Obama Aides Ecstatic Over $52 Million Haul

There is a sense of elation in the Obama campaign as it was announced that their candidate raised $52 million in June. It's a massive haul for the presumptive Democratic nominee -- $3 million short of the historic mark he hit earlier in the cycle but much larger than the $22 million that John McCain brought in this past month.

The majority of donations, Obama's campaign manager David Plouffe wrote in an email to supporters, were of the small variety, with the average amount being $68.

An aide to the Senator was ecstatic when asked about the June numbers and said of an earlier Wall Street Journal report that Obama had raised "only" around $30 million: the paper is "embarrassed."

Greg Sargent at Talking Points Memo noted that the June haul puts Obama on track to achieve his goal of raising $300 million during the entirety of the general election - a total needed to match the likely loot of McCain and the RNC. And yet, Obama and his allies at the DNC still lag behind their counterparts. The Democrat has $72 million on hand, compared to the roughly $100 million brought in by the GOP.

"We remain at a massive disadvantage to our opponents," Plouffe wrote in an email before asking for additional $25 donations. "As I mentioned in my video message earlier in the week, the McCain Campaign and the Republican National Committee finished June with nearly $100 million in the bank.

We can't stop now. It's going to take everything we've got to defeat John McCain and his allies in November."

UPDATE: The DNC follows suit and releases its fundraising figures. They're not quite Obama-esque, but they are fairly impressive for an organization that has been criticized over its lack of cash. Overall, in June, the DNC brought in more than $22 million and has more than $20 million on hand.

This means that, combined, Obama and the DNC have $92 million to spend at this point in time -- $3 million less than GOP.

Comments

[saibotchilizm]

There's a serious problem with our electoral system when 92$ million is not enough for the DNC. It's a horse race between the two parties-- and the only people who can bet are the fantastically wealthy. NOT the majority.

Don't get excited about Obama's huge number of small-scale donations. Though most donors have given small amounts, most of the ACTUAL MONEY received has been from large sums, from corporate and wealthy donors. A bunch of small donations doesn't equal a few huge ones.

http://www.saibotchilizm.org

[unitedstates]

what about the trends

This was obamas second biggest month
McCain had his strongest month.

Latest Poll
Rasmussen Tracking 07/14 - 07/16 3000 LV obama 46 McCain 46 Tie

[WLA]

Election 2008 0bama McCant Spread
RCP National Average 46.0 41.8 0bama +4.2
Favorable Ratings +22.6 +18.3 0bama +4.3
Intrade Market Odds 66.1 28.9 -
Electoral College 0bama McCant Toss Ups
RCP Electoral Count 255 163 120
No Toss Up States 304 234 -

[HumeSkeptic]

The trend is that 0bama will win the election, getting more than twice as many votes as McCane. McCane's best will not be good enough. :-)

[Zanti]

Yes, because--despite all evidence to the contrary--the public recongizes and respects the smarter, better candidate. That's why Gore and Kerry swamped Bush.

Clearly, the public won't stand for an inept fool who doesn't know his stuff.

It helps, too, that the average voter relates so intimately with Obama. His Regular Guy cred is very, very high.

We're in great shape. We may as well relax as we coast to, and through, November. We've got it in the can.

[HumeSkeptic]

For those who might have hit the direct contribution limit ($2,300/election), you can still contribute to 0bama through a political committee (such as Moveon.org) at least an additional $2,700.

Limits can be found here:

http://www.fec.gov/pages/brochures/contriblimits.shtml

[thatsitfortheotherone]

Yep. Valid and useful input. Thanks.

[SCG]

Thanks for the info.

[EggsBolinski]

Shouldn't you all be saving up for solar panels and Priuses ?

[BronxBorn]

yer funny.

[dentuso]

....says the man running entirely on wind.

[HumeSkeptic]

Those don't cost that much

[BronxBorn]

Hiya Hume.
I just gave $500.00 bucks about two hours ago.
I'm gonna do this on a weekly basis till I hit my limit.

Thanks for the extra onfo
I put it in favorites folder.
)

[HumeSkeptic]

:-)

[EggsBolinski]

I'd donate a few bucks just to get Thalia, CaliforniaMike, Peavey and Talibanjovi back here again.

[SweetSydney]

So would I.

[HumeSkeptic]

That's nice. Hope you don't have to skip any meals doing that. I know that BJ creep is doing that to save money and buy a second computer.

