Obama and Democrats raise record funds, poll holds steady

[DonViejo]

(Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama's campaign and its Democratic allies raised $181 million in September for his re-election effort, the largest total that either side has announced yet in the 2012 campaign.

The big September number and a good jobs report on Friday that showed unemployment dipping to 7.8 percent shifts some attention from Obama's lackluster debate performance on Wednesday against Republican Mitt Romney.

Helping buoy Obama's fundraising in September was his party's convention and a modest lead in the polls over Romney, whose campaign was plagued by his remark that the 47 percent of the population who receive government funds are "victims."

Obama's campaign said on Saturday that more than 1.8 million people donated to it last month. Of that, 567,000 were new donors. A vast majority of the donations - 98 percent - were $250 or less. The average contribution was $53.

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[Rosa Luxemburg]

1. This news makes us want to work harder and donate more

Super!

[GallopingGhost]

2. This post makes me laugh

at people who say Obama is hated. Obviously a hell of a lot of people see and realize that Romney/Ryan in the White House would be devastating for America.

Let the media say the race is close. They will look foolish in the end.

I've been saying this since the debate~ anybody with a brain realizes the President has a lot on his plate, that anyone can have an off night, and the fact that President Obama wasn't at his finest doesn't legitimize Romney's lies, or make him more likeable, or suddenly transform him into the one people will vote for.

Isn't there some expression about when hunting a wild boar, best kill it on the first shot or it'll come after you with a vengeance? And no, I am not calling President Obama a wild boar. lol I am saying he is not one to make the same mistake twice.

This next debate, we will all see the man who won the 2008 election.