With three weeks to go, Obama Campaign Manager David Plouffe rallies the troops. He shows clips from opposition ads and warns that the campaign will be nasty from here until November 4. (Oh, and send some money if you can.)
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With only 49 days to go until November 4, Barack Obama’s campaign manager David Plouffe updates the troops. He focuses on plans for the “battleground states” and says increased voter registration and getting the Democratic base to turn out are the keys to winning the election. He also makes another fundraising plea, noting that the campaign plans to spend over $39 million in Florida alone!
Barack Obama is raising money hand over fist — an astonishing $8 million in three fundraisers on Sunday night. Here, he phones the 2 millionth donor to his campaign and makes small talk about the economy and other issues over a crackling phone line.
Here’s a fundraising video from Barack Obama. He don’t take no stinkin’ money from “fat cats.” (Your money will be just fine, thank you.)
Obama campaign manager David Plouffe gives the troops an update on the battle for the White House. His talking points: McCain and the RNC have a lot of dough and they’re going to run “untrue, negative ads all across the country”; you need to raise more Barack bucks.
Barack Obama better put Santa Claus on the ticket if he wants to fulfill all the promises he makes at a NYC fundraiser yesterday.
John McCain gives Barack Obama the business for “breaking his word” about participating in the public financing system for the general election.
The public financing system for the general election is “broken” say Barack Obama, so I’m not playing that game. Besides why take that $84 million chump change when you can raise, what, $250 million in the next few months. More here.
Elton John performed at fundraiser for Hillary Clinton in NYC last night. In between songs he said Hillary’s getting a raw deal: “I never cease to be amazed at the misognistic attitude of some of the people in this country. And I say to hell with them.”
Here’s a BBC report on the concert.
After revealing earlier this week that she lent her campaign $5 million, Hillary Clinton says the money from new contributors has been pouring in. She’s getting contributions from old friends, from the young mom who doesn’t have much money but she’s doing it for her two young girls, from the woman who says it’s “now or never,” from the woman who told her husband she wanted to contribute to Hillary instead of going out to dinner on Valentine’s Day, from the “crusty conservative” who trusts her to get America out of its “mess.” It takes a skillful candidate to go from flush frontrunner to dialing-for-dollars in a few short months and make it sound like a heroic journey.
Mitt Romney’s got a lot of money but that doesn’t mean he can’t use some more. So, he staged a “national call day” in Boston this week to raise $5 million for the upcoming primaries.
Jackie Broyles and Dunlap are mighty impressed by Ron Paul’s recent Internet fundraising haul and they want to get on board the money train.
Sound Bite: “Crazy people got checkbooks too, Jackie.”
“Remember, remember the Fifth of November!” That was the battle cry from Ron Paul supporters as they mounted an online fundraising blitz yesterday that garnered their man some $4.2 million from 37,000 donors in 24 hours. Here’s one of the clips that made the rounds — Paul’s supporters have given the film V for Vendetta a second life.
Senator Barack Obama mixes social networking with fundraising in his latest appeal for money. You send in a check, then you get a message from another donor — with whom you presumably talk about Barack and change and hope.
Sound Bite: “No matter how much you choose to give, you’ll get a note from someone whose passion for change has led them to make the same commitment you did.”
Michelle and Ron sent some money to Hillary Clinton and wound up spending a day with the candidate. Ron gives Hillary — and Bill — a big hug.
