MSNBC just announced Obama raised $52 million in June! Average donation was $68.

[flpoljunkie]

Obama raised $52 million in June

Reuters

Thursday, July 17, 2008; 7:06 AM

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama raised $52 million in June, the campaign said on Thursday.

In a letter to supporters, campaign manager David Plouffe said the Obama campaign raised the funds with an average donation of $68. The Obama campaign and the Democratic National Committee have a combined total of $72 million in the bank, Plouffe said.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/17/AR2008071700091_pf.html

(Reporting by Deborah Charles, editing by Vicki Allen)

[Hope And Change]

1. Holy Cow!

:bounce:

[Hope And Change]

2. Kick!

[phrigndumass]

3. Nice!

I wonder if McCain's average donation was something like $1,000 lol ... lobbyists!

:thumbsup:

[davidpdx]

4. HOLY ****!

That's awesome!

[rox63]

5. Wow! Fantastic!

GOBAMA!!!

[quantass]

6. OH.MY.F'ING.GOD!! WOW!!!

[Kahuna]

7. Yee haw!!!

:bounce:

[comtec]

8. *happy tear* Yeah... PUBLIC financing does work... omg :)

hope... that man inspires a lot of it :) GOBAMA!

[kevinmc]

9. But ... But ... The Wall Street Gerbils said he only raised 30m ... . 8-). K&R

[alcibiades_mystery]

33. Obama's the only one beating forecasts these days...(ROFL)

OK, Wells Fargo, but still...

:-)

[Lucky Luciano]

77. JPM too!

...but MER F-ed up and we'll see how C does tomorrow morning!

[truthisfreedom]

10. Amazing!

Kicked and recommended!

[dkf]

11. Yay! And to think I was kind of worried. haha.

[kevinmc]

12. Here's a copy of the Email they sent out .....

Friend:

We have some big news we want to share with you.

Because of your generosity and commitment, we're reporting to the press today that this campaign is in a very strong financial position.

In the month of June, supporters like you helped raise $52 million.

But more impressive than the number is how you did it. Hundreds of thousands of ordinary people contributed to building our campaign for change. Many were first-time donors, giving only what they could afford -- and the average donation was just $68.

You continue to prove what ordinary Americans committed to change can accomplish, despite the Washington lobbyists and special interest PACs funding so much of our opponents' campaign.

But we can't stop now.

It's going to take everything we've got to defeat John McCain and the Republican National Committee in November. And we can't do it without your continued support.

Can you make a donation of $25 now to strengthen our movement for change?

https://donate.barackobama.com/junenumbers

I also wanted to share with you another promising piece of news.

The Obama campaign and the DNC ended June with a combined total of nearly $72 million in the bank. It's a healthy number. But McCain and the RNC together still have a huge cash advantage, and we need your help to close the gap.

As I mentioned in my video message to you earlier in the week, we're facing a Republican machine with unprecedented resources at its disposal. The McCain campaign and the Republican National Committee finished June with nearly $100 million in the bank.

Our campaign does not accept donations from Washington lobbyists and special interest PACs, and neither does the Democratic National Committee. But John McCain and the RNC have no such standards.

Along with the vast amounts of unregulated money being raised by shadowy outside groups, there's no telling how much they'll spend running attack ads.

We must work together and fight back against their efforts.

Please make a donation of $25 now:

https://donate.barackobama.com/junenumbers

I know this isn't the first time we've asked you for money, and it won't be the last.

We have developed a strategy -- a very aggressive strategy -- that will only work if our millions of supporters continue to contribute their time and their money.

We are now on the air with TV ads in 18 states -- including 14 that George W. Bush carried in the 2004 election. And in each one we're also building extensive grassroots field organizations.

It's all part of our strategy to spread Barack's positive message and compete in all 50 states.

That strategy will work, and it has to. The stakes are too high and the need for change too great. We are thrilled to be on this journey with you and thank you for all you have done so far. But victory is only possible with your continued help.

Please give $25 now:

https://donate.barackobama.com/junenumbers

We can't do this without you.

Thanks,

David

David Plouffe
Campaign Manager
Obama for America

[my3boyz]

13. How much did McCain raise? nt

[kevinmc]

14. 22m

[my3boyz]

17. HA! Take that McCain! Go Obama! Thanks for the info. nt

[flpoljunkie]

15. MCCain raised $22 million in June.

[montanto]

69. twelve dollars and sixty two cents, but

he got that by picking cans out of recycling bins and turning them in.

