Obama raises $150 million in September

[gateley]

Source: msnbc.com

WASHINGTON - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama reports raising more than $150 million in September in an unprecedented eruption of political giving.

The influx of money has helped the Illinois senator expand the field of competitive states and has widened his financial advantage over Republican rival John McCain.

The monthly figure pushed Obama's total fundraising to $605 million, unseen before in presidential politics. The campaign offered no details, but must submit a monthly report to the Federal Election Commission on Monday.

Obama's numbers are possible because he opted out of the fall campaign's public financing system. McCain chose to be in the system, which limits him to $84 million for the September-October stretch before the election.

Read more: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27262116 /

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That's actually the entire article thus far.

[NMDemDist2]

1. OMG

[terrya]

2. Holy shit!

Opting out of the public financing system was a stroke of genius.

[gateley]

3. You're right -- No wonder McCain is still so pissed off about it! nt

[Kolesar]

4. A significant portion of the upper class have abandoned the Republican Party

Love to have you.

[sonias]

5. We are a tidal force behind Obama

We will not be denied - not this time. They will not steal this election from us.





Yes We Can!


Sonia

[BumRushDaShow]

6. Last week, there were rumors about it being > $80,000,00

and Obama's campaign jokingly dodged confirming that figure, opting to wait.

Yesterday people were posting that it was $100,000,000. But now??? OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[madrchsod]

7. some unknown in Minnesota posted on a "left wing" political site

and in two days they received ,the last count i read,close to 500,000 dollars. the republicans do not have candidates or the organization that the democrats have.

[GalleryGod]

9. You've heard of Big O's "Ground Game"? This is the "Air War"

SHOCK & AWE,BABY!

[BearSquirrel2]

23. Unwilling to give to McCain ...

I think what we are seeing is that people just plain don't like McCain. Republicans revile him. They may vote for him to spite a Democrat, but in general they won't give him any money. Corporate types are seeing the devastating effects of Republican policies. They are seeing the pyramid schemes collapse before their eyes and they know there must be some regulation if they expect to sustain business activities.

The era of "greed is good" is officially over. Unfortunately, the free traders are still around. Some are morphing into fair traders. In the next cycle it will be our imperative to get rid of the free traders as this will be easy in the face of the oncoming depression.

[no_hypocrisy]

8. One of the things the republican operatives miscalculated is the amount of disposable

income Obama supporters would possess and donate. Between job insecurity, inadequate pay, rising expenses for food, shelter, and medical care, etc., I honestly believe they thought we would have no money left to donate and vote our way out of our morass.

They figured wrong. There are too many of us who want this too much. We'll find the money.

[AllentownJake]

12. What they didn't understand

Is some of us are contributing to Obama in the hopes that it saves our jobs and prevent a great depression.

[BearSquirrel2]

24. In 2000 a friend told me ...

In 2000 a friend told me he "was in it for the money". He was in it for the tax breaks. He really didn't care what would happen to the economy or the infrastructure of the nation. He just wanted to keep more of what he earned.

I think people are starting to see the devastating effects of the "lower taxes at any cost" mentality. The nations infrastructure is crumbling. No doubt I think it's hitting home to many that the Republicans are the grasshopper party and the Democrats are the ant party.

[AusDem]

10. and the key thing is

632,000 NEW donors!

That's more than a little impressive.

[AllentownJake]

11. Holy fuck!

McCain just shit his pants. Obama has more money than any of us thought.

[RaRa]

13. That explains the tv ad spenging ability

I heard he's spending $3.5 million EVERY DAY (until the election) on tv alone. That seemed shocking until now. Hee Hee. I love being so impressed with my candidate. What a winner!

[lebkuchen]

14. DU is $1,600 from its $100,000 goal

I've contributed.

Have ya'll?

We need 60 in the Senate. If you think we can count on Lieberman more than the Independent, you're delusional.

[GOPNotForMe]

15. SERIOUSLY!?!?!?!? I am without words...

[DainBramaged]

16. $86, the average contribution, $86, which means the campaign is funded BY THE PEOPLE

and not by the corporations. McGrampy is toast.

[annabanana]

17. It has ALWAYS been true that we have the *numbers*...

What we never had before was a cost effective vehicle for donation. It would have been FAR too expensive to collect $5, $10, $15 dollar donation before the internet made it possible for so many people to express themselves with their pocketbook.

Simple math. There have always been more of us than them.

[Ozma]

21. Good point!

[Liberal_in_LA]

18. Repubs are gonna make this into something bad.

'foreigners are funding Obama', 'Obama is buying the election'

[Ozma]

22. They have been saying that for weeks!

REthugs are even throwing the plumber of the kitchen sink at Obama.

[Liberal_in_LA]

26. lol.

[FVZA_Colonel]

40. You can add "credit card fraud" to the list,

as per a McCain campaign spokes-tool on MSNBC this morning.

[President Decider]

19. WOW ..... I mean "WOW!: .,.... I mean "HOLY SHIT! .... That's INSANE!

[tanyev]

20. And I helped!!!

[Arugula Latte]

39. We're Shaking the political foundation of this country and we're going to Bake the Republicans

Shake 'n' Bake -- "And I Helped!"

[tanyev]

41. Yes! I knew somebody here would get it.

[torbird]

25. GOPprobably thinks the $$ came from ACORN, too

Has there ever been a stupider group of people than today's Republican Party? They clearly have no idea what they're talking about on the supposed-muddled-FUBAR'd-voter fraud/ACORN/mortgage(??) talking point.

But, just wait for one of them to say, probably today or tomorrow, that this money came from the same place as the "fake" voter registrations.

In other words, I fully expect the GOP to try to say that imaginary people gave this money.

We're winning, and it's about damn time.

[debbierlus]

27. Colin Powell, 150 million, wow, Obama is going to win!

[ryanmuegge]

28. Wow.

[Roland99]

29. Great Googly Moogly!!!!

[bluestateguy]

30. Lord have mercy

I thought the Clintons and the Bushes were good fundraisers, and they are. But his guy is in a league all of his own.

[Warren Stupidity]

31. Can Internets Haz President Now?

Dean started it. Obama perfected it. We have turned the tables on the Republican's three decades of financial advantages. In our coffee stained t-shirts, pajamas and bathrobes, from our basements, home offices, and cubicles, with our Visa and Master Cards, we Blogbarians are changing the way the game is played.

[Scooter24]

32. I'm just blown away...

Part of me was thinking $100-$120 million...

But $150 million?!!? My goodness.

[Moody]

33. Now can we gloat? nt

[Bette Noir]

34. We can gloat on Nov. 5.

I love that the media are working on how they're going to keep people watching TV when the race isn't close. Me, I'd watch Keith and Rachel call a Bingo game.

[Recursion]

35. OMFG

I was crossing my fingers that it would top $100 million.

[CreekDog]

36. Skinner needs to add a fainting smiley for this type of news

existing smileys just can't express my reaction to this.

absolutely incredible --and i'm glad i was a part of it.

[grantcart]

37. let's make it 200 million for October

[donna123]

38. I'm so happy!

this
100,000 turnout
Powell

it also helps that bush keeps on appearing on tv and reminding people how much he and the repubs have messed everything up!!

not tooting my own horn since I know others have been much more involved for much longer and probably given more money too but I donated in sept, the only time I have ever donated in politics, and part of the reason was my complete and utter disgust over Palin
unfortunately, that was one of the things motivating me to donate urgently

[Laelth]

42. Holy ...

Our country is fundamentally different now. We are witnessing a paradigm shift.



-Laelth

[YvonneCa]

43. Of the People, by the People, and for the...

...People. That's good to see.