Clinton raises $35 million in February

[FreeStateDemocrat]

Source: MSNBC/AP

Obama spokesman: 'We've raised considerably more than that'


updated 2:21 p.m. ET, Thurs., Feb. 28, 2008
WASHINGTON - Rebounding from weak fundraising in January, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton raised $35 million in February, a campaign official said Thursday, a remarkable recovery and her biggest fundraising period of her campaign.

Clinton raised nearly $14 million in January to Barack Obama's $36 million.

Obama spokesman Bill Burton would not disclose his campaign's fundraising total, but said: "We've raised considerably more than that."

The Clinton official, speaking not for attribution because the figure was to be formally announced later in the day, said most of the money raised in February was for the primary election. The campaign averaged about a $1 million a day online alone.

That would make February an astounding fundraising month for the Democrats. At that rate, both candidates would break records for contestants in a primary fight.


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As long as you are raising that kind of money you must still have a chance. This one may not be over until all the votes are counted at the convention, If it makes it past the first ballot, we may still have a chance to win in November with Al Gore.

[David Zephyr]

1. Hillary is proving herself without Bill and I think Americans like it a lot.

Congratulations to this feisty fighting woman from her opposition.

[IndyOp]

2. Wow - congratulations Team Hillary. $1m per day is very impressive. (n/t)

[ElsewheresDaughter]

3. SWEET!....off too make a double donation for my twin grandson 1st Birthday

[Sadie5]

4. I've donated once

And I will do so again tonight. She does have a chance with donations coming in like this.

[Zachstar]

8. Yes a chance to pay back all the people she owes money to...

[Daveenla]

5. WE GOT A COUPLE OF GREAT CANDIDATES!

I LIKE'EM BOTH!

[ElsewheresDaughter]

6. 1 Million a day....not to shabby eh?

[Winterblues]

7. Exxon brings in a Hundred million a Day

NET PROFT After All expenses are paid. In the pocket money..OVER One Hundred Million Dollars a Friggin' Day day in and day out week after week, month after month, year after year for over four straigh years now..and gas prices are expected to rise to over $4.00 per gallon because they just aren't making enough....:crazy:

[IowaGirl]

12. Blessed are the peacemakers......

Welcome, Daveenla! :pals:

[Ordr]

9. Aww.

Good for her! So...how much of it is her own this time?

[Vadem]

10. I heard on Wash.Journal this am that Obama raised $50 million ..

this month. Wow! (That was from Amy Walter, editor-in-chief at Hotline)

[IowaGirl]

11. Yeah, maybe Hillary would raise more if.....

she quit trying to still do her job back in Washington like Obama has.

[ledvader7]

13. Clinton 170k Donor Serial Sexual Harrasser

http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com /

Clinton donations from troubled firm
Posted: Friday, February 29, 2008 5:47 PM by Domenico Montanaro
Filed Under: 2008, Clinton

From NBC's Lisa Myers and Jim Popkin
Sen. Hillary Clinton has declined to return $170,000 in campaign contributions from individuals at a company accused of widespread sexual harassment, and whose CEO is a disbarred lawyer with a criminal record, federal campaign records show.

The federal government has accused the Illinois management consulting firm, International Profit Associates, or IPA, of a brazen pattern of sexual harassment including "sexual assaults," "degrading anti-female language" and "obscene suggestions."

In a 2001 lawsuit full of lurid details, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission claims that 103 women employees at IPA were victimized for years. The civil case is ongoing, and IPA vigorously denies the allegations.

"This is by far, hands down, the worst case I've ever experienced," said Diane Smason, one of the EEOC lawyers handling the lawsuit. "Every woman there experienced sex harassment, they were part of a hostile work environment of sex harassment. And this occurred from the top down."

Sen. Clinton's spokesman, Howard Wolfson, told NBC News in a statement that the senator decided to keep the funds because the lawsuit is "ongoing" and because none of the sexual harassment allegations has been proven in court.

"With regard to the pending harassment suit, as a general matter, the campaign assesses findings of fact in deciding whether to return contributions," Wolfson said.

[Pastiche423]

14. I like the way you think

"If it makes it past the first ballot, we may still have a chance to win in November with Al Gore."