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You Know Me So Well
BY Taylor Rausch | July 17, 2008
Barack Obama’s fundraising team is targeting donors in multiple ways via e-mail, Politico blogger Ben Smith reports. The campaign is asking for donations with the amount requested varying depending on the donor’s previous giving history.
Back in Business
BY Caitlin Ginley | July 17, 2008
Bouncing back from a relatively-slow fundraising month in May, Barack Obama raised $52 million in June, the second-highest monthly total ever for a presidential campaign, The Washington Post reports. The record for the all-time highest monthly haul is also held by Obama for his $55 million raised in February.
Big-Dollar Dependency
BY Sarah Laskow | July 16, 2008
Bundlers raised more than half of John McCain’s presidential campaign dollars, but are responsible for just one-fifth of Barack Obama’s campaign chest, USA Today reports.
Obama’s Chicago Fundraising
BY Sarah Laskow | July 14, 2008
Early in his political career, Barack Obama had no qualms about turning to wealthy donors to finance his campaigns, it seems. Folded into Ryan Lizza’s long account of Obama’s Chicago days are details about the Democratic nominee’s first forays into fundraising.
More >Revealing Act
BY Caitlin Ginley | July 11, 2008
John McCain’s campaign will disclose more information on its website about top fundraisers, The Associated Press reports. The move complies with a letter by eight campaign finance watchdog groups sent to both McCain’s and Barack Obama’s campaigns requesting that they identify specific amounts for each fundraiser, rather than the threshold amount. The Obama campaign has yet to respond.
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