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Thursday, July 17, 2008

Obama Raises $52 Million in June

ABC News’ Rick Klein Reports: In an email to supporters this morning, Sen. Barack Obama’s presidential campaign announced the presumptive Democratic nominee raised $52 million in the month of June.

The $52 milllion the Obama raised in June—the month the primary campaign ended—is a far bigger haul than the “only” $22 million he raised in May, his worst fundraising month of the year. It approaches but not does exceed his record $55 million in February.

Earlier this month, Republican presidential nominee John McCain announced his June fundraising numbers: $22 million, McCain’s best fundraising month of the year.

http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2008/07/obama-raises-52.html

Obama was the fund raising master in the primaries, no doubt about it, but with many of his biggest-money contributors having already maxed out the amount they can legally donate to him and with Hillary’s backers balking at forking over any cash he’s in serious trouble given the above spending levels.

With his choice not to take public funding complicating the issue further, Obama is faced with either keeping his fund raising at the herculean levels he enjoyed throughout the primaries, which is bloody unlikely, or having to cut back on campaign expenditures. 

With staff cut backs likely to make the candidate Oprah is now calling “the one” look a bit less messianic than we’ve become accustomed to neither option is all that good.

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rbb: I like the three “air quotes” in between the rest of your cut and paste! It sets it off a bit!
I guess you had three times as much not to say there!



For any voter trying to choose between the two candidates for commander in chief, there is no better test than this: When American strategy in a critical theater was up for grabs, John McCain proposed a highly unpopular and risky path, which he accurately predicted could lead to success. Barack Obama proposed a popular and politically safe route that would have led to an unnecessary and debilitating American defeat at the hands of al Qaeda.

Frederick W. Kagan

Proof on July 17, 2008 at 06:38 am

Wow, sorry I missed your 10,000th content free comment, poof.

Did you use bold and italics in that one too?


“If a conservative is still a republican after the last 13 years, he is blind to the fact that his party of choice has failed him utterly.” – Realitybasedbob

realitybasedbob on July 17, 2008 at 06:43 am
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realitybasedbob,

Proof sat there and thought, “Shit! I can’t find anything to argue against this, Ohhh he has three spaces in his post, I GOT HIM!!!”

Funny how they they’ll post in the main section when they think McCain is beating Obama in fundraising, but this is ignored. As well as ignoring that Maliki wants us to put a timetable on withdraw.

Nunez on July 17, 2008 at 07:30 am

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“If a conservative is still a republican after the last 13 years, he is blind to the fact that his party of choice has failed him utterly.” – Realitybasedbob

realitybasedbob on July 17, 2008 at 07:39 am
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So how many July contributions did Obama have to make June contributions to pull that number off?

Honestly, you clowns are going to be jumping off of bridges when your head clown loses the election.


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Rob on July 17, 2008 at 07:58 am

Ahem, rbb: Let’s not forget our hyphens.  That’s content-free.


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“As a conservative, I will not be overly enthusiastic about voting for John McCain on November 4 - but I will be sprinting to the polling place to do so!”
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pparets on July 17, 2008 at 08:44 am
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Wow, sorry I missed your 10,000th content free comment

Wow! The guy who makes no comment at all in his post wants to jack me for making comments! Pot...kettle! Kettle...pot!

Besides, realitydeficientbob, you’re the one more fixated on numbers than quality. How about another meaningless, off topic picture? You’re good at that!

Proof sat there and thought, “Shit! I can’t find anything to argue against this, Ohhh he has three spaces in his post, I GOT HIM!!!”

First of all Nunez, I don’t think in excremental terms like you and freebasebob! Second, I don’t have to “sit and think” to come up with something to mock bob about. It’s all there on the surface. You boys have reached new depths of shallow!

I just think it’s sad that poor bob and his last firing synapse cannot collect so much as a single thought or comment to go along with the stuff he cuts and pastes! Maybe if he weren’t eating or sniffing the paste?

Perhaps we could start a telethon for synapse-impaired liberals? bob could be our poster boy!



For any voter trying to choose between the two candidates for commander in chief, there is no better test than this: When American strategy in a critical theater was up for grabs, John McCain proposed a highly unpopular and risky path, which he accurately predicted could lead to success. Barack Obama proposed a popular and politically safe route that would have led to an unnecessary and debilitating American defeat at the hands of al Qaeda.

Frederick W. Kagan

Proof on July 17, 2008 at 09:10 am

Nunez - As well as ignoring that Maliki wants us to put a timetable on withdraw.

You’re talking out of your ass, as usual.

Iraq Demands A Firm Date For U.S. Troop Withdrawal

That’s from July 8th. Your erroneous assertion is from July 17th.

But hey, who needs reality when you’re slamming your opponents, right Nunez?

likwidshoe on July 17, 2008 at 09:33 am
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likwidshoe,

If could talk out of my ass, I would frequent the Howard Stern Show on a regular basis.

Nunez on July 17, 2008 at 01:49 pm

Nunez,

Considering your comments, here you seem to have difficulty enough expressing yourself in the normal manner.


“Poverty of goods is easily cured; poverty of the mind is irreparable.”

Bat One on July 17, 2008 at 01:56 pm
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FOR SALE - AMERICAN PRESIDENCY
How about if we elect a President the old fashioned way, through fair and honest elections, based upon the candidate’s actual patriotism, experience, judgement, and service to country ... instead of who is more of a showman, or who can raise more money ... and therefore buy the Presidency ... (like Barack Obama did in the primaries), and is trying to do in the general election.

Gina on July 18, 2008 at 08:43 am
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