Sen. Hillary Clinton's campaign has raised more than $3M in less than 24 hours, reaching the goal she set after her three wins on Tuesday night.
The goal will be increased to $6m in 48 hours.
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WHY ARE PEOPLE STILL DONATING TO HER? 
There goes an extra $50 to Barack Obama.
What is more telling is that Obama doesn't feel the need to have a big fund-raising push right now. The reason why Clinton does, of course, is that she has a very narrow window -- she knows she's about to lose again on Saturday (Wyoming) and Tuesday (Mississippi). The bloom very quickly will be back off of her rose.
How much of that was from illegal Asian bundle rs?
And I just donated another $100 to Barack. And I'm a college student who probably can't afford to do so. That's how bad we need to get these guys out of national politics.
Wow! She's a regular Ron Paul!
And $250 to Obama from this guy.
Great! they can afford an accountant and a staples card to xerox their tax returns... WHAT ARE THE CLINTONS HIDING?
And another $50 to Obama from me.
Where is obama's february fundraising numbers? Have reporters asked and if so what was the answer? And why won't obama release his tax returns? Has obama given a date when he will release his tax returns? Now that we have a date from Hillary how demanding the same from obama? Is he hiding something? Something that will connect him to rezko maybe?
And why won't obama release his tax returns? He has. Has obama given a date when he will release his tax returns? Now that we have a date from Hillary how demanding the same from obama? See above. Is he hiding something? See above. Something that will connect him to rezko maybe? See above.
Wow, hadenough, are you a little batshit or what? Then again, I suppose you did learn from the master. heh.
Some $1000 donations have come from non-speaking dishwasher types for Hillary. Has Hillary truly been vetted? http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-na-donors19oct19,0,4231217.story
"Wow, hadenough, are you a little batshit or what? Then again, I suppose you did learn from the master. heh. Posted by Juan" Yeah the "Hillary won't release her tax return" crap is stupid. But that's the game obama and the "liberal media" wanna play. So let's see obama's tax returns. How absurd is it for axelrod and obama's other french sounding handler to scream and cry because they can't sniff Hillary's panties when obama has his briefs locked up tight. And it's looking obama's february fundraising is gonna turn out to be less and advertised.
Another $50 to Obama... No more dynasties! The change we need is to get past this Bush, Clinton, Bush rut.
hadenough, can you read? OBAMA RELEASED HIS TAX RETURNS. Get a freaking grip.
Obama's campaign may be fairly awful at expectation setting, but I don't think even they are so bad that they didn't break the $50 million fundraising mark.
Hillary is doing well. Good for her. You know, here is a tip. If you cannot afford to send $100 or $50 dollars, you probably should not. Sending smaller amounts so that you could still pay your bills or eat makes more sense. Kind of a lesson in economy and budget. I think it's great to support the person you want to win the nominee. I think it's a little off, if you do it and do it so your broke. Obama has been doing it as well. So, who cares.
"He has. Posted by Craig " craig you bit. Wonderful. No obama has not released his tax returns. We have nothing for 2007. obama has never released the bottom sheets from his taxes. Never. The required senate tax release provides more info than just a top sheet of a tax return. obama and his handlers are demanding Hillary release all her tax forms. Something obama has never done. But craig please prove me wrong and provide links to obama's FULL tax returns. The same forms he and his handlers are demanding from Hillary. I await your link[s].
I just donated. it wasn't much, but I feel it is my duty and now i feel much better. I wish I could send her millions. "We Need Hill On Capital Hill!"
hadenough: Obama is asking Clinton to release tax returns from 2002-2006. She hasn't. He has. None of the candidates have released 2007 tax returns. Please tell me why Clinton has refused to release her 2002-2006 tax returns. I will wait with bated breath.
hadenough, you're making a fool of yourself
Donated another $50 to Obama last night. Didn't even need to ask.
Marc. Just like in 68 the: THE WORLD IS WATCHING-If the press want to continue to press the ridiculous, and leave Lady Nixon (remember he went down for stuff he did in the primaries) untouched...the people may start acting ridiculous. The 4th estate, is suppose to help the people, not cover up for the Queen.
The world is watching.
"hadenough, you're making a fool of yourself Posted by davidv" Oh gee hey thanks buddying for letting me know. Since you have been so helpful up to this point could please point to exactly what you think is foolish? Thanks in advance. PS: Do you have a link to obama's 2007 tax return and/or a link the his underlyng tax forms from previous years? Thanks in advance here also.
