Clinton edges Obama in cash on hand

WASHINGTON - Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton ended September with more money in the bank than rival Barack Obama, holding $35 million cash on hand for the presidential primary contests to his $32 million.

Clinton, who had trailed Obama in fundraising and in money in the bank at the end of June, edged past him with an aggressive third quarter of fundraising.

Clinton, who also has been raising money for the general election, had a total of $50 million in the bank, her campaign said Monday night. But $15 million of that cannot be used for the primaries.

Obama had a similar cash-on-hand amount at the end of June, meaning he likely spent the $20 million he has reported raising from July through September. Clinton appears to have spent less than the $22 million she raised for the primary.

Obama ramped up his advertising toward the end of third quarter. He has placed more than 4,200 spots on television, practically all of it in Iowa. Clinton has placed nearly 2,200 spots, with more than 1,600 airing in Iowa. According to Nielsen, Clinton has also placed a small number of ads in a number of other states, including New York, Tennessee, Louisiana and Arizona.

...it appears Obama has burned thru the $20M he raised last quarter..

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071016/ap_po/campaign_fundraising_25

October 16, 2007 SurveyUSA California poll: Clinton 57%, Obama 20%, Edwards 13%

October 16, 2007 Gallup: Clinton 50%, Obama 21%, Edwards 13%

October 15, 2007 ARG: Clinton 45%, Obama 20%, Edwards 13%

October 14, 2007 Marist New Hampshire poll: Clinton 41%, Obama 20%, Edwards 11%

October 13, 2007 Fairleigh Dickinson Delaware poll: Clinton 41%, Biden 19%, Obama 17%, Edwards 7%

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In the end, Clinton reported raising $28 million between July 1 and Sept. 30 and having $50 million in cash-on-hand.

Of that, about $34 million can be spent on the primary, while $16 million is for the general election. Clinton also reported carrying $2 million in debts, driving her ready cash figure down to around $32 million.

Obama’s report, the last to go public, showed him raising $21 million during the third quarter and ending it with $36 million in cash.

But he, too, has some debt and has raised money that must be held for the general election, which drives his primary cash total to about $32 million.

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http://dyn.politico.com/printstory.cfm?uuid=A740FD81-3048-5C12-001F5FE41FC355A6

Keep Fooling yourself and the Obama supporters donating to a Loser!

. . .I love Hillary but being able to gloat against the Hillary DU supporters will be too much fun.

campaign is.

Bill did back in the day.

But, they're a machine now.

This is the second time you've posted the same story.

It is bogus, because the Clinton $35M figure fails to account for her larger debt load.

The first time could be a mistake.

The second reflects on character.

story if they posted it.

This one doubles down.

Reminds me of Bush.

he doesn't seem to be getting his money's worth.

I'm assuming we're all adults here.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=132&topic_id=3611164#3611336

What about the falsehood that that thread was pointing out? You don't mention anything about that. I wonder why?

for now, I am leading in that direction.

But your post is not juvenile. No, sir, nothing puerile about it.:eyes:

. . .and if he wins that, it changes the complexion of the race dramatically.

Hillary is leading by 30pts in some states now.

Will post results later..

Pretty pathetic... again!!

They each have $32M they can spend on the primary. Clinton has more debt and more liquid cash. But they're in virtually identical in terms of how much cash they have to spend on the primary.

Obama has burned through his money like Grant took Richmond.

You'll see whn the FEC final comes out..

Meanwhile, be my guest in delusionville.

Yeah, you're a real credible source. :rofl:

Of course I can be wrong, but I can't imagine that Obama's $20m in spending is not showing up somewhere.

Meanwhile, a new CNN/Opinion Research Poll, set for release at 4pm, “will show a major shift in the race for the White House.”

I wonder where that shift will point to?