Behind The Numbers: 83,531 Gave To Obama, 50,000 To Hillary

[Quixote1818]

The Huffington Post | Posted April 2, 2007 09:53 AM
READ MORE: Barack Obama, Bill Clinton

Democratic heavyweights Senators Clinton and Obama released how much the've raised in donations in the first quarter as well as their numbers of contributors. According to their websites, Sen. Clinton received donations from 50,000 people, while Sen. Obama received donations from 83,531.


Link: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2007/04/02/behind-the-numbers-8353_n_44779.html

[helderheid]

1. I knew these numbers would start coming out. What about Edwards?

[Quixote1818]

2. Edwards raised 14 Million. nt

[helderheid]

5. From how many donors?

[Quixote1818]

6. I don't know. It might be on Edwards website? nt

[stray cat]

14. 40,000 donors according to Edward's email

80% were less than $100 each

[Ioo]

3. I gave ZERO to both, Wrong for the Dems

Go Bill Richardson!

[Hamlette]

4. is there anything about the amount raised? Seems like it must be bad news to talk

number of donors at this point. (Bad news in terms of Hillary raising much more than any/everyone else.)

[Quixote1818]

7. Hillary raised more than Obama

I think what this suggests is that Hillary is getting big money from powerful people and Obama has more of true grassroots campaign.

[Hamlette]

8. I assumed as much since Arianna, a Hillary hater, is pushing back already.

disclaimer, I'm not a Hillary supporter. I will support her if she wins the nomination but for a dozen reasons I'd rather see someone else. I do think it is too early to start trashing her though, which Huffington has been doing for months. (I hate Arianna with a passion that is probably not healthy. And for her to bitch about people getting gobs of money from contributors is rich!)

[William769]

11. Remember what this bitch did to the Clinton's in the 90's?

One of the reasons I refuse to ever grace her blog with my presence.

[Hamlette]

13. I do, but I might be able to forgive her if she wasn't still so

shrill ans stupid. I cringe everytime she is called to speak on some pundit show. She reduces everything to the lowest level. To her its always about politics.

And, for her to dis Hillary for getting the big bucks, in light of how she got rich (her divorce...or is it her marriage?) AND some rich fat cat gave her millions to start her blog. (Ok, yes, I'm being petty and I wouldn't mention it if she didn't keep dissing Hillary for raking in the big bucks!)

And, I will say, I would forgive her everything if she wasn't such a dip. Her dissing the dems for not ending the war a week or two after they took office ticked me off. All hail Queen Arianna.

[MonkeyFunk]

9. How "big" is the money?

The same limits apply to CEOs that applies to you and me.

[Perky]

16. Obama has not released his numbers yet.

[theoldman]

10. The big money person does not always win.

The one who gets the most votes wins.

[JesterCS]

12. unless...

your campaign contributors are military, e-voting, and energy corps =p

[Perky]

15. It will be inteersting to see who wins the quarerly donation race

26 M divided by 50,000 is and average of $520
26 M divided by 83,531 is abnd average of $304

Even if Obama is getting on 60% iof Hillary per head he will tie her.


He ties her I think he becomes the frontrunner and its his to lose.


Its not about money it is about percepetion. If he can match Hillary dollar for dollar If Hiullary can raise more than a two year senator. can she actuall win the nomination without Bill begging for money?