Thursday, July 17, 2008

Obama campaign raised $52 million in June

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In an email to supporters this morning, Obama mgr David Plouffe announced that the campaign raised a total of $52M in the month of June with an average donation of just $68. Combined, the Obama camp and the DNC have a total of nearly $72M CoH. Last week, the Wall Street Journal reported Obama's campaign brought in around $30M in June, calling the number “underwhelming.”
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McCain raised more than $22M in Jun. -- his best fundraising performance of the campaign -- and ended the month with nearly $27M CoH. McCain mgr. Rick Davis said 7/10 that McCain and the RNC together entered July with about $95M CoH. - Hotline On Call
Obama hinted at this last week:
When asked about the health of his fund-raising a few days ago, Mr. Obama played down any concern, telling reporters: “I think you guys should wait until we release our numbers to make a decision as to how underwhelming they are.” - NY Times
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karen anne · 874 weeks ago

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama raised $52 million in June, the campaign said on Thursday.

In a letter to supporters, campaign manager David Plouffe said the Obama campaign raised the funds with an average donation of $68. The Obama campaign and the Democratic National Committee have a combined total of $72 million in the bank, Plouffe said.
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uplandpoet · 874 weeks ago

if he doesnt raise over 50 per month through election day, i would shocked, in fact i would not be surprised to see aug,sept,oct at 100 mil each. he probably could win without the money, but with it, i think he takes a lot of states kerry and gore missed. 400evs?
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