I gave Obama $100 Tuesday night. By the way, please read the article below from the Globe and Mail (Canada). Apparently, Clinton's aid is the one who called the Canadians, not Obama. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20080306.NAFTA06/TPStory/National
hadenough, you're making a fool of yourself Making? That boy was obviously a fool the day he came squirting out of his fool Mama. My guess is that his Daddy is some sort of major fool too, but since he skipped town after laying his seed, hadenough will never know for sure.
Hey hadenough, are you retarded? NONE of the candidates have released 2007 tax returns. Here is a link to his 2006 return, jackass. Now go away. http://taxprof.typepad.com/taxprof_blog/2007/04/baracj_obamas_2.html
Geeeez Posted by Craig you must be asleep half the time. Obama has since released his tax records. Don't attack just for the heck of it!
"Hey hadenough, are you retarded? NONE of the candidates have released 2007 tax returns. Here is a link to his 2006 return, jackass. Now go away. http://taxprof.typepad.com/taxprof_blog/2007/04/baracj_obamas_2.html Posted by CS" yes. yes I''m retarded are you making fun of me? I don't know about 'nobody' but neither obama nor Hillary have released their 2007 tax returns. Nobody and I mean nobody has released the tax information obama and his handlers are crying for. So we can call this settled. obama and his surrogates are desperate and have nothing but karl rove style dirty tricks left.
Wow, hadenbaugh, by not capitalizing Obama's name but at the same time capitalizing Hillary's you show yourself to be so savvy, so clever. Indeed, you are the opinion-maker!
"Wow, hadenbaugh, by not capitalizing Obama's name but at the same time capitalizing Hillary's you show yourself to be so savvy, so clever. Indeed, you are the opinion-maker! Posted by Jorge" Thanks jorge. I believe it's the little things that matter.
I believe it's the little things that matter. If that's what your wife / boyfriend tells you to make you feel better, then all the more power to you.
I don't know about 'nobody' but neither obama nor Hillary have released their 2007 tax returns. First of all, you just repeated what has already been stated. No one is arguing that point. Also, when you mention Obama using Karl Rove style tactics, it's plainly obvious that you are just parroting Hillary because if you had any idea what that meant, you'd know it's absolutely not true. Now please go grow a brain.
Why hasn't Obama released his fundraising numbers? Because they're so big they're embarrassing, especially in light of his loss in Ohio and semi-loss in Texas. According to public information, Obama has roped in ~250,000 new donors so far this month. Do the math yourself—you can use the $109 figure he used in a debate. If you arbitrarily halve it, he's on pace to raise around $75 million *just from new donors*.
semi-loss in Texas What's a semi-loss? To the victor goes the delegates!!
some dude, maybe I'm missing a crucial step or assumption, but the math doesn't work out -- it shows around $14 million from new donors using your numbers.
$14 million so far this month. (If, again, you arbitrarily *halve* the most recently cited average donation figure.) The month isn't over, and donations have kept this pace for weeks now. IOW, I'm reasonably sure that Clinton's $3 million doesn't meet his average daily take at this point. This is why I don't believe the supers will toss the election to her under any circumstances. Money, and a donor email list that Hillary would kill Bill to get, talk.
I'll keep giving more to Hillary...momentum baby! Penn, indiana, west virginia, kentucky. chalk em up to HRC. oh yea you guys get all those states we'll never in in Nov..like the 20k democrats in Wyoming. hilarious. It's really sad and weak if this whole tax return crap is all Obama can manage. He really isnt ready for primetime..and it shows.
Ah, thanks. I didn't realize they were still posting the counter of new donors. I see what you're saying now. That's also why I'm not too impressed by Hillary's take. Three million in a day is undoubtedly great, but when her campaign has been turning one hundred dollars into one hundred pennies on a regular basis, well, she needs it. Obama has been raising well, well over one million a day for over two months now, and we'll have a better idea once they release the February numbers. With that kind of sustained performance, which may well match Hillary's burst capabilities at this point, I have to think it's the final countdown for the Hillary campaign.
He really isnt ready for primetime..and it shows. Good point. He really needs the support of the Home Builders' Organization. Then it's showtime!
The tax return crap is a really polite way of saying, "While I won't mention that my opponents are known to be almost unimaginably corrupt, I'm pretty sure that John McCain won't be so restrained."
Marc - on the money issue, please ask how much of the money being raised is available for the primary election campaign and how much cannot be used until the general election campaign! PLEASE!
