Obama Rivals Clinton in Fundraising »
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Democrat Barack Obama raked in $25 million for his presidential bid in the first three months of 2007, placing him on a par with front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton and dashing her image as the party's inevitable nominee.
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MyWayOnNow1 year, 4 months ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama raised at least $25 million so far in 2007, his campaign said on Wednesday, just $1 million shy of the party's early front-runner Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton. The surprising strong draw for Obama, who has trailed in some early opinion polls behind his colleague from New York, is a clear signal the race for the Democratic nod is wide open despite predictions of Clinton's strength. Obama's campaign said it had more than 100,000 donors and raised $6.9 million over the Internet while Clinton had half as many donors and drew in $4.2 million via the Internet.
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SantaM1 year, 4 months ago
It's interesting to watch these two campaign against each other. At first I thought Obama was running for Vice President and President in 2016. Maybe he was. But now its obvious that he has a chance at the nomination and if so a great chance at the Presidency.
Now you can watch them BOTH run for Vice President. They both seem to think that the ticket is Obama/Clinton in whatever order that will be. I hope it stays that way. What a nice experience it might be for this country to see a campaign where the two running are outlandishly NICE to one another.
Of course, John Edwards is closer than either of them thought he would be, too. We'll see if any Survivor truces are called. We may see a tag team gang-up down the road, don't you think?
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questionseverything1 year, 4 months ago
obama represents hope and change and i think his ideas and thoughtfulness r something sorely needed now
im happy the dems have 3 strong candidates but i think clinton needs to stay in the senate,tho it might not be her fault,i dont think she is electable
edwards is likeable guy and all but one huge trouble i have with his plan on healthcare is,he leaves the ins companies in charge,with the fed govt basically underwriting the ins companies profits(the feds would insure the peops ins companies dont make a profit on)
he also states their would be mandatory preventative measures imposed on peops,that sounded lil to big brother to me
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aniokly1 year, 4 months ago
Hillary, are you watching, Dear? Time to get your minions busy, checking out the opposition. I bet if you go back to Africa you can find all kinds of Barak Hussein Obamas relatives to parade before the country. Better hurry. This is so fun.
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tdash1 year, 4 months ago
Hi there! I was wondering how long it would take for the first far-right nutjob to show up and remind everyone that his middle name is "Hussein." What's your middle name? Let me guess... is it "Mussolini?" Or maybe "Samoza?"
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PatrioticAmerican1 year, 4 months ago
if you were wondering about the ""Hussein" comment then your gonna love this post If the dems give Obama the nod they will be opening the door to his Musslim buddies, because we all know he is a musslim , he just wont admit it because then his Past would be revealed and his political carrer would be over, i am about 90% sure that "if" he is elected he will come out of the closet and admit that he is more musslim the Christian and then he will start working on giving Muslims a bigger and stronger role in "OUR" government,So dems since we all know you guys are afraid to stand up to muslims and Islam "Religion of peace" (yea right) then give obama the nod to be president, then you will achive your goals of giving this country over to the terrorists. I cant wait for the responces to come in to this post, They will either be REALLY funny or really insulting, i am hoping for the later, because that is how the left responds to the right.
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JustCallMeV1 year, 4 months ago
Anickly, here is a quote for you...
"Lukewarm acceptance is more bewildering than outright rejection." - Martin Luther King, Jr.
He is talking about racism and your on that border.
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jordan111 year, 4 months ago
. IMHO edwards should be using his time to spend with his wife in case her condition worsens.. if he does not, he may regret not having done so.>>>>
Dang. I wouldn't want to be sick around you! They're choosing life. You're choosing being morbid. I like their way of doing it.
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NelsonR1 year, 4 months ago
After watching "The Inconvient Truth", I was appaulled that he received an Oscar. I am for addressing the Global Climate issue that is obviously caused by man, well to most sane people, but the egotistical nature about Mr. Gore was nauseating to the extreme. Rather than the film having center stage about global warming it was about Gore and his childhood and "Life with Al". Gosh, am I the only one to see the arrogance of this man within the film?
