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Related: About this forumObama campaign hauls in $114 million in August, edging out Romney's $111 million!
By Associated Press, Published: September 9
WASHINGTON President Barack Obama and Democrats pulled slightly ahead of Mitt Romney and Republicans in monthly fundraising in August for the first time in four months.
Obama raised more than $114 million in August. Romney raised just over $111 million.
Its a sharp increase for Obama, who raised $75 million in July. That had been the third straight month he and the Democratic Party trailed Romney and the GOP in monthly fundraising.
Obamas campaign said more than 1.1 million people donated to the campaign in August, bringing its total number of donors to more than 3 million. The average donation was $58 and 98 percent of those who donated gave $250 or less.
The key to fighting back against the special interests writing limitless checks to support Mitt Romney is growing our donor base, and we did that substantially in the month of August, said Jim Messina, Obamas campaign spokesman.
WASHINGTON President Barack Obama and Democrats pulled slightly ahead of Mitt Romney and Republicans in monthly fundraising in August for the first time in four months.
Obama raised more than $114 million in August. Romney raised just over $111 million.
Its a sharp increase for Obama, who raised $75 million in July. That had been the third straight month he and the Democratic Party trailed Romney and the GOP in monthly fundraising.
Obamas campaign said more than 1.1 million people donated to the campaign in August, bringing its total number of donors to more than 3 million. The average donation was $58 and 98 percent of those who donated gave $250 or less.
The key to fighting back against the special interests writing limitless checks to support Mitt Romney is growing our donor base, and we did that substantially in the month of August, said Jim Messina, Obamas campaign spokesman.
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Obama campaign hauls in $114 million in August, edging out Romney's $111 million! (Original Post)
TroyD
Sep 2012
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Tx4obama
(36,974 posts)1. August is the first time in four months that we beat Romney!!! Hope it stays that way :) n/t
davidpdx
(22,000 posts)2. Great news, that is really really close
It's good we finally beat them at fundraising after 3 months of getting clobbered. We basically have two more full months of fundraising left.
AlinPA
(15,071 posts)3. Romney's GOP SuperPACs will be giving him billions before November. We need more than money, so
it's all GOTV for us and we can do it.