25 MEEELION DOLLARS & 100,000 Donors

Wow.

Obama raised $6.9 million—more than a quarter of his total—over the Internet from more than 50,000 online donors, the Illinois Democrat’s campaign said from Chicago this morning.

Overall, Obama received contributions from more than 100,000 individuals, his campaign said. Clinton received donations from about 50,000 people, while Edwards took in money from about 37,000 donors.

Obama’s campaign said that at least $23.5 million of its first-quarter collection would be available for the primary campaign, an important distinction because candidates are able to raise money now for both the primary and general elections.

I believe this is called winning the news cycle.

5 thoughts on “25 MEEELION DOLLARS & 100,000 Donors”
  1. A couple of cycles. They were pretty breathless on “Today” talking about how much Obama might rack up when he made them wait a few days.

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