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October 2007
- Bundling Hits Its Stride
  
  Wall Street Journal | Oct 18, 07 12:38 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Bundlers have become the stars of 2008 campaign fundraising, the accounting for one-quarter of all money raised in the presidential race—up from 8% in 2000. Donors sought new inroads when soft money was restricted, and the gathering of donations has become “the chief source of abuse,” says Wall Street Journal 's look at bundling’s rise and its inherent risk of fraud. More »
- Clinton Rules Quarterly Fundraising
  
  Associated Press | Oct 2, 07 1:21 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Hillary Clinton isn't just dominating Barack Obama in the primary polls: Today marks the first time she can brag of better fundraising, having gathered $27 million in the third quarter compared to her chief rival’s $20 million. The summer season is typically difficult for donations, the AP reports, and yet a Clinton campaign email bragged of its best quarter yet. More »
September 2007
- Edwards Will Accept Public Financing
  
  Politico | Sep 28, 07 10:19 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - With the deadline to report third-quarter fundraising looming, John Edwards said yesterday his campaign will accept public financing. He calls the unexpected shift “a principled stand,” but the Politico deems it “probably also the only lifeline he has to stay in the race." The ex-senator urged Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama to join him, CNN reports. More »
July 2007
- Fake Obama Group Keeps Donations
  
  San Francisco Chronicle | Jul 25, 07 4:35 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - "Californians for Obama" has raised thousands of dollars, but the candidate hasn't seen any of it. In fact, the group isn't affiliated with Obama, the San Francisco Chronicle reports, and most of the dough has gone to founder Emmett Cash. Because the group's website doesn't claim an official tie to Obama, it's all legal. More »
- Obama, Clinton Collect Biggest War Chests
  
  Associated Press | Jul 16, 07 5:38 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Democratic presidential candidates Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are neck-and-neck —and both way ahead of the pack— in campaign fundraising, according to their latest filings with the Federal Election Commission. Obama has about $34 million in primary cash on hand, Clinton has $33 million and John Edwards is a distant third with $12 million. More »
- Dems Raise Big Bucks Online
  
  New York Times | Jul 13, 07 4:00 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The three leading Democrats in the presidential race have raised more than twice as much money online as the three leading Republicans, the Times reports. For the first 6 months of the year, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, and John Edwards combined to top $28 million, against $14 million for Rudy Giuliani, John McCain, and Mitt Romney. More »
- Obama Draws $32.5M in Campaign Cash
  
  Washington Post | Jul 2, 07 3:47 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama raised $32.5 million in total campaign contributions in the second quarter of 2007, handily beating Hillary Clinton's powerhouse fundraising machine to lead the Democratic pack, the Washington Post reports. Some 154,000 contributors, most giving relatively moderate amounts, ponied up for the campaign while Clinton raised an estimated $28 million. More »
April 2007
- GOP Lags In Campaign Cash
  
  New York Times | Apr 5, 07 8:19 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Democratic presidential hopefuls have outperformed their GOP rivals at raising primary cash for the first time since 1976. In the first quarter the score was $79 mil to $51 mil, which seems portentous: Bob Dole's campaign manager confesses to the Times that the Dems "seem to have a lot more hunger for the White House right now than we do." More »
- Obama Raises $25 Million
  
  Politico | Apr 4, 07 4:31 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama has raised $25 million for his presidential bid, more than doubling his own projections for the quarter and falling just short of archrival Hillary Clinton’s $26 mil. Obama announced the figure to the Chicago Tribune today, revealing donations that have been far more diffuse than Clinton's—from 100,000 donors (vs. her 50,000). More »
- Hillary Triples War Chest Record
  
  Washington Post | Apr 2, 07 7:10 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Hillary Clinton proved her fund raising prowess by nearly tripling the previous record for the first quarter of a presidential campaign, amassing $26 million in donations. Some $10 million appears to have been raised in the final 1 1/2 weeks of the quarter, the Washington Post reports, when Bill joined Hillary for huge galas around the country. More »