Obama Goes On Pricey Fundraiser Spree

New York Times:

In the wake of Senator Barack Obama's decision last month to bypass public financing for the general election, his campaign is embarking on a spree of pricey fund-raising events across the country.

As Mr. Obama shattered fund-raising records over the last year and a half and collected nearly $300 million, much of the attention has been on his army of small contributors over the Internet. He cited that broad base of small-dollar donors in justifying his decision to reverse his pledge to take part in the public financing system if his opponent did as well.

But Mr. Obama's stepped-up schedule of big-money fund-raisers -- the campaign has more than a dozen events planned over the next two weeks -- showcases a formidable high-dollar donor network that is gaining more heft with an influx of former supporters of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton.

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Comments

[Retrofuturistic]

Obama does not equal change. He will do whatever is expedient. Instead of what is right. Very disappointing.

[MissingAmerica]

At least he's not opening his pockets to the corporate lobbyists, which means he will still be free to keep his promise of returning this nation to a government of, by and for the people.

[eshalom]

This from the candidate who has repeatedly boasted of his campaign being funded by small donors.
Wow! Come to think of it that's why the haloed one supposedly rejected public financing the other day. You Internet Obamaphiles don't count for much any more. Tough!

[MargaretO]

Your comment makes no sense at all. You really expected that he was only going to depend on small donors??

His internet donors are still going strong.

You are just jealous.

[ldsrapha]

Oh yeah!! You are sweating! !! Hey go donate $5.00 to McLAME

[ann1]

Maybe Sen O knows with the rising cost of gas and food his donors(hard working Americans) will be a little stretched.

[luvangelHussein330]

Musch needed money...
To be honest I'm only commenting because that's a darn good picture of him...WOW!­! He makes politics look good...Do it then Michelle!!

[MariaHopeful]

Ditto!

MariaHussein!

[MargaretO]

Double-ditto!!

[LiberTLover]

McForgetsalot was at a private fundraiser instead of being at the GI Bill vote that he now takes credit for. Where is the MSM story on that?

[Totto]

McCain will have practically unlimited funding from the RNC plus a completely uncritical corporate media to propagandize. Obama needs every cent to fight back.

[Gma11]

Yes, he will.

A Swiftboat Group has already organized.

McCain has nothing but his POW status to campaign on. So his only hope is to destroy Barack.

[PATina]

But I'm glad they are supporting him. He will need the money to take on the DNC money machine.

[sandiegoconservative]

And when John McCain attends expensive fundraisers, we will all hear about how bad that is. Nothing but a few crickets on this story though . . .

[ldsrapha]

LOL!!! Yes, poor Senator McLAME. The MSM is just so hard on him. It makes me want to puke!!!

[condew]

It's news when McCain's fundraiser is the guy who coined the phrase "When rape is inevitable, relax ...".

[Diplomacy]

WOW! Wonderful to see everyone coming together for Barack Obama! Looks like it's great use of the Barack's time, excellent time management to do several events on the same day! What an awesome Campaign Team. Couple this with Barack's 1.5 million donors on-line ..., and it's GREAT!

[closetodemfection]

Good luck, O. If he's going after the HRC people now that signals he's a little desperate for cash.

HRC's big donors are lukewarm to the idea at best right now. Why wouldn't he get cash from his people first and go after HRC's when they've had some time to cool down?

Maybe because he doesn't have as many big donors and the economy is in the toilet? Now his small donation internet supporters aren't able to give as much as they did in Jan/Feb?

He should have gone with public financing, this is some sort of karmic lesson for him.

[Tropiholic]

Why aren't Hill's "big money" donors paying off her massive 20+ million dollar debt for her????

[joeyp404]

Because they've already maxed out their donations, perhaps?

[axt113]

Well that's the fault of the netroots, by saying they'll withhold money and such they've forced him to go to more fundraisers, and then the netroots compalin that they aren't being heard, well of course not, you're withholding the money

[Gma11]

My momma used to warn us not to cut off our nose to spite our face.

[sheikwil]

somebody sounds p'd off because McCain can't raise that kind of money? All I have to say is caching.
Hear that cash register ringing up those big bucks. Obama 08.

[Harrygton]

Obama = Change? Really? How many of us still think that? We are back to same old sh*t... the best of two evils! Clowns come in many colors!

[Gemma08]

yes dear
and yours are showing

[Harrygton]

Mines are Red, White & Blue..... and yours, Dear?

[Marlyn]

"Campaign finance experts said that while Mr. Obama had taken in record sums from smaller contributors, those contributions tended to taper off once the intensity of the race cooled." ???

The race has not cooled. The reason why contributions from smaller contributors tapered off is because of Barack's increasingly fascist moves to the right.

[Constantone]

Bull. First, there's nothing fascist about iy, b - the reason is that he won the primary, and everyone in my tax baracket too a break. I'd send him money when he won, and when he lost. There are not wion or lose moments now tho bhuild upon. Fascist! Whan a maroon!

[Fabienne]

Fascist?

[Gma11]

It has cooled with the ending of the primary. It will heat up again as we move toward the Conventions.

[ldsrapha]

Not quite!!! Only a few of his supporters are crying about him wanting to represent ALL Americans and not only the extreme left. The rest of us have actively continued our support and will do so in the future. He is now not only raising for his campaign but the DNC. Naturally, he is going to need big money donors too. FYI the race has cooled off as he is not out doing Primary contests every week.

[joeyp404]

This is a great way for him to keep in touch with the little people.