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Obama $114 mil. Avg. donation $58 - Rmoney $111 mil. Avg. donation $2400, says it all n/t (Original Post) Ellipsis Sep 2012 OP
link Electric Monk Sep 2012 #1
Thanks. I had to go back to July to get an averge for Romney. Ellipsis Sep 2012 #4
Money can't buy me love ... CountAllVotes Sep 2012 #2
Wow! That makes my contributions to the Obama campaign look REALLY paltry... pinboy3niner Sep 2012 #3
No I screwed up. The average was $58. 98% of donations were for $250 or less. Ellipsis Sep 2012 #5
So I'm above average pinboy3niner Sep 2012 #6
that is startling and fantastic news cali Sep 2012 #7
Donations tikibird Sep 2012 #8
The median donation may be even more telling. nt Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2012 #9
Where are you getting the average of $2400 for Romney? SickOfTheOnePct Sep 2012 #10

Ellipsis

(9,124 posts)
4. Thanks. I had to go back to July to get an averge for Romney.
Mon Sep 10, 2012, 03:07 AM
Sep 2012

What was funny... Obama's August number was leaked and posted on DU and I jumped to Google news to see if it had been reflected. Reuters only had Romney's number up and the copy read about he was kicking Obama's ass on fundraisng. Then after a refresh... they had done a rewrite stating Obamas $114 MILLION number, still with a favorable slant towards Romney, talking about Romney's previous fundraising success. While it did reflect Obama's average donation it didn't list Mitt's. Gotta love it.

So I just stuck the numbers up there as the OP.

pinboy3niner

(53,339 posts)
3. Wow! That makes my contributions to the Obama campaign look REALLY paltry...
Mon Sep 10, 2012, 03:05 AM
Sep 2012

...but I'm gonna keep kicking in!!!

Suck on THAT, Romney!

tikibird

(1 post)
8. Donations
Mon Sep 10, 2012, 06:11 AM
Sep 2012

I retired & have to budget my money but I keep donating 3$ bucks here, $10 on occasion when I can afford it. I will keep doing this. While it may seem a paltry sum, if everyone kicks in what they can it soon adds up. I want to see Obama in. Mitt & Ryan scare me. We will be in deep trouble if they get in office. Have to get these votes out.

SickOfTheOnePct

(7,290 posts)
10. Where are you getting the average of $2400 for Romney?
Mon Sep 10, 2012, 06:17 AM
Sep 2012

It's early, so perhaps I'm just not seeing it.

I believe that $2400 is the max per person, and I would be surprised if only people that could afford the max donated.

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