[Hawaii Hiker]

16. That is fucking-fan-tastic,

can I get 52 million woo-hoo's.....That would take a long time to type, so 5 will do, lol.....Congratulations Obama campaign!!

:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

[MrsT]

18. Wow! Remember all the hand wringing about his numbers?

$52 mil is WAY beyond what anyone was expecting.

[high density]

19. but but but Obama isn't supposed to raise that much

the MSM says so!!

[Cha]

54. So did more than a few on this

board. I won't be expecting their mea culpas, though.

[Political Heretic]

20. 68$ - that's called PUBLIC FINANCING :)

[Scurrilous]

21. K & R

:thumbsup:

[quantass]

30. .

[flpoljunkie]

22. 'Morning Jerk' has not mentioned Obama's raising $52 mil since Mika read it off the wire

This speaks volumes. Chuck Todd is on now--no mention, so far.

[flpoljunkie]

26. Mika brought it up, "Chuckie T' pooh-poohed it--said Obama had to raise $52 mil to keep up with RNC

and McCain. Chuck Todd mentioned their combined total was $94 million-of which McSame raised $22 million.

'Morning Jerk' could not be more transparent in their support of John McCain.

[slinkerwink]

23. that;s great news!

[tekisui]

24. Error: You've already recommended that thread.

[ErinBerin84]

25. great! I was hoping it wasn't going to be like, 36 million or something

, since they had said the "just above 30 million" was way off. Good news!

[nc4bo]

27. WOW, this isn't close to the original figure pushed by the msm. nt

[Diamonique]

28. Oh happy day!! Woo hoo!

[madwivoter]

29. K&R

Public financing baby!

:headbang:

[alcibiades_mystery]

31. They're fucking dumbstruck on the cable networks

Mouths agape, shaking their heads at how it could possibly be. In June? From regular people? With no lobbyist cash and loop hole contributions? After a vicious primary season? How? How? How?

It's hilarious watching their absolute confusion over the strength of the Obama machine fund-raising machine.

The right wing since Nixon gained a generation of power through fund-raising innovation, specifically Viguerie's direct mailing strategies. Everybody in politics knows this, and considers it gospel. So, when they see a complete innovation in fund-raising such as that put in place by the Obama team, they're fucking terrified. They know that such fund-raising could transform politics in the same way, and for a generation. It just scares the shit out of the GOPers and the media elite.

[Coexist]

38. I wish I could've seen it, darn

I was good and hopped on the treadmill first thing.

darn it.

[yodermon]

41. excellent post, make it an OP!

:thumbsup:

[Adelante]

45. Boo-YAH

Such happiness. :)

[goclark]

55. Wow! And we are in a Bush/McCain Made "Recession"

That means that average people care enough to stretch their dwindling $$'s to take back our country! :woohoo:

[blogslut]

32. I feel so good

It really is true public, opt-in financing.

PS: Click The Link In My Sig. Be The Change!

[gblady]

34. this is so cool....

David's email made my morning!

[Rockholm]

35. Didn't see it. MSNBC has been moved to digital.

I only have digital in my den. Regular cable in the rest of the house.

[ohtransplant]

36. He's going to need $52 million EVERY month!

Between the McSame campaign, the RNC, their 527s and all the dirty $$$ they'll pump in, Mc Same will have plenty of cash between now and November.

I hope we help BO break a new record every month. Don't forget to use DU's Act Blue page.

Time to make another donation. Chow.

[JackORoses]

51. 50 million of that was Primary donations

That means he is still attracting new donors and new donations from existing donors.

Just wait until the GE officially starts. The money is going to roll in like the tide.

[ohtransplant]

57. Excellent!

AFAIC, there's not enough money to win big enough, to fight the slurs, the media, and to enlighten those who continue to vote against their own self interest. I hope BO decimates any imagined estimates.

For my part I'll be making a monthly contribution, hitting the streets, the phones and whatever else I'm asked to do.

Pre-season is coming to a close. The marbles will be on the table and the lights will be on. Let the games begin...

All the best!

[Coexist]

37. Here is the happy email I got in my inbox this am!!!

We have some big news we want to share with you.

Because of your generosity and commitment, we're reporting to the press today that this campaign is in a very strong financial position.

In the month of June, supporters like you helped raise $52 million.

