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Barack Obama Fundraising

Obama To Headline First Fundraiser As President, Faces "Donor Fatigue"

Bloomberg | Posted 04.16.2009 | Politics

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President Barack Obama will headline the first fundraiser of his presidency this month, appealing to donors large and small even as the economy strugg...

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Obama Raises $36 Million During First Two Weeks Of October

AP | JIM KUHNHENN | Posted 11.23.2008 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — An acclaimed celebrity makeup artist for Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin collected more money from John McCain's...

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Obama Camp Chides Slacking Fundraisers

Chicago Sun-Times | Posted 10.25.2008 | Politics

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Barack Obama campaign finance chair Penny Pritzker and Democratic National Committee finance chair Phil Murphy have a message for some 45 high end sla...

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Obama Raises $66 Million In August

AP | JIM KUHNHENN | Posted 10.15.2008 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama raised $66 million in August, a record for a presidential candidate that illustrated h...

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Raising Money Where Your Belief Is

Grande Lum | Posted 09.13.2008 | Politics

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There are many people like me who do are not experienced at raising campaign funds, but who are doing so for the first time, because of a newfound belief in politics, Obama and the urgency of the situation.

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Obama Outraised McCain In Arizona

Washington Independent | Posted 08.01.2008 | Politics

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Barack Obama quietly raised more money in Arizona last month for his presidential campaign than John McCain did, and the Illinois Democrat dominates t...

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June Campaign Finance Numbers: Obama Raises $52 Million

Posted 07.29.2008 | Politics

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The AP reports that Barack Obama reversed a two-month downward trend by raising more and spending less. He took in $52 million in June, more than twic...

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Sam Stein

Obama Aides Ecstatic Over $52 Million Haul

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 07.25.2008 | Politics

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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 pre...

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WSJ: Obama's June Fundraising Numbers "Underwhelming"

WSJ | Posted 07.19.2008 | Politics

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Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign said Thursday that Republicans anticipate raising a combined $400 million war chest for the general election ...

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Obama Forgets To Ask Donors To Help With Clinton's Debt

AP | BETH FOUHY | Posted 07.18.2008 | Politics

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NEW YORK — It was all part of a careful arrangement: Democrat Barack Obama would get fundraising help from his erstwhile rival, Hillary Rodham C...

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Obama And Clinton Hold Major NYC Fundraiser

WSJ | Posted 07.17.2008 | Politics

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A pile of cash is flowing the Democrats' way Wednesday night in New York City. Roughly 100 deep-pocketed donors are expected to attend a $33,100-a-pla...

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Wall Street Contributing Nearly Twice As Much To Obama As McCain

NY Daily News | DAVID SALTONSTALL | Posted 07.09.2008 | Politics

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Wall Street is investing heavily in Barack Obama. Although the Democratic presidential hopeful has vowed to raise capital gains and corporate taxes, ...

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Obama Courting Clinton Donors

MOMocrats | Posted 07.05.2008 | Home

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Obama's wooing big Clinton donors is disturbing to those who rejoiced in the fact that his campaign was immune to the influence of big money donors. You can be sure the GOP will exploit this to the fullest extent.

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Obama Brand: Truth or Consequences

Matthew Dowd | Posted 07.01.2008 | Politics

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Obama's brand involves a new kind of politics, something that doesn't involve political expediency -- which is why it was a blunder to flip flop on public campaign finance for the general election.

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Obama Raises $22 Million In May

AP | JIM KUHNHENN | Posted 06.28.2008 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — Democrat Barack Obama raised $22 million in May for his presidential campaign, his weakest fundraising month this year, and ended t...

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Obama Donor Lists Too Large For FEC To Process

Politico | Kenneth Vogel | Posted 06.03.2008 | Politics

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A milestone of sorts was reached earlier this year, when Barack Obama filed an electronic fundraising report so large it could not be processed by pop...

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Will Thomas

General Election Fundraising: GOP More Competitive Than Expected, FEC Records Show

HuffingtonPost.com | Will Thomas | Posted 05.31.2008 | Politics

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Barack Obama has been hailed this election season for, among other things, his impressive fundraising apparatus. But while the Democratic frontrunner'...

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Obama Camp Working To Prevent Donors From Funding Independent Groups

Politico | Ben Smith | Posted 05.21.2008 | Politics

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Senator Barack Obama's campaign is steering the candidate's wealthy supporters away from independent Democratic groups, calling into question what had...

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Obama Supporters Seek To Raise $1 Million In One Minute

Business Week | Matt Vella | Posted 04.16.2008 | Politics

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As the Democratic Presidential hopefuls approach Pennsylvania's Apr. 22 vote, Senator Barack Obama's (D-Ill.) campaign, trailing in statewide polls, i...

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Obama Raises Twice As Much As Clinton

AP | JIM KUHNHENN | Posted 04.11.2008 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — Barack Obama raked in $40 million in March, leaving Hillary Rodham Clinton and her $20 million in the fundraising dust and stuffing...

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Obama Raises More Than $40 Million In March

Politico | Ben Smith | Posted 04.11.2008 | Politics

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Yet another success of lowered expectations, and well-concealed numbers, as Obama announces his fundraising numbers for March. The campaign says he r...

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Obama Risks Alienating Clinton Women and Blue-Collar Supporters

Carlotta Cooper | Posted 04.09.2008 | Home

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Carlotta Cooper

This doesn't go down very well with a lot of voters, especially with the working class and underpaid professional women who make up many of Senator Clinton's supporters -- women who may have been passed over for jobs in the past and who work for 80 cents of a man's dollar.

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Obama Closing In On 2 Million Donors This Year

Politico | Ben Smith | Posted 03.31.2008 | Politics

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Obama's campaign has stopped promoting its fundraising success, but the ticker is still ticking, and the growth doesn't seem even to have stopped acce...

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Obama Has Clear Money Advantage

AP | JIM KUHNHENN | Posted 03.29.2008 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton lived hand to mouth during the rush of presidential primaries while Democratic rival Sen. Barack Obama ...

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Obama Raises $55 Million in February

AP | JIM KUHNHENN | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — Democratic Sen. Barack Obama raised a record $55 million in February for his presidential campaign, eclipsing rival Sen. Hillary Ro...

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