Katie - even in those states that don't count, don't you think the Democrats want to avoid being a drag on the down-ticket races? You know, governor's races, state house races, everything down to school board? Or are you so entranced with the idea of Clinton as President that you're will to cede *everything* else just to get that to happen?
Id just like to actually have a democratic president, instead of someone who has no argument for being commander in chief other than "i was against the war in 2002" which is an BAD BAD BAD general election strategy against McCain in a country that thinks the surge is working. He'll get killed. And I'm not buying into the argument that Hillary is a drag on anything, shes getting just as many votes has he is. Thanks though. Good try.
Katie - Please explain how HRC is somehow MORE qualified to be the Commander-in-Chief than Senator Obama? Her 8 years of meeting with the spouses of world leaders?
Yeah, shame she's not getting as many delegates.
And another $10,000 for Obama from me.
Well at least her own supporters arent admitting that she's not ready. That's a start. http://www.mydd.com/story/2008/3/6/94116/42842 I think her time on the armed servies committee and having visited 82 countries is a good start for her qualifications. I guess she didn't live abroad when she was a pre-teen though. And I guess Obama did learn a lot while chairman of the european affairs subcommittee, you know with all those hearings he held. Oh wait.
$25 for Obama from me.
WHY ARE PEOPLE STILL DONATING TO HER? Because she is likely to be the nominee once the superdelegates weigh in after she wins PA, and she's going to need all the money she can get in order to defeat McCain. Don't we want to defeat McCain?
Katie - None of that is any more convincing to me or anyone else that has a brain that she has somehow gained more experience to be Commander-In-Chief than Senator Obama. It really is a non-starter and your candidate would be best to let it alone or she will get bit hard. Did Bill Clinton have any more "experience" than Senator Obama?
The "commander in chief" canard is embarrassing. We live in a republic. Any native-born citizen who's of age is by definition qualified for the job.
"think her time on the armed servies committee and having visited 82 countries is a good start for her qualifications." Yeah, she's so brilliant that she didn't realize that Obama could win more delegates than her through the use of clever strategy. He's a good general, she's a schmuck who sat on a committee and made awful decisions. She's going to get her ass kicked in November if she gets chosen by the super delegates. She's not real good with the big picture. Or the details, frankly.
Um.. PhillyDog--I dunno if "Obama has the same amount of experience as Bush/Clinton" is really the best tact. But..ok. Good argument there. You don't agree with me, but provide no evidence. And but anyway..you dont want a president with foreign policy credentials. Great. Good plan. hilarious
She's going to get her ass kicked in November if she gets chosen by the super delegates. She's not real good with the big picture. Or the details, frankly. I think it's not going to be easy, given that we're going to spend the next six weeks (and possibly to the convention) fighting among ourselves. It's amazing that the Democratic Party that had such better candidates as recently as two weeks ago, may be in a worse position when the primary season is over because of its selection process. But I do think she has a strong chance against McCain. This will depend on her winning PA. If she wins PA, I think there's no real reason to oppose superdelegates choosing her over Obama for the nomination.
What are HRC's foreign policy credentials? Please explain? The meeting with spouses of foreign leaders really does not count. What were Governor Bill Clinton's foreign policy credentials? Please explain? Stay up with the conversation.
Joe - I would challenge you to find one independent voter who would vote for Hillary Clinton over John McCain. She will get pummeled in a general election and I cannot wait to see how republicans jump all over whatever crap she has hiding in her tax returns. Ugly campaign ahead is she is the nominee. it will be a real set back for the party and, most importantly, for this great nation.
Please explain how HRC is somehow MORE qualified to be the Commander-in-Chief than Senator Obama? Her 8 years of meeting with the spouses of world leaders? Her eight years of being a top advisor -- surely his most important one -- to the president of the United States. Here's what Wikipedia has to say about those years: Hillary Clinton traveled to 79 countries during this time,[149] breaking the mark for most-travelled First Lady held by Pat Nixon.[150] In a September 1995 speech before the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing, Clinton argued very forcefully against practices that abused women around the world and in China itself,[151] declaring "that it is no longer acceptable to discuss women's rights as separate from human rights"[151] and resisting Chinese pressure to soften her remarks.[149] She was one of the most prominent international figures at the time to speak out against the treatment of Afghan women by the Islamist fundamentalist Taliban that had seized control of Afghanistan.[152][153] She helped create Vital Voices, an international initiative sponsored by the United States to promote the participation of women in the political processes of their countries. She also, of course, sits on the Senate Armed Services committee (since 2001) and serves as a Commissioner of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe. If you don't like her or her politics, fair enough. But she's eminently qualified to be Commander-in-Chief, and possesses a more substantive resume than the community organizer from the South Side.
you dont want a president with foreign policy credentials. Great. Good plan. Can you please elaborate on what Clinton's foreign policy credentials are? This keeps getting floated, but nobody ever puts any details around it.
