Obama Raised Over $500 Million Online During Campaign

Washington Post:

Barack Obama raised half a billion dollars online in his 21-month campaign for the White House, dramatically ushering in a new digital era in presidential fundraising.

In an exclusive interview with The Post, members of the vaunted Triple O, Obama's online operation, broke down the numbers: 3 million donors made a total of 6.5 million donations online adding up to more than $500 million. Of those 6.5 million donations, 6 million were in increments of $100 or less. The average online donation was $80, and the average Obama donor gave more than once.

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Comments

[bseigneur]

Just put a little dot between the $ and the 5 on the front page and you'll be technically correct...

[Giada]

I thought the amount was close to 600M and it was, 500M online. Humorous point, within 24 hours after Sarah Palin's speech 10M was donated.

[itsamessi]

billion! thats bailout teritory right there! hahaha Huff P are you kidding me?

[DFutureIsNow]

$500 Billion? LOL.

[flydoghead]

billion ? really ? billion ?

that's what i call f**k you money !

if I had had that kinda money, it would be F**k you !

[jumperpin]

Ooops, I meant $499.5 Billion. Kinda late for math.

[maxbean]

I believe you mean $500 Million. Still a lot. But not half a trillion dollars.

[yngskywlkr]

Hey with all the insane amount being doled out to every bank on wall street that asks for it, we've become numb to the enormity of it all.

Million ? Billion ? Heck even trillion now is being thrown around like it was pocket change.

[Gaia Terra7]

uh, hem, er, 500 Million?

[Heterodoxy]

Correction to your editor, it was 500 MILLION not BILLION.

Urine sample please.

[RASTAMANN]

MAYBE HE CAN BAILOUT THE AUTO INDUSTRY WITH HIS 1/2 TRILLION DOLLARS. LOL.

[Dave01]

The hell with the auto industry! BAIL US out!

[1question]

Wrong headline on front page: Obama Raised $500 Billion Online During Campaign

Should read: Obama Raised $500 Million...

[CharliePSP]

Come on now...fix the headline - it's $500 MILLION not $500 BILLION. What are you? Dr. Evil?

[RASTAMANN]

500 BILLION?

1/2 TRILLION?

[jumperpin]

Was wondering how I got this extra $495 Billion in my Paypal account.

[DanniD]

Uh...HuffPo...your headline on the main page is WRONG! It says Obama raised 500 BILLION during campaign! I was like WTF??? I had to do a double take! Please fix that before the rightwingers heads pop off!

[edva]

If he could raise 500 Billion he would be the savior. :)