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Obama Pulled In $32M in January

Posted Jan 31, 08 11:34 AM CST in Politics 

(Newser) – Barack Obama has raised $32 million this month, the Washington Post reports—a massive number in such a short span. The Democrat's campaign manager reported 170,000 new donors in January, raising the total number of contributors to 650,000. The best fundraising day was immediately following Hillary Clinton’s Jan. 8 victory in New Hampshire—which the Obama camp interprets as showing “the resolve” of supporters.

The spokesman said the financial success has enabled an aggressive ad campaign, putting Obama commercials in “every Feb. 5 state at pretty high levels.” Meanwhile, a new report shows John McCain's campaign was $1.5 million in debt when 2008 began, NPR adds. But his organization says stellar fundraising in January outstripped the $7 million raised in all of 2007’s fourth quarter.

Sources Washington Post, NPR

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Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., takes in the applause during a rally in Phoenix, Ariz., Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2008. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)   (Associated Press)
Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., applauds Caroline Kennedy during his campaign stop in Denver, Colo., Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2008. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)   (Associated Press)
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