Obama Donations Boosted By Palin Speech

[nam78_two]

I think we will kick in some more later tonight after McDumbass' speech :toast:!

http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/09/04/palin-good-for-the-democrats-too/

Palin Good for the Democrats, Too
By Michael Luo

Turns out Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin’s speech did not just electrify the Republican faithful inside the Xcel Energy Center Wednesday night.
Senator Barack Obama’s presidential campaign is reporting that it has taken in $8 million over the Internet since Mrs. Palin’s speech, in which she tore into Mr. Obama.

By Thursday afternoon, more than 130,000 donors had kicked in, and the Obama campaign is on pace to collect $10 million by the time Senator John McCain takes the stage tonight. Remember, the McCain campaign said it took in $10 million by mail and Internet right after Mrs. Palin made her debut as Mr. McCain’s running-mate last Friday.

Hoping to continue the momentum and “livin’ on a prayer,” Mr. Obama will be collecting cash at Jon Bon Jovi’s home on Friday in an exclusive dinner where the entrance fee is $30,800 a person.

[Eric J in MN]

1. The reporter should have asked how much Obama took in during the previous 24 hours...

...for comparison.

I don't know how that compares to their usual amount of donations.

[progressive_realist]

2. He's been taking in between $30M-$60M each month.

That works out to $1M-$2M each day on average.

[Eric J in MN]

3. OK, thanks. NT

NT