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Obama's $75M July Haul Short of Romney's—Again

Behind for 3rd straight month

(Newser) - President Obama's campaign raised $75 million in July, it tweeted—some $25 million short of Mitt Romney's haul . That's the third straight month in which Romney has outraised Obama, and Politico notes that Romney could stop fundraising completely and still have $60 million in monthly spending money...

For 2nd Straight Month, Romney Breaks $100M Mark
For 2nd Straight Month,
Romney Breaks $100M Mark
fundraising
Aug 6, 2012 6:50 AM CDT

For 2nd Straight Month, Romney Breaks $100M Mark

Raises $101.3M in July

(Newser) - Mitt Romney set a fundraising record when he broke the $100 million mark in June—and last month, he hauled in a very notable amount once again. His campaign and the Republican National Committee broke the $100 million mark for a second time, bringing in $101.3 million, Politico reports....

Campaigns Basically Spamming Donors

Deluge of campaign emails comes off as 'panicked'

(Newser) - It might be time to relegate Barack and Mitt to your spam folder. Both 2012 presidential campaigns have latched on to email and social media as successful ways to garner donations, but the frequency of such messages may be getting on some supporters' nerves, reports the Washington Post . The Obama...

Obama Sets Campaign Spending Record

And that may not be a good thing

(Newser) - The Obama campaign shelled out around $400 million between the beginning of 2011 and June 30 of this year, more than any incumbent in recent history has spent in such a short span, shows a New York Times analysis of Federal Election Commission records. In June alone, Obama spent a...

Obama Raises $5K ... From Himself

Publicly makes his first donation to 2012 war chest

(Newser) - The Obama campaign has a lot less money in the bank than Mitt Romney's, but it's gotten a little bit of help from a guy called Barack. The president made a $5,000 online donation to his campaign this week and his campaign released a video of him...

Romney Grabs $26M Lead in Fundraising

But Obama spends heavily on advertising

(Newser) - President Obama's campaign is cash-light compared to Mitt Romney's, just as Mitt is showing unexpected muscle with small-dollar donors, Politico reports. Romney's campaign and fundraising committees boasted $170 million in the bank last month, $26 million more than Obama and his committees. A big reason why: Team...

80% of Campaign Money Wasted: Strategists

'The problem is, we don't know which 80%'

(Newser) - Mitt Romney and Barack Obama are raising unprecedented amounts of money for their presidential campaigns, and most of it won't matter at all, a pair of strategists tell NPR . "You don't need that much money. It's ridiculous," says Republican strategist Mark McKinnon. "I was...

Record for Biggest Super PAC Haul Goes to ... Romney

Restore Our Future raises $20M to pro-Obama group's $6M

(Newser) - Obama supporters have their work cut out for them: In June, pro-Mitt Romney super PAC Restore Our Future raised $20 million, a rep tells the Washington Post . That's a record for any super PAC. Meanwhile, the pro-Obama Priorities USA Action set its own best mark last month—with just...

Romney's New Fundraising 'Star': Dick Cheney

Romney tries to appeal to GOP base with controversial ex-VP

(Newser) - Mitt Romney hasn't exactly snuggled up to the George W. Bush administration—he's made a point of avoiding even mentioning Dubya's name, usually referring to him only as Obama's "predecessor," for example—but he's not going to let that stand in the way...

Romney's June Fundraising Clobbers Obama's by $35M

Obama, DNC raise $71M in June

(Newser) - President Obama and the Democratic National Committee raised a combined $71 million in June, the Obama campaign announced today, an amount that would sound pretty darn impressive—if Mitt Romney hadn't absolutely blown it out of the water. Romney and the RNC announced an eye-popping $106 million haul today,...

Protesters in Boat Try to Crash Romney Fundraiser

Mitt makes $3M with trio of Hamptons events

(Newser) - Mitt Romney held three fundraisers at three private residences in the Hamptons yesterday, and protesters arrived by air, land, and sea. Two men were busted after they tried to sail across a pond to crash Romney's fundraiser at the home of Revlon Chairman Ron Perelman, reports the Los Angeles ...

GOP Record: Romney Raises $100M in June

Amount breaks party mark for monthly campaign donations

(Newser) - Mitt Romney had a very good June: His campaign raised more than $100 million in the month to set a Republican fundraising record, reports Mike Allen at Politico . President Obama's camp hasn't released numbers yet, but it's a safe bet that Romney will end up on top...

Romney Pulls In $4.6M After Court Ruling

Both campaigns use ruling to solicit donations

(Newser) - Yesterday's Supreme Court ruling wasn't all bad news for Mitt Romney. It may have been a victory for President Obama, but it sent Romney's supporters reaching for their wallets. Romney has raised $4.6 million in the 24 hours since the ruling came down, his press secretary...

Romney Camp: Dinner With Trump 'Won't Be Happening'

Mitt camp surprised by Trump's claim to be hosting dinner

(Newser) - Donald Trump's claim to be co-hosting a glitzy fundraising dinner with Mitt Romney in New York City tonight apparently came as a surprise to none other than the Romney campaign, the AP reports. Trump tweeted that he was looking forward to the "Dine With Mitt and Donald" event...

White House Would Like Your Wedding Gifts

Campaign unveils 'Obama Event Registry'

(Newser) - "I now pronounce you, husband and White House?" In a fundraising move already getting tweaked from the right , the Obama re-election team has unveiled the "Obama event registry." Instead of asking friends and family to buy gifts for the newlyweds (or birthday boy, or whomever), you can...

Aretha Spends $2K Per Minute to Be Near Obama

Leaves Sarah Jessica Parker-hosted fundraiser after 20 minutes

(Newser) - Aretha Franklin paid the $40,000 ticket price to attend Sarah Jessica Parker's Obama fundraiser last night, but left after just 20 minutes. That means she spent $2,000 per minute to be there, TMZ helpfully calculates. Apparently it was worth it, because she described the food ("chicken...

Billionaire Gingrich Backer Gives Romney Mega Bucks

Sheldon Adelson prepared for 'limitless' spending to beat Obama

(Newser) - The $10 million Sheldon Adelson spent on Newt Gingrich's failed presidential campaign may have been just a warmup. The casino billionaire has donated $10 million to pro-Romney super PAC Winning Our Future, making him and his wife, Miriam, this election's biggest donors by far, sources tell the New ...

Fashion Bigwigs Now Big Political Players

Designers used to support issues; now they're supporting Obama

(Newser) - Could Michelle Obama's taste in clothes help her husband win reelection? The Washington Post sees a fashion industry gaining political traction—and a pattern emerging between Mrs. Obama's outfits and her husband's donations. Almost half of the designers she wears have donated to the president's cause,...

Team Mitt: $76.8M Team Obama: $60M

 Team Mitt: $76.8M 
 Team Obama: $60M 
  
May Fundraising
Jun 7, 2012 12:02 PM CDT

Team Mitt: $76.8M Team Obama: $60M

Romney trounces president in May fundraising

(Newser) - The first month of head-to-head fundraising between Mitt Romney and President Obama is in the books, and you can score one for the Republican. Romney and the Republican National Committee raised $76.8 million in the month, compared to about $60 million for Obama and the DNC, reports the New ...

GOP Attacks Obama and His Hollywood Groupies

New RNC ad slams Obama for using Anna Wintour

(Newser) - Jon Bon Jovi, Lady Gaga, Jack Black, Salma Hayek: It sounds like a red carpet who's who, but in fact it's a shortlist of the celebs who are lending their star power to the president during this go-round—and Republicans are once again hammering Obama for the company...

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