[VolvoBirkenstock]

BitterBetty reduced to making predictions of a Mc landslide in November.

We all know what a BitterBetty prediction means.

[dentuso]

Yup. She's like the anit-Nostradamus.

[LiberTLover]

LMAO!!!

[VolvoBirkenstock]

She's Nostradumbass

[LarsGruber]

present day Nostradumbass

[thatsitfortheotherone]

He/she just doesn't quit, does he/she?

[EggsBolinski]

There's that McHumor again!

[VolvoBirkenstock]

Run along, Egg McDumbass.

[dentuso]

McEggsboilinsky,

It's got to be Mcfrustrating having a Mccandidate so utterly McClueless, McNo?

[Highwind]

Haha! No wait. Hahahaha! What did the WSJ report 30 million? Hahaha!

Good on, David Plouffe for asking us to donate first before they released the numbers. They are good!

I hate the media.

[HallStyle]

I am upset I donated money to the Obama campaign and I didn't see my name on the list!!

[Beninn]

O began campaigning saying, "We"re not going to take PAC money. We"re not taking special interest money. We"re not taking lobbyist money. We are going to be funded by the grassroots we"re going to set up a grassroots organization, and all across the country people have responded like never before". Clever and duplicitous. Is O a populist or (the ultimate in shutting the people out), a "Unitary Executive"-loving proponent of the "republic" part of "democratic republic"?

O said small donations would enable him to say "No" if a large donor wanted something in return for that donation. We presumed that meant he would be beholden to us small donors. How could that be? How would that work? Our vote? We vote based on what he says, & before he became the presumptive nominee, his speeches were general, no details, ambiguous. Everyone (left, right, center) thought he was promising their ideology, the left especially: "I WILL END THE WAR IN IRAQ, conditionally, and those conditions are in fine print and seldom make it into sound bytes".

He still needs money, & the left has shut him off. They caught on, with his "refining". While his speeches imply liberal, his record is conservative Democrat. He's just another politician. It's business as usual in Washington and America. The people, once again, are getting hosed.

[ExRepublican]

"He still needs money"

Nah, not really. He always has Goldm*n S*cks to bail his hiney out.

[Ergon]

He does need money, and regular Americans are desperate enough for change to help him out. Hope their trust is not misplaced, but I for one will give the benefit of the doubt.

[k6007]

Yeah, 50mil in one month, looks like his supporters have REALLY cut him off. lol

[Bluejay00234]

lmao.

[utd]

The July totals not the June totals they released today will be more telling of that fact, but it's an election so facts and details aren't important.

[dentuso]

Yes... the "left shut him out", which explains the second-largest month of campaign contributions in the history of Presidential politics.

It's apparent his message isn't resonating.

?

Nice try, Rush.

[LarsGruber]

0bama declared he wasn't going to breathe... but yet he continues!

[ThunderclapNewman]

You're lying again.

No one has cut him off.
He's raising far more than McFlipFlop will ever have.

Your bitterness is clouding your little pea brain.

[Bluejay00234]

Troll, stop lying!

[leftoflennon]

I gave $150!

Love ya Barack!

[KQuarksSuperKollider]

Great!

[FirstShirt]

The presidency is for sale.

So much for change.

[VolvoBirkenstock]

...but it is being "bought" by the people.

At a reasonable price. Fire sale following the bu$h bankruptcy.

[WLA]

Everything must go!

LOL

[ExRepublican]

LOL. 'Bought by the people' - my left butt cheek

[Bluejay00234]

Oh stop being right! And here I thought it actually took human beings to drive, walk etc. there arses into the booths to vote for O. Surly they aren't being paid to do such, if so I want my cut. lol trolls today.

[LiberTLover]

Well the oil companies and defence contractors have been buying it for years, why can't the people own the government for a change?

[suzyhein]

don't forget the drug co's

[nomobull]

you tell em

[williamg]

If the Presidency is for sale, then I must be a part owner -- which is a good thing.

[HumeSkeptic]

You're clueless.

So much for your brain.

[unscum]

Typical republican response. In a republican's screwed up world it ok for their candidate to have two, three or five time money advantage when you factor in the RNC but when a democratic candidate for the first time beats them at their own game, they cry foul.

[dentuso]

SweatBetty,

"Mac's adviser points out that Mac said, when the war was not going well, he'd rather lose an election than lose a war. "

You keep posting these talking points, but you apparently haven't received an addendum memo.

