Obama's Third Quarter Haul: $20M
Edwards Reports $7M For Quarter; Thompson Raises Over $11M
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His total for the year was nearly $80 million, his campaign said Monday.
Also on Monday afternoon, John Edwards' campaign said he raised $7 million this quarter. This is down from the $9.1 million Edwards raised in the 2nd quarter.
The third quarter takes brings Edwards' total to just over $30 million for the year so far, CBS News' Aaron Lewis reports. In a conference call with reporters, the campaign said that he has $12 million cash on hand and expects to have about $22 million with matching funds.
Obama's third-quarter contributions were less than he raised in each of the first two quarters. But the total still kept him at the top of the fundraising pack - at least temporarily. His closest fundraising rival, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, had not released her totals Monday.
The summer total includes donations from 93,000 new contributors, aides said. Overall, the Obama campaