Sunday, October 19, 2008
Obama's September Fundraising
Another short post, but this is another absolute shocker that's coming out this morning. In the month of September, in one month, Barack Obama raised $150 million. This unprecedented fundraising haul came from 632,000 NEW donors plus old donors returning to support Barack. And to demonstrate the extent to which the Obama campaign is truly a campaign of the people and not one run by the rich and well-connected, the average donation was under $100. Great job Democrats and other Obama contributors, keep up the tireless work so that come November 5, we have a President-elect who cares about the Middle Class and will bring true change to all of our lives.
(John McCain, in comparison, has just $84 million to spend from September to November since he took public financing.)
O M G: Powell Endorses Obama
Today on Meet the Press, Former Secretary of State and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs will endorse Senator Barack Obama for President. Sure, a Powell endorsement of Obama was always rumored, but I never thought that it would actually come to fruition. Powell, a long time Republican, I though, was sure to either stay neutral or endorse his party's candidate, John McCain. And while Powell no doubt deserves some blame for the Iraq War, politically, this endorsement is huge for Obama and an even bigger embarrassment for John McCain.
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