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This is what the republican attacks did for Obama!!!

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  1. rocket3forlife2

    rocket3forlife2 Member

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    Thanks republicans

    Obama raises stunning $150 million in September


    By JIM KUHNHENN, Associated Press Writer Jim Kuhnhenn, Associated Press Writer – 40 mins ago
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    WASHINGTON – Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama raised more than $150 million in September, a stunning and unprecedented eruption of political giving that has given him a wide spending advantage over rival John McCain.

    The campaign released the figure on Sunday, one day before it must file a detailed report of its monthly finances with the Federal Election Commission.

    Obama's money is fueling a vast campaign operation in an expanding field of competitive states. It also has underwritten a wave of both national and targeted video advertising unseen before in a presidential contest.

    Campaign manager David Plouffe, in an e-mail to supporters Sunday morning, said the campaign had added 632,000 new donors in September, for a total of 3.1 million contributors to the campaign. He said the average donation was $86.

    The Democratic National Committee, moments later, announced that it raised $49.9 million and had $27.5 million in the bank at the start of October. The party has been raising money through joint fundraising events with Obama and can use the money to assist his candidacy.

    Obama's numbers are possible because he opted out of the public financing system for the fall campaign. McCain, the Republican nominee, chose to participate in the system, which limits him to $84 million for the September-October stretch before the election.

    Obama's monthly figure pushed his total fundraising to $605 million. No presidential candidate has ever run such an expensive campaign. His campaign raised $65 million in August, his previous best.

    "The overall numbers obviously are impressive," Plouffe said in a campaign video. "But it's what's beneath the numbers in terms of average Americans who have had enough, who want a change and who are really fueling this campaign."

    Obama had initially promised to accept public financing if McCain did, but changed his mind after setting primary fundraising records. His extraordinary fundraising is bound to set a new standard in politics that could doom the taxpayer-paid system. Many Republicans have begun to second-guess McCain's decision to participate in the program.

    With his money, and a favorable political wind at his back, Obama has secured his foothold in states that have voted for Democratic presidential candidates in the past. But he has also been able to expand the contest to reliably Republican states, forcing McCain and the Republican Party to spend their money defensively.

    Plouffe pointed out that the campaign is now spending resources in West Virginia. Obama running mate Joe Biden was scheduled to campaign in Charleston, W.Va., on Friday and the campaign has secured television advertising in the state for the next two weeks, according to ad data obtained by The Associated Press. Plouffe hinted at further expansion, noting that public opinion polls show the race tightening in Georgia and North Dakota.

    As much as Obama raised, he needed a big fundraising month to justify his decision to bypass the public finance system. Financially, he has been competing not only against McCain, but against the GOP, which raised $66 million in September.

    The combined Obama and DNC totals for September now give the Democrats a distinct financial advantage going into Election Day, just 16 days away.
     
    #1 rocket3forlife2, Oct 19, 2008
  2. BetterThanEver

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    I'm one of the donors. I started donating, because McCain was starting to catch up with Obama.
     
    #2 BetterThanEver, Oct 19, 2008
  3. rocket3forlife2

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    I donated after the these latest attacks, so that makes two of us that help to make this happen.
     
    #3 rocket3forlife2, Oct 19, 2008
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    Actually, this is the result of pulling out of Obama's promise to take public money -- lying about it -- to gain an advantage. He lied, which it 100% consist with the man's character (or lack thereof).

    Obama has spent more money on negative ads than any political candidate in the history of the world. But that's just the facts...
     
    #4 El_Conquistador, Oct 19, 2008
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    Obama Raises $150 Million in September

    Just amazing. I guessed it would be about $100 million but this is off the charts.

    http://voices.washingtonpost.com/th...ma_shatters_fundraising_rec.html?hpid=topnews

    Obama Shatters Fundraising Record
    By Matthew Mosk
    Sen. Barack Obama shattered, by a country mile, the record for dollars raised in a single month, pulling in $150 million in September, according to an e-mail the campaign sent out this morning.

    "In the month of September, we raised over $150 million and added 632,000 new donors for a total 3.1 million donors to date," the campaign announced.

    "The average donation for the month was less than $100."

    The previous record, also set by Obama, was $67 million.

    The number explains why Obama has been able to saturate the airwaves in swing states, and afford luxuries such as the half hour infomercials he plans to run later this month.

    It also answers definitively the question of whether it was strategically shrewd to forgo public funds.

    Republican National Committee officials have expressed concerns about the potential for abuse with small dollar fundraising on this scale. They have noted examples of fake names used to donate through the Internet. The Obama campaign has said it has vetted donations as fast as possible and would return any questionable contributions.

    The number of questionable contributions identified at this point is tiny in the face of the kind of money the campaign reported today.

    Plouffe describes the haul as evidence of the power of ordinary people.

    "When Barack entered this race, he put his faith in the power of ordinary supporters like you coming together and building a movement for change from the bottom up," his e-mail said.

    "That's exactly how we got this far -- and you should feel proud of all we have accomplished together."
     
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    McCain: 100% Negative

    John McCain has pretty much stopped pretending that he plans to offer any of his own ideas for trying to change the course of the country. Instead of selling himself to the American people, he has clearly decided that he needs to ruin Obama’s image, and leave himself as the only viable alternative.

    It’s not just your impression that things are 100% negative on the McCain side, they really are. A study has shown that 100% of McCain’s advertising last week was negative. He spent every cent of his advertising cash on attacking Obama, and not a one on his own ideas. By comparison only about a third of Obama’s ads were negative.

    So John, how’s that working out for you?



    Nice try, but you have been debunked agian!!
     
    #6 rocket3forlife2, Oct 19, 2008
  7. A_3PO

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    Lock it up please.
     
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    #8 rocket3forlife2, Oct 19, 2008
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    One candidate calling out your candidate will always be viewed as negative. Boo hoo. Welcome to politics.
     
    #9 Faos, Oct 19, 2008
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    Everytime McCain's campaign made a punk move, my friends and I decided to donate some to Obama's campaign.

    That's how you fight back with negative sleazy ads that McCain has been running.
     
    #10 Zboy, Oct 19, 2008
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    ;)
     
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    You meant to post that in response to another poster as well, right?
     
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    I guess you missed the post that was two post up from mine on purpose right???? :rolleyes:
     
    #13 rocket3forlife2, Oct 19, 2008
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    Wrong! Calling out a candidate over real issues and differences in policy will not be viewed as negative, but healthy political discourse.

    Making up stuff about fake connections to people who were bad guys 40 years ago, and accusing him of being un-American will be seen as negative because it is.
     
    #14 FranchiseBlade, Oct 19, 2008
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    We really need a better thread title.
     
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    I just got back from my weekly gig at a conservative southern Baptist church. The pastor talked about the economy. It was 90% political, 5% how to deal with the poor economy, and 5% scripture. He tried to say that the housing crisis was solely the fault of Bill Clinton and community organizers (citing examples in Chicago). He was more diplomatic but at certain points it was like he was channeling Michelle Bachmann.

    So I'm donating my entire check from the church this week to the Obama campaign.
     
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    Where's the October Surprise?

    Where are the Kenyan emails?
     
    #18 rimrocker, Oct 19, 2008
  19. rimrocker

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    As of Oct 1, McCain had $47 million left.
     
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    Gotta admit, this man can raise money like nobody's business. Maybe he will redistribute the wealth and help out the less fortunate, or did Hillary already paid off her debt.

    There is going to be a huge letdown after couple years of Obama presidency.
     
    #20 deepblue, Oct 20, 2008
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