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questionseverything1 year, 4 months ago
the ovr 100,000 donors is the really amazing part,esp since obama is relatively new at the whole thing and had peops contacting him saying,whr do i send the check...lol
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Poulenc1 year, 4 months ago
Anickly, the only thing clear about your post is its racism.
Now, what disturbs me is the insane cost of being a "credible" candidate for the presidency. Not that it's either-or, but think of what fifty million--the combined chest for Barack and Hillary THUS FAR-- might better buy.
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SusanParrish1 year, 4 months ago
Go Obama!!!
And I agree, the amounts of money spent on campaigning make me ill. Sometimes I think we should pass legislation so that people running for office could not raise money at all. You submit your application, debates are scheduled on every network that wants to hold one, printed transcripts are mailed out to everyone, and that's it. Let the people decide based on how the candidates answer the pressing questions of today and the promise they offer for tomorrow, rather than a slick campaign of glossy bumper stickers and catchy slogans.
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Beau78901 year, 4 months ago
I like your thinking about candidates not having to raise money, Susan. But I don't believe any network would carry a real debate, without imposing its conditions on it. And I think the candidates need more exposure than that for people to really learn about them.
I like a plan (haven't completely thought this through yet, though) where the government (I know) pays an equal amount, determined by an independent body, for each candidate to campaign. There would be oversight of the moneys (no personal use) and unused funds (not that there'd be any) would be returned after the campaign.
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DeltaX1 year, 4 months ago
Your plan means that my tax dollars get spent for candidates that I don't like and/or don't care about. That's not fair. What about citizens that are apathetic about elections? Making them pay isn't fair either. New ideas are great when they are fair to all of us, not so great when they disregard our individual opinions.
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MajJohn1 year, 4 months ago
I'm not surprised that Sen Obama or anyone else for that matter could raise more funds than the self appointed front runner, Sen Clinton, the darling of liberal media!
In the previous campaigns you voted for someone because you hated the other candidate more. Sen Obama has 2 things going for him, the hatred toward Hillary and you can actually like him. An unbeatable combination, no wonder Hillery' supporters are concerned.
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gamahuche1 year, 4 months ago
Who is he indeed?
And isn't it interesting that its the money that talks?!
In Europe it would be impossible to conceive of someone with so little experience and such a short time in the limelight being even considered, yet, as a FUTURE presidential or prime-ministerial candidate.
Even then plenty of mistakes are made, of course, and there are some hideously awful European politicians - try Berlusconi, for example.
But your current president is the perfect example of an inadequate human being elevated to a position way beyond his intellectual and emotional grasp.
What are the odds on getting a president who can win back some international respect for the US?
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joeblowe1 year, 4 months ago
I think he should have stuck with the "Barry" Obabma he used in college. It makes it sound a lot less like he's running for office in some African country. I'm not trying to be racist here or anything, but come on. Honestly now, when you hear the name "Barak Obama" don't you think of someone stepping out of the jungle, mounting a bamboo platform and shaking a gourd rattle while the drums beat in the background and the topless native women dance in a circle. Be honest now.... you know you do. People shouldn't be judged by their names (mostly, we didn't get to pick them after all) but still. People DO go to court and get them changed when their parents were just TOO cruel. I think "Barry" would have been better -- then we would be thinking of Chuck Berry, or Dave Barry, or maybe even Barry Goldwater. Then, duckwalking maybe, or funny rock band names, but no jungle drums. Just a thought. Guess I'd better put: {8>D)= or I'll get hate mail...
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belleaspen861 year, 4 months ago
I don't think of the jungle and topless natives dancing. If I did, I'd be as bad as those people that hear Murphy, O'Sullivan, & McAllister and think of Irish drunks in a pub duking it out and giving each other "the clap" (I'm glad these stereotypes did not hinder the election of Pres. McCarthy ). Luckily for me, I was raised in an international atmosphere and taught such stereotypes are just silly and misguided. When I heard Barak Obama's name for the first time, I just thought "I wonder what his platform is?" And when I think of Irish people, I think of some cool music...the same goes for Arabic names as well...cool music and a VERY tolerant/democratic Turkey :)
That said, I'm voting Hillary if I can :)
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Beau78901 year, 4 months ago
I don't actually think your previous comment was racist, aniokly. I just think you were trying to play on other people's racism to smear Obama.