What exactly is "winning the war"? How does one "lose the war"? When there isn't a person in the nation who understands why we're even there, how can you win or lose it?

Again... please define, for the rest of us, by what measure the US "wins" or "loses" this war.

[SweetSydney]

A stable, independent Iraq with secure borders and a democratically elected government.

Next up, Iran. Winning there merely means no nukes.

Eventually, President Mac may turn his attention to South America.

[WLA]

Empire is not the American way. Too bad for dbags like you.

[k6007]

And YOU ship out, when?

[Tropiholic]

"sweetsydney" another screen beret self appointed military "expert", you are hilarious

[ThunderclapNewman]

Your fantasies are of no interest, Betty Jo.

McFlipFlop will never be president.

[dentuso]

Uh huh... So your definition of winning a war is "A stable, independent Iraq with secure borders and a democratically elected government."... meaning that this was the justification for going to war.

Which means there are no less than 40 other countries on this planet that fit that category.

Your belief is that, at the cost of 4000 American and 150,000 civilian lives, we should do this again 40 more times?

[NickNas]

Don't hold your breath.....these trolls NEVER back up their statements. The Facts keep getting in the way.

Drive by cut and paste blogging. The tool of the feeble minded.

I just laugh at it ..it doesn't convince ANYONE or Change Opinions..it is just cyber clutter. But let them have their delusions. It is a free world afterall. (well once BUSH is out )

[Bluejay00234]

Tsk tsk, so this means O wasn't on the corner with a tin cup in hand? Oh where are those folks who were gloating about the story on Plouffe asking for donations? You know the ones stating "I'm not giving him dirt because of FISA?" OUCH! And Mr.Stein you are truly pathetic, interesting that in your bottom feeding story last week you didn't indicate anywhere that the message by Plouffe was a monthly one sent out to O's supporters who are on his mailing list, your "dirt digging" article tried to pretend that because Plouffe had created a video verses an email message that O had "cash woes" now your trying to save face, shame on you! I urge O's supporters to split their donations in half to help the DNC as well as O.


Yes we can!

[BlueTongue]

As 98% of political races in America are won by the candidate who spends the most money, let's shower our man with money! It's the American way.

Let's all be patriotic and $pend.

[Beninn]

What are you getting for your money?

[geobushono]

there you go again with your uncomfortable questions.

[ThunderclapNewman]

The satisfaction of supporting the best candidate.

[k6007]

I know what we're NOT getting for it. Another 4yrs under the thumb of incompetent, bottom of their class, underachievers. I'll donate another $50 today, come to think about it.

WooHooo!

[WLA]

Rid of the GOP.

[dentuso]

I'm getting my country back.

[BradPittsburgh]

The latest USA TODAY/Gallup poll asked whether each candidate can handle the responsibilities of being commander in chief, eight in 10 said Mac could, compared with 5 in 10 for O.

[VolvoBirkenstock]

BradPittsburgh
I belong to a very large group that will work very hard to see to it Mrs. Clin ton receives the nomination. Barry can not defeat the Republican nominee.
posted 07/12/2008 at 19:34:34

Run along, fraud

[Tropiholic]

brad aren't you busy with the new twins?

[k6007]

They didn't ask me. Are these the same people that voted for bushbaby....twice? If so, they should swear off voting. One election at a time.

[WLA]

You keep trotting that out over and over. And yet O still leads in favorable ratings, overall poll averages and electoral numbers. But your silly little poll is all you have.

[dentuso]

You might want, however, to point out that one of the reasons that America is currently at war is to ensure that Americans feel the need to have a President whose only qualification might be that of "Commander in Chief" .

[humuhumunukunukuapuaa]

You keep citing that useless poll, even as O keeps pounding Mc in overall ratings, and money raised.

Keep Spinning, BrendaPittsburgh

[BradPittsburgh]

The latest USA TODAY/Gallup poll asked whether each candidate can handle the responsibilities of being commander in chief, eight in 10 said McCain could, compared with 5 in 10 for Obama.

[LeftLeanWing]

That's like asking 'Who can make the better apple pie, Martha Stewart or Grandma ThreeFingers ?'

[soot]

Hardly surprising that an elitist like John McCain with seven homes and a wife who inherited a brewery fortune isn't short of cash for his campaign. Very surprising that someone like Barack Obama without the connections and the money can play just as hard with nothing but small online donations.