By Matthew Mosk
NEW YORK, Jan. 9 -- Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton edged out Democratic rival Sen. Barack Obama in year-end presidential campaign fundraising, according to figures released Wednesday by their staffs. But both candidates expected to benefit in coming weeks from a financial boomlet spurred by their early victories.
Obama's campaign reported collecting $8 million in the first eight days of January, and an additional $1.5 million Wednesday from Internet donors, largely because of excitement over his win in the Iowa caucuses on Jan. 3. Clinton, meanwhile, has already started to capitalize financially on her unanticipated victory in the New Hampshire primary.
Terence R. McAuliffe, Clinton's campaign chairman, said Wednesday that about $1.1 million in donations have come in since Tuesday night. "That is without any appeal" seeking donations, McAuliffe said on a conference call with top Clinton donors, urging them to capitalize on the fresh burst of momentum by each seeking to raise $10,000. "Let me say this . . . this is an opportunity for us to blow the roof off the place."
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