Obama raises $7.2M; Clinton $6.4M since Super Tuesday

[jackson_dem]

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NEW ORLEANS - Democrat Barack Obama raised $7.2 million and rival Hillary Rodham Clinton collected $6.4 million since Super Tuesday, as he continued to resist a Clinton campaign clamoring for attention-getting debates.

The remarkable outpouring of contributions recorded since Tuesday's contests in 22 states comes on the heels of an eye-popping $32 million raised by Obama in January and the record-shattering $100 million each Obama and Clinton raised in 2007 in their neck-and-neck race for the Democratic presidential nomination.

Obama has been riding a wave of fundraising from large donors and small Internet contributors. While not matching Obama's pace, Clinton also saw an online surge of donations from 35,000 new contributors since midnight Tuesday, Clinton campaign aides said. Campaign Chairman Terry McAuliffe told reporters in a conference call Thursday that these donations totaled $6.4 million.

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080207/ap_on_el_pr/obama

[NightWatcher]

1. is Hill's 6.4 counting the 4 million she loaned herself?

[MonkeyFunk]

3. No

don't be daft.

[shaniqua6392]

7. I don't think about the money competition so much.

You know...My candidate raised more than your candidate, etc. I think about how sickening it is that politicians have to raise that kind of money to buy their way into office. He who has the most money wins? What a bunch of crap. I wish American's could come up with that kind of money and it would go to help the hungry and the homeless in our country. Instead it all goes to advertisers and political pimps. What a shame.

[jackson_dem]

10. She's counting 35,000 donors in 24 hours

[Seen the light]

2. So even with her dirty trick about running out of cash, he still beat her

I like it! :D

[jackson_dem]

11. What dirty trick?

Is she going broke or not? If she is then there was no dirty trick. If she isn't then Obamites should stop channeling Romneyites and think money can buy a nomination.

[HeraldSquare212]

4. So she's still about $14M short of the $32M he raised last month

At this rate she'll match him by....never.

[tyne]

6. So Hillary

has about 2.4 mil (less the interest she charged the campaign for the loan). Sweet.

[jackson_dem]

14. McCain never came close to Romny in funding either

And then there is Huckabee, running a lower budget campaign than even Biden and Dodd, matching Romney in delegates. Hillary, like McCain, will have enough money to get her message out.

[AGirl]

5. Awsome Go Hillary! The working class did so well for Hillary!

[tyne]

8. She's gonna

need a lot more than 2.4 mil in the bank.

[AGirl]

9. Don't underestimate the poor in America. I donated 10 dollar I can't afford today.

So take that. I am cutting off how much i eat to donate to Hillary.

[Medusa]

13. I just donated $25 to Obama

just to piss off the Hillbots on this board.

[jackson_dem]

16. I salute your dedication!

:patriot:

[AGirl]

18. thank you!

[Lisa0825]

12. I am glad BOTH our candidates are raising the bucks!!!

GO DEMS!!! :patriot:

[Thrill]

15. She tricked her supporters big time. I actually feel bad for them

[jackson_dem]

26. By asking for money like every other candidate?

Candidates who do well in primaries see surges in fund raising in the next 24 to 48 hours. That is what both candidates are riding the wave of.

[hertopos]

17. Yes, let's show our support

BTW, I just got a call from DFA asking for our support for Obama.
We live in Maryland.

Is DFA allowed to support Obama?
I think I will eliminate my membership.

Obama has been very good at Internet fund-raising with Move-on Help.
Now it's our turn. Let's show we care.

I set monthly donation program.
Right now, not much but if they ask, I will increase.
I just want to make sure Clinton won't quit just because they are currently short of fund.

BTW, economy is going to very bad. It will be the worst recession since WWII.
Let's face it. Obama's weakest point is economy. He is a constitution scholar or whatever.
He know nothing about economy.

He can be next Hoover!!

[thevoiceofreason]

21. Dude

They aren't short of money. They just want you to think so. Has anyone noticed a drop-off in ads? No. What has happened is she noticed that her strategy of focusing on just 17 states isn't working, so she needs more money to go into the other states she has completely ignored up til now. That's ok. A campaign needs to be able to adapt. But what she will find is the folks in those states, who HAVE been courted by Obama and who HAVE been visited by Obama and who HAVE been contacted by the on-the-ground Obama campaign (because the Obama campaign really does give a shit) will not react well to a heart-felt last minute ad blitz.

[SammyWinstonJack]

19. Go Money!

:woohoo:

[ProgressIn2008]

23. Okay, that was funny. :)

[thatsrightimirish]

20. Good news for Democrats!

How much has McCain raised?

[usregimechange]

22. Kick!

[Exultant Democracy]

24. I wonder how much of that is Primary money and how much is for the GE only.

[ArkySue]

25. New Hillary total

$7.5 million. :)