But more impressive than the number is how you did it. Hundreds of thousands of ordinary people contributed to building our campaign for change. Many were first-time donors, giving only what they could afford -- and the average donation was just $68.

You continue to prove what ordinary Americans committed to change can accomplish, despite the Washington lobbyists and special interest PACs funding so much of our opponents' campaign.

But we can't stop now.

It's going to take everything we've got to defeat John McCain and the Republican National Committee in November. And we can't do it without your continued support.

Can you make a donation of $25 now to strengthen our movement for change?

https://donate.barackobama.com/junenumbers

I also wanted to share with you another promising piece of news.

The Obama campaign and the DNC ended June with a combined total of nearly $72 million in the bank. It's a healthy number. But McCain and the RNC together still have a huge cash advantage, and we need your help to close the gap.

As I mentioned in my video message to you earlier in the week, we're facing a Republican machine with unprecedented resources at its disposal. The McCain campaign and the Republican National Committee finished June with nearly $100 million in the bank.

Our campaign does not accept donations from Washington lobbyists and special interest PACs, and neither does the Democratic National Committee. But John McCain and the RNC have no such standards.

Along with the vast amounts of unregulated money being raised by shadowy outside groups, there's no telling how much they'll spend running attack ads.

We must work together and fight back against their efforts.

Please make a donation of $25 now:

https://donate.barackobama.com/junenumbers

I know this isn't the first time we've asked you for money, and it won't be the last.

We have developed a strategy -- a very aggressive strategy -- that will only work if our millions of supporters continue to contribute their time and their money.

We are now on the air with TV ads in 18 states -- including 14 that George W. Bush carried in the 2004 election. And in each one we're also building extensive grassroots field organizations.

It's all part of our strategy to spread Barack's positive message and compete in all 50 states.

That strategy will work, and it has to. The stakes are too high and the need for change too great. We are thrilled to be on this journey with you and thank you for all you have done so far. But victory is only possible with your continued help.

Please give $25 now:

https://donate.barackobama.com/junenumbers

We can't do this without you.

Thanks,

David

David Plouffe
Campaign Manager
Obama for America

[Ryano42]

39. The email said send $25...

So I did!!!!!

:kick::patriot:

[quantass]

46. .

[Sander]

56. Mine said $100

So I did.

[populistdriven]

76. same

:yourock:

[Peacetrain]

40. woo hoo

:woohoo::woohoo:

[VADem11]

42. Woohoo!

I just got the email from the campaign and I am psyched! The WSJ must have egg all over their faces.

[oldskool]

43. But the polls said

it was a dead heat. I hope they like the propaganda we're
feeding to the M$M. How does it feel M$M????

[Inuca]

44. First thing I saw as I turned the TV

this morning, a great way to wake up :-).

[hedgehog]

47. Still 2 weeks to go in July , people!

hint, hint!

[Blondiegrrl]

60. I just now sent another $25 through the DU fundraising page.

:toast:

[Pavlovs DiOgie]

48. Kick with a big fat REC!

Woohoo that's awesome! It's amazing how his fundraising numbers increased while his average of each donation decreased. So much for him having to court all those bigwigs for large donations. The people are taking back the country!

[barack the house]

49. Well I think with those figures we can discredit PUMA. Let's stick together.

[City Lights]

50. Fantastic news!

:bounce:

[Cha]

53. Wasn't it Obama who told

us it "wasn't underwhelming"? :D

I the new avatar, No Surrender!

[City Lights]

58. Glad you approve, zidzi!

:hi:

[Cha]

59. Oh yeah!

:hi: Lucky for me we have the same taste:)

[DevonRex]

52. The DU admins can be very proud of raising a significant amount

right here.

[Fleshdancer]

61. YES!!!

To all the bitter people, to all the concernced people, to all the republicans, and to all the cynics out there: SUCK IT! :rofl:

Congrats to the DNC too. Sounds like the fundraising is picking up all around. :party:

[high density]

62. Yahoo Headline abomination: Obama raised $52 million in June, still trails McCain and GOP

Yes, that's right... In other news, 1 + 0 still trails 1 + 1.

