Obama's April Fund-Raising Passes $31 Million

Source: New York Times

Obama’s April Fund-Raising Passes $31 Million

By LESLIE WAYNE
Published: May 21, 2008
Aided by his army of small donors, Senator Barack Obama bested Senators Hillary Rodham Clinton and John McCain in April fund-raising, taking in $31.3 million and ending the month with more cash on hand than either rival. While fund-raising for Mr. Obama dipped slightly from the previous month, when he raised $40 million, he still outraised — and outspent — his Democratic opponent, Mrs. Clinton.

But Mrs. Clinton’s tally for April, $22 million, was an improvement over March, when she took in $20 million. And nearly half the April money, $10 million, came in online on the day after she won the Pennsylvania primary. Mrs. Clinton also had several days during the month in which she raised $1 million through online donations.

On the Republican side, Mr. McCain, who was once spending more money on his campaign than he took in, raised $18.5 million in April, his best month ever. The totals were disclosed in campaign finance reports filed on Tuesday with the Federal Election Commission.

Mr. Obama ended April with $37.3 million, his campaign said — slightly less than the $43 million in cash than it had at the beginning of the month, indicating that he stepped up his spending in April, when he battled Mrs. Clinton in Pennsylvania.

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The superdelegates should be looking at the money he continues to raise. Which Hillary Clinton hasn't been able to. And won't be able to.

Her money comes from the big donors and the corporations. His money comes from the people. Without the money, how is she going to campaign against John McCain?

Not so much the amount as the number of donors.

I can afford to give him the max, and I'm voting for the Democratic nominee.

or are there different rules for repigs?

By the end of April, Mr. McCain reported having nearly $22 million in cash on hand, with slightly less than $1 million in debts. Earlier in his primary race, he was forced to borrow $5 million from his local bank to keep his campaign afloat. That loan has been paid off.