A M A !!! Yeah!! Hurray!! Yippee!!
posted by:2009 Where Are You?
The Post endorsed Obama because the can't stomach the idea of Billary back in office. (if you actually read the endorsement you would know that) They know a Democrat will be President in '09 no matter who it is. They just think Obama is the lesser of the two evils. If they wanted to ensure a republican victory they would have endorsed the people that darn near invented hyper-partisonship. They see what we all see. That there are almost twice as many swing states as there was in 2004 and the democrats are on the verge of gaining a super-majority in the Senate.
What i think is very interesting and what we should start paying attention to is the fact that the Republicans are going to nominate a true Moderate and lose the Presidency, the Senate and the house for a long time to come. The story that is beginning to be told is the virtual extinction of the Republican Party. With Ron Paul cathcing the ear of so many true conservatives that want small government and even smaller spending. (did you see Ron Paul break romney's heart when he reminded him that the true conservatives beleive that the President has no business interfering in the economy)Over the next decade i suspect that the republican party will take on the ideals and platforms of the Libertarian Party.
Could it be that the true legacy of George W. Bush is the destruction of the Republican Party. I mean Romney has gobs of cash and he even looks like he was born a Republican and he can't even get love anymore.
Oh yeah.....
YES WE CAN!!! YES WE CAN!!! YES WE CAN!!!!
GO OBAMA GO!!!
Posted by: Waleeg | Jan 31, 2008 1:10:04 PM
The only thing that changes in politics are the politicians and money. Senator Obama suggestion that he is going to remove lobbyists out of the system is just continuance of more political urban legends. Lobbyists and special interests have been part of our political fabric from the beginning, for bad or good, but none-the-less, they have a legal right to participate and partition members of Congress, whether the lobbyists are from Phillip Morris, AARP or the NAACP. Senator Obama is way over-selling more than he can deliver. Getting elected in politics is a lot like selling tickets to the greatest show on earth, the salesman must be a master of meta half-truths and suspend the buyer's belief from reality into the intangible possibilities and false constructs, regardless of the facts.
Posted by: threeriverscrossing | Jan 31, 2008 1:12:04 PM
This is pathetic. The next time he says he is the "underdog" I am going to puke because it is totally disingenuous on his part.Good luck tonight HILLARY CLINTON.
Posted by: Lilia | Jan 31, 2008 1:12:08 PM
thx josh but i do know how to spend my money wisely, obama08! for the record all funds have been returned to rezko, what about NORMAN HSU who donated to the hillary campaign almost 1 million! most of which is not returned yet, obama08!
Posted by: jacobs | Jan 31, 2008 1:16:37 PM
BTW people,
The DNC led by the idiotic Howard Dean was set up to benefit well known candidates. And the Florida/MI decisions were beyond brainless. Look for "The Screamer" to be replaced.
Most of the Florida voting was done early (December) before most people even knew who Obama was.
Florida is filled with older whites that were raised in a segregated era and wouldn't vote for Obama unless his skin tone was just makeup.
And yes, sadly many latinos will be racist against Obama unless actor Edward James Olmos endorses him. He needs THAT endorsement.
The polls pointed out by posters like "2009 where are you?" are old leftovers from November and December.
These polls DO NOT reflect Obama's strength, independent voters, Republicans, or young people with cell phones. The pollsters only call over landlines.
These polls you see now were also taken BEFORE SC and do not reflect John Edwards not being in the race.
John Edwards will endorse someone AFTER the debate, Friday morning.
Bill Richardson will wait until Monday.
Both are leaning towards Obama.
In other words, while Hillary focuses on the larger states and ignores the smaller ones, Obama owns the smaller states and is pulling even in the bigger states. The polls won't reflect any of this.
Super Tuesday will be a shocker, either way.
Posted by: dionysus | Jan 31, 2008 1:19:59 PM
This is pathetic. The next time he says he is the "underdog" I am going to puke because it is totally disingenuous on his part.Good luck tonight HILLARY CLINTON.
Posted by: Lilia | Jan 31, 2008 1:21:53 PM
So what. Hillary has MILLIONS in illegal funds at her fingertips at any moment.
And if that is not enough - she also has fake tears.
Posted by: Jim | Jan 31, 2008 1:22:07 PM
LOL Look at what TVCASTER said!
"Now the rest of the story! TED'S ENDORSEMENT CAME AS A RESULT OF OBAMA AGREEMENT TO GIVE TED A VP SPOT IF HE IS NOMINATED FOR PRESIDENT! That's why the Massachusetts money flowed so readily even though Obama lost NH! That's an independent observers opinion!"
TVCAST does not state their source, so I kind've believe the statement is made up :) The logic is a little off as well. Obama would choose Kennedy over Edwards? Give me a break!
Posted by: Reason | Jan 31, 2008 1:25:02 PM
I'll take Obama's 200,000 small donors over Clinton's fat cat donors any day.
Posted by: Michael D. Hafer | Jan 31, 2008 1:26:40 PM
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