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joeblowe1 year, 4 months ago
I'm getting JUST a little bit sick of the media reporting political fund raising efforts. It's almost like they are saying that the person with the most money collected is going to win. Why don't they report on the candidate's POSITION statements, or VOTING record in congress, or something that might actually HELP the voters -- instead of how much MONEY has been raised? This is NOT helpful. And quite frankly, I'm not sure it's any of our business.
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djrevelky1 year, 4 months ago
I can answer that one. Clinton, Obama, and Edwards to not have any position statements they are willing to make. Hillary knows if she talks about her liberal agenda that she will kill her chances. Obama and Edwards both know they don't have a clue what they are doing. The only positions all 3 have is they are anti-Iraq but none of them any even the slightest suggestion how to solve the problem there.
As far as the Republicans go:
After years of being Conservative Light McCain is all of a sudden a firebrand in certain areas. Like Hillary, he also knows if he actually states positions and solutions to problems he will kill his chances. Guiliani is very intelligent and knows he doesn't have to state any positions, he just has to let the other guys screw up while occasionally throwing both Conservative Republicans and moderates a bone. And Romney is almost as clueless as Obama.
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Beau78901 year, 4 months ago
Just a slight amount of research will show you the positions on Obama, Edwards and Hillary, djrevelky. You're sitting at the computer typing comments. Go to Google and search on Obama issues, or any other candidate's name plus "issues." Or go to their websites. Or Obama's, Edwards', or Clinton's official senate web pages.
It's really not their fault that the media doesn't cover their ideas.
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Beau78901 year, 4 months ago
And I couldn't agree MORE with this comment, joe. Except to know where the money's coming from, which I think is important to understanding why a candidate might have a particular agenda.
At the very least, though, there should an EQUAL amount of coverage of voting records and positions on issues that affect the country. Preferably more.
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geneo561 year, 4 months ago
I am more interested in what candidates stand for,then what they have in their accounts.
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aniokly1 year, 4 months ago
With our T V mentality people usually the candidate with enough money to amass T V time wins. This is the first election in 83 years where there is no incumbent running, so all except maybe Hillary, and Fred Thompson needs to buy name recognition. I use my middle name all the time. I use Barak Hussein Obamas middle name because that is who he is, Both Barak, and Hussein are names from the Qu'ran. Are you ashamed of him? I am not.
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Poulenc1 year, 4 months ago
Anickly, Obama is an American, and like most US citizens, his forbears came from elsewhere.
But what if his ancestors had been all German rather than (on one side) African--would you have made a point of that? And why choose to link him with his black past only? His mother is white. Though he self-identifies as black, he makes quite a point of his mixed heritage...
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Poulenc1 year, 4 months ago
Joeblow:
"Honestly now, when you hear the name "Barak Obama" don't you think of someone stepping out of the jungle, mounting a bamboo platform and shaking a gourd rattle while the drums beat in the background and the topless native women dance in a circle."
Uh, no, Joe, I don't. But YOU evidently DO.
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UBCONFUSE1 year, 4 months ago
This looks bad for Billary. How dare such an upstart even think about running against Hillary. And the bad thing is that he is Black. What has gotten into "these people", don't they know where their place is? Get OUT the vote, not GET THE VOTE.
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NelsonR1 year, 4 months ago
At least someone like Obama and Edwards are in the running to brunt the Old Party Establishment, Hillarey. Anyone new and refreshing will be a plus for America to choose from, not a political hack.
Rid ourselves of these Career politicians who have been bringing America down by eras. Again, why do Americans have a thing about reelecting family trees. Haven't you had enough ot the Bush's and do you really want the Clinton dynasty now? These established politicians like Hillary are power mad and she will follow Bill with the usual corrupt practices. To me the Pardons by Bill speak volumes with Dan Rostenkowski the convicted felon who still receives a fat paycheck from taxpayers because of the Clintons. America has been on a downward spiral so why elect Hillary again, she was and is a war advocate concerning Iraq. She now says she would keep troops there if elected. Unbelievable that anyone would even consider her as President, well unless you were so enthralled with Billy.