[jenmito]

63. I couldn't believe that Chuck Todd seemed not impressed, saying since Obama rejected public funding,

he has to KEEP raising about $50 million every month. BEFORE this number came out, everyone was saying how Obama's fundraising was becoming weak, his small donors may be unable to keep donating, and he may raise just about the same amount as McCain in June. Now with this WAY better-than-expected number, there has to be a NEW negative spin. :eyes:

[flamingdem]

65. How about take bicycle to work donate gas $ to Obama day?

An idea to promote alternative energy (our legs!) and raise some money in July or August.

I don't have a clue about organizing that kind of thing but maybe someone here does.

[jenmito]

68. That's a great idea for those able to do it...

You should start a thread about it! :hi:

[montanto]

71. I'm glad you mentioned this, and

I'm going to donate my last month's gas money. I've been walking / riding my bike this last month. The weather is fine, and gas is $5. a gallon. I've cut down on traffic, polluted less, and I've lost weight too!!

[Baby Snooks]

64. The people have spoken..

The people have spoken and have spoken with their checkbooks. And it's about time. Maybe Congress will wake up and realize the people do matter.

We really need to get rid of what we have in Washington. On both sides of the aisle.

[katmondoo]

66. I donated $50.00 and was sent a thank you post card

First time anyone sent me a thank you for a donatation. Usually a letter requesting more money is all I got.

[LSK]

67. he has only just begun to get funding from tons of Hillary supporters

A lot of them will eventually contribute.

[Sunnyshine]

70. They see us rollin', they hatin', cause we catch their GOP ridin' real damn dirty!

:kick:Just watch us publicly finance the Democratic surge of 2008!:kick:

[uponit7771]

73. lol! I like Wierd Als version just as much as the original.

[Sunnyshine]

88. Me too!

:thumbsup:

[Marrah_G]

72. This should put to rest any fears about a mass exodus away from Obama

He is doing fine.

[Undercurrent]

74. YAHOO!

[Sancho]

75. First, I'm going to vote for the Democratic candidate...

I think the FISA vote cost him 20 million. He may win if the GOP doesn't hack the election. I hope that everyone who donated will register, vote, and keep their eyes on the crooks who control the voting machines...

[HughMoran]

78. Amazing - especially as people like me are holding off 'till cruch time to give him the max.

I was thinking it was time to pony up the bucks, but it looks like I can hold off for a bit and fork it over as the pressure starts to rise...

[Skittles]

79. I donated through DU

yes INDEED

[FogerRox]

80. Holy Batman. Thats a lot of $68 donations

[trickyguy]

81. Nice to be a part of that.

[davidsharon]

82. Right on

And expect the money to continue to flow in the next months. I myself plan to donate $50 in the next few days.

[ShadowLiberal]

83. Awesome, looks like I can laugh at my republican friends now who doubted him

This is certainly a pleasant surprise, glad to see Obama raking in the huge amounts of cash again.

I remember last month when Obama opted out of public financing and had his worst fund raising month in a while. My republican dad was bragging "that's all because of him opting out of public financing and flip flopping", even when I pointed out that the fund raising figure was money raised in May, and Obama made his financing decision public only a day or two before announcing those fund raising figures. He was predicting that Obama's fund raising would continue to tank from that decision, I guess I have the last laugh now.

[maxpower]

84. I quit a good paying job in corp. America

to get a masters in elementary education, at a substantial pay decrease, and I still donated to the campaign. It put me slightly deeper in debt, but my country is worth it. I encourage everyone to dig deep, our children are worth it.

[Cha]

85. Totally..I don't regret any of the

money I gave to Gore, Dean, and Kerry. And, now we have another chance within our grasp:bounce: :kick: :party:

[Sunnyshine]

89. Thank you maxpower! Yes, our children deserve the best and we need a million more like you!

:hi:

[lebkuchen]

86. A lot of that money has got to be coming from overseas

where everyone on earth, beyond the US of A, is sick of the GOP. (yes, I gave, and will give more)

[bookman]

87. Tough times, but...

.... my wife and I decided we'll cut a lunch or something now and then and send in a small donation from time to time.

It's just so important that we win this election.

Wish I could give more.

[Arugula Latte]

90. I just saw this (I've been camping...)

:woohoo:

HAY-ELL YES! :kick:

[Tarheel_Dem]

91. Just donated through DU. Maybe we can double that $52 mil in July....nt

[Blondiegrrl]

92. Slightly OT, but did anyone else get pissed off by the AP's spin on this?

The lead (first paragraph) makes it appear that Obama is really struggling.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080717/ap_on_el_pr/obama_money