Where did Obama's July $51 mil come from? Just curious...
Just would like to know if this $51 million came from large numbers of small contributions? Or has there been a transition toward corporate (corporate-managed personal) large contributions? So I guess I would like to know how many contributors and the average size of contribution, relative to, for example, last February and March?
Are there any published answers to these questions? If so, where? Obviously I am concerned about the direction of the Obama campaign, and the well-worn phrase "follow-the-money" applies here.
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donor # 58,437 gives 25 to 50 dollars a month until the end
And am happily investing in American families and our children's futures, to boot.
We drop money bombs when lies or smears start, to fight them with the truth through his townhalls and speeches. Whenever, where ever, We the People will be there for the smackdown of their lying lives. The media is a shill with a national right wing voice, that screeches like a banshee, for corruption and corporate handouts.
Yes Barack is America's (Neo) in the corporate matrix in DC.
The American Patriot fly in Corruption's ointment. The boils must be lanced and the American Voters outrage and Justice, has just the right slice to lance it.
We have a skilled Legal Eagle and the court is not even in session yet. It will be when the nomination is secure. This is why we waited to have the convention before paying off Hillary's debt. She can't control Bill's ego and mouth. We waited for her to stop him from the damage he spews to her future campaign. Who would have thought he would have so much of a key roll, in destroying her campaign, with rovian imps, that America hates with almost as much passion as they hate what this administration has done. You can't use the same old punches, on a new candidate, that connects with the People. You have to be in touch. I think some on the hill (like Bill) simply fail to see this.
New Century new fighter, same fight, but with victory this time.
At least for the next 8 years. The republicans are going down bigtime and Independents and Green Party will be entering the arena, in the coming election cycles.
American voters have seen the error of OUR ways and will demand that every voice is heard in the People's house.
It's our tax dollars!
It's our Laws and Justice system!!
It's our Government!!
IT'S OUR COUNTRY DAMN IT!!!!!
mommapanther
I so agree with you!
Can you just believe anyone questioning where Barack Obama's money is coming from? I mean all they have to do is go into his website and check a couple of peoples donation pages. But wait I guess they can't take time away from their bitching and crying about poor old Hillary who's stuck her foot so far in her mouth and caused a rift in her own party. Well she should be crying. Tell her to get a job and pay it off. Then mabe she will see what we have to go through to make a worthless dollar. But yea I too am waiting to see what blunders come out of old Bill's mouth before I will help her with one red cent. Karen from NJ
Obama's donations
I am on a fixed income and I donate 25.00 a month until he gets in and have been doing it since feb 08. I am not the only one in my household. I have three voting age children and they donate every month also. So do my mother, aunts, uncles, neighbors... should I go on? We all know a good thing when we see it. He runs a clean campaign and we happen to think that's good. I loved Hillary but once the bashing of Barack Obama started I lost respect for her. I was a registered republican and voted Ron Paul in the primary. Once he didn't get in we knew we couldn't have McSame get in there. All of the independents I know are voting Barack Obama.And I know alot. Also so many of my republican friends are going democrat this time. It's a shame but if she didn't start the crap she had a good chance.
But back to the donations we feel if we all give him our money he won't have to go to the special interest groups. He will be working for us! yay!
My youngest is 17 but he says all of the kids parents in his private catholic high school in NJ are voting Obama. Two of my children are voting for the first time and all of their friends are for Obama. If Hillary and Bill are serious about getting behind Obama I will donate to her debt. Even tho she ran it up playing dirty politics. Karen from NJ
Hi Karen. It is good to
Hi Karen. It is good to hear that your children are going to vote. If we get the young people to get out to vote we can beat McSame. Our country really needs a good democrat in the White House. If we don't get this country back on track now I fear that we will lose life as we have known it and our children will lose all the gains of our parents and grandparents.
"When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag, carrying a cross." ~ Sinclair Lewis
Barack's contributors
On Barack Obama's Web site, you can find a list of "bundlers" who bundle small contributions for his campaign. They are listed in categories by amount "bundled", with, I believe, home city and state, but no further individual information. There are more of them than I expected, but maybe that's a good thing? Not being obligated to only a few bundlers? And, with luck, maybe these people are not political party insiders or special-interest people, but there's no easy way to find out. Anyway, Barack is certainly the best choice -- and Joe Biden a good choice for VP.
Before the 2010 elections, I'd like to see some real "paper trail" legislation to keep the elections honest. (It's too late for this November, I'm sure.) Robert Wexler touches on this toward the end of his book Fire Breathing Liberal, which I recommend.
I'd also like to see Instant Runoff Voting--ranking all candidates instead of just choosing a single candidate--to increase third-party participation, but not sure how to achieve that.