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staar1 year, 4 months ago
well I just checked my bank account out..thinking I might have enough to run..
why does everything have to do with how much money you have..shouldn't it be about the person running and what they stand for?? I guess I just don't get it...
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chinesepuzzle1 year, 4 months ago
Why is Obama still here?People driving monster trucks will vote for Hillary before they vote for the person with no experience in American politics.The person with the rock solid Muslim background.The heavily bolstered foundation of Islam all around him.His immediate relatives.That's right.Obama will wholly ignore ALL his family and ALL his relatives,so he can pursue American traditional principles.What a joke.
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Beau78901 year, 4 months ago
*sigh*
Once again, Obama is not Muslim. His father, with whom he no longer lived by the time he was in grade school, was. He has 10 years' experience in American politics, and he taught CONSTITUTIONAL LAW at the University of Chicago.
I'm sure he understands "traditional American pricinples" better than you do.
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tronness1 year, 4 months ago
I think this is great! I like Senator Obama and have the same feeling about him that I had when Bobby Kennedy ran - hope for the future. I have the impression that Hillary thinks she is "entitled" to the presidency because of all of her "years of experience in the White House". She was first lady, not a V.P. or cabinet member.
Also, don't think the Bush family is through yet. George P. Bush (Jeb's son, I think) just joined either the national guard or reserves to work in intelligence. Sounds like future planning to me. I don't want to see Bush, Clinton, Bush, Clinton, Bush . . .
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USAUSA1 year, 4 months ago
This is a classic example of what I've been saying. The double standard that is applied of Obama can do no wrong and Hillary can do no right. He raised as much money as she did but no one is accusing him of having gotten the money from questionable folks or selling the government or having loose ethics. It's WONDERFUL and BULLY for him. Well let me tell you if you think he isn't making promises just like Hillary, Edwards or any of the others, you give new meaning to the word supid. Here's the real Obama
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-07...
Loyalty, new concept for him
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Beau78901 year, 4 months ago
The Tribune is a staunch supporter of conservatives, and considers itself the bastion of the Republican party. There is no doubt it has a conservative slant. But other than its endorsements in political elections, I wouldn't call it as much of a propaganda machine as some other papers, like the Washington Times.
The Tribune even endorsed Obama in his 2004 run for the U.S. Senate. (Granted it was against professional lunatic Alan Keyes.)
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Beau78901 year, 4 months ago
That's a very interesting article from yesterday's Chicago Tribune. And, admittedly, I'm not that thrilled with the news of his challenging an opponent's petitions.
Philosophically, I don't like petition challenges. Pragmatically, they're a way of life in Chicago politics. If you're running for ofice in Chicago, petition challenges are extremely common--they're usually the first step any local candidate takes against his opponents after petitions to get on the ballot have been filed. Even aniokly will likely attest to that.
It's got nothing to do with loyalty.
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endofdays1 year, 4 months ago
wondering...
Slick Willy has earned over $50M for speaking engagements since leaving the White House. Seeing as how he is now a private citizen, isn't it perfectly legal for him to share this bounty with his wife? And couldn't she use it for her campaign?
And if that is the case, couldn't individuals or organizations interested in purchasing her loyalties hire Bill to speak at an event and pay him some ridiculous amount as a way of contributing huge and illegal sums of money to her campaign?
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endtyranny1 year, 4 months ago
I'm glad he is turning out to be such a strong candidate. I supported him in 2004 when he ran for senator and will enthusiastically support him in '08. I'm even thinking of registering Dem to vote in the primaries.
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slate1 year, 4 months ago
I think in all about a billion dollars will be spent by those trying to win. This is so uncool that he/she with the most cash wins for the most part. Even though I don't like money being spent, I think the Government should pay for equal time for political advertisement for each candidate on both sides during the primaries as well as those that win their perspective nominations to run fro president. This will reduce their ties to those that would give to their campaigns and want something in return after they are elected in my opinion. It's way past time for doing something to quell the power of lobbyists.
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