Joe - I would challenge you to find one independent voter who would vote for Hillary Clinton over John McCain. Um, I'm a registered independent. And I'll certainly vote for Hillary over McCain (I voted for her over Obama in the primary). I may vote for Obama over McCain, too, but I'm not yet positive.
$55 million in February! WOW! Go Obama and kudos to all of the other small donors like myself out there. The people are speaking and I will pledge another $100 from this single parent.
How much of Hillary Clinton's fundraising is coming from lobbyists and PACs? Does the campaign answer this question anywhere?
How much of Hillary Clinton's fundraising is coming from lobbyists and PACs? Does the campaign answer this question anywhere?
Handy - thanks for that, I appreciate it. So basically she slept/counseled with a president, traveled a lot, and gave some speeches about issues that damn near everybody in the country would agree on. I'm not really sure I see much here that's really all that qualifying to be President. She's got a nice resume, that's true. If you were hiring the president just off the basis of resumes, though, and you had to pick between McCain, Clinton, and Obama, without politics coming into play, who would you pick and why?
katie - The wikipedia stuff does not amount to credentials to be a Commander-in-Chief. They are some good things she did as First Lady but nothing there points to something that gives her more experience to command our troops than Senator Obama. As for the Armed Services Committee, sitting on a committee and making bad decisions like voting to give Bush authority to go to war without first consulting the NIE. A document that she should have read and may have dissuaded her from voting the way she did is not exactly a "good" credential to flaunt.
I stand corrected. Handy is the one independent out there who would vote for HRC! Sorry, Joe.
Katie, you're an idiot. oh yea you guys get all those states we'll never in in Nov..like the 20k democrats in Wyoming. hilarious. That's great-- Democrats telling other Democrats they don't matter. Only Clinton supporters could say such a thing.
How much of Hillary Clinton's fundraising is coming from lobbyists and PACs? Does the campaign answer this question anywhere? No, but I sure wish Marc would help us find out!
Uhm Obama raised $55M in Feb
katie - Since you are trying to make the argument that Senator Clinton is somehow more qualified to be the Commander-in-Chief than Senator Obama, YOU need to back it up with some facts. I do not have to present facts that Senator Obama is more qualified to be Commander-in-Chief because I have not made that argument. I believe they can both do the job if called upon and that has been the sentiment expressed by all the democratic candidates toward each other up until this past weekend when Senator Clinton decided it was time she put herself above her party in order to try and get back in the race.
Bill Clinton's hotness is one of my primary reasons for heartily supporting Hillary '08!! Black guys really don't do it for me.
Katie - I'm sure a lap dance can be arranged. Isn't that one of their fund raisers?
Black guys really don't do it for me. Katie, you sure were 'singing' a different tune last Saturday night. Surprising that you could speak in the morning.
1) This post cries out for an update to note the news that Obama raised $55 million in February. 2) And yes, somebody needs to find out the answer to Philly's question about what percentage of Hillary's new-found stash comes from maxed-out fat cats and therefore cannot be used until the general election (assuming some unlikely scenario in which she made it that far). It would also be worthwhile to get a breakdown on Obama's 55 million to see how much of his is unusable until the general. 3) Stop for a minute and consider the insane levels of money being raised . . . and it's not even the general election yet. It's really disgusting how much money it takes to successfully compete in our political system.
That was quick service -- 3 minutes after my last comment, the Obama news is posted. Now if we could just get the details on how much of Hillary's $32 million came from maxed out contributors (online or not).
and the fact that the Obama campaign had the very best 24 hours after OH/RI v VT AND TEXAS (by the way, Sen. Obama WON the state of TX - he received more delegates - and since this is a delegate race, that is what determines a win - just remember what Gore went through... ). Wait until these numbers are posted....
Okay here goes:
i agree with michael c
lol, nice dissertation, michael. u gonna submit that for publication?
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Still no word on Obama's fundraising totals for February?
Posted by Margaret | March 6, 2008 11:27 AM