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April 2008
- Obama Clashes With Philly Pols Over Payouts
  
  Los Angeles Times | Apr 11, 08 2:44 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama has been expected to do well in Philadelphia in this month's Pennsylvania primary, but a test of wills between his campaign and local party bosses might jeopardize his chances. The Philadelphia political scene has a long tradition of "street money"—payment to Democratic operatives who dispense $10, $20, and $50 bills to those who help get out the vote. But Obama's people won't pay up, writes the Los Angeles Times . More »
- Obama Has Big-Money Donors, Too
  
  Washington Post | Apr 11, 08 1:49 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama has made much of his grass-roots fundraising, but he’s no stranger to big-money donors, the Washington Post reports. Seventy-nine bundlers—deep-pocketed backers who use their contacts to drum up even more cash—have wrangled up more than $200,000 each for the senator. Five billionaires are on the team, and donations of more than $200 account for roughly half of the $240 million that Obama’s raised so far. More »
- Obama's $40M in March Doubles Clinton's Take
  
  Washington Post | Apr 3, 08 4:53 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama raised $40 million in March to Hillary Clinton’s $20 million, and, Chris Cillizza writes in the Washington Post , financial perceptions could spell doom for the former first lady. While Clinton appears to have the money to compete right now, she’ll only keep raking it in if fence-sitting donors believe enough in her viability to make the investment. More »
March 2008
- Vendors to Clinton: Don't Be a Deadbeat
  
  Politico | Mar 30, 08 1:17 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Hillary Clinton’s campaign is earning a deadbeat reputation among some campaign vendors, reports Politico. To keep pace with Obama and maintain reserves for future media buys and events, it has put off paying hundreds of bills, leaving many—mostly small and local—businesses grousing. Clinton ended February with $16 million in primary funds, including $5 million of her own money, and $8.7 million in unpaid bills. More »
- Hillary Camp in the Red Last Month
  
  Talking Points Memo | Mar 22, 08 5:25 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Hillary Clinton’s campaign is in debt despite a massive influx of donations last month, according to FEC filings. She raised $35 million in February, spent $31 million and ended up with $33 million—but most of it is reserved for the general election and the rest is owed. However, $5 million of that debt is to herself and need not be repaid. More »
- Clinton Finally Figures Out the Internet
  
  New York Times | Mar 22, 08 2:29 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Hillary Clinton is suddenly raking in donations over the Internet, the New York Times reports. Clinton took in $30 million online in February, and looks on pace for similar figures in March. That may pale before the $45 million the webizens bestowed upon Barack Obama, but it’s a landmark for Clinton, whose online pull had previously topped out at $8 million. More »
- $55M Another Record Month for Obama
  
  Chicago Tribune | Mar 6, 08 4:10 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama has 55 million reasons to keep his chin up despite losses this week in Democratic primaries, the Chicago Tribune reports, with the Illinois senator taking in $55 million in February to shatter, again, records for political donations. About 750,000 people donated last month; $45 million came online—an amount that itself eclipses Obama's January haul of $36 million. More »
- Looking to Knock Out Clinton, Obama Spends Big
  
  New York Times | Mar 2, 08 6:31 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama is lavishing his considerable campaign wealth on advertising and get-out-the-vote efforts in Texas and Ohio, hoping to deal a death blow this week to Hillary Clinton's faltering campaign. The Obama cash blitz is most apparent on television, where he is outspending Clinton nearly 2-to-1 in both states, the New York Times reports. More »
February 2008
- January Take: Obama $36M, Clinton $13.5M, Mac $11.6M
  
  Associated Press | Feb 20, 08 2:51 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama vastly outpaced his rivals in January fundraising, scoring $36 million to Hillary Clinton’s $13.5 million and John McCain’s $11.6 million. The Democratic front-runner drew $28 million online, with 90% of donations at or below $100. Obama is now on the spot over a 2007 pledge to accept public financing; the fundraising-averse McCain campaign has lambasted Obama’s “backpedaling and waffling." More »
- Obama Expects to Rake in $30M This Month
  
  Politico | Feb 7, 08 4:04 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - After hauling in an epic $32 million in contributions in January, Barack Obama is expecting a near record-busting $30 million in donations this month. Even more striking, the candidate for change seems to raise most of his money in just that—change. Half of January's yield came in online contributions of $200 or less, many as little as $5 to $10, Politico reports. More »
- Hillary Mulls Another Loan to Campaign
  
  Atlantic Monthly | Feb 6, 08 4:59 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Hillary Clinton lent her campaign $5 million in January and is considering another gift to keep it competitive with Barack Obama's wealthier campaign. Obama raised $32 million to Clinton’s $13.5 million in January, the AP reports, and though her camp trumpeted a fantastic fund-raising day today, the New York Times reports that her Tuesday wasn’t Super enough to inspire new giving. More »
- Obama had bigger Iowa, national payroll as he battled Clinton
  
  Bloomberg | Feb 6, 08
  
  Barack Obama spent $20.3 million on staff salaries last year, the biggest payroll for any presidential candidate, as he built an organization in Iowa, New Hampshire and other early primary states, according to a new analysis of campaign finance filings.
- Democrats dominate campaign ad spending
  
  CNN | Feb 5, 08
  
  Democratic White House hopefuls Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton have spent more than $21 million on television advertising in the past two weeks, outspending the remaining Republican presidential contenders by more than 3-to-1.
January 2008
- Obama Pulled In $32M in January
  
  Washington Post | Jan 31, 08 11:34 AM CST
  
  (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. More »
- '08 Prez Campaigns Going Broke
  
  New York Times | Jan 19, 08 3:54 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Despite record fund-raising, top presidential hopefuls in both parties have blown almost all of their cash, the New York Times reports. Efforts to knock out opponents early have cost candidates at least $320 million, or 80% of what they have raised. With Super Tuesday fast approaching, “there is definitely some belt-tightening,” said one Barack Obama spokesman. Unless, of course, if you have Mitt Romney’s vast personal fortune. More »
- Dem Donations Hit Record High
  
  Washington Post | Jan 1, 08 3:48 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - The race for the presidency is crowded, but that isn't stopping candidates from raising huge sums of money, the Washington Post reports. The power of the internet to raise cash from both grassroots supporters and wealthy donors is credited with helping Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama raise over $100 million each in 2007. It's the first time in history two candidates have passed that benchmark before a primary. More »
September 2007
- Presidential Candidates Play Too Nice
  
  Reuters | Sep 16, 07 1:43 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Except for a few barbs here and there, the 2008 campaign has been as polite as a tea party, and that's not a good thing, reports Reuters. Though many assume negative campaigning turns off voters, it's the negative details that stick and actually spur voters to cast a ballot, researchers say. "Democracy itself requires negativity," says one professor. "We want the right to be critical of those in power." More »
July 2007
- Fake Obama Group Keeps Donations
  
  San Francisco Chronicle | Jul 25, 07 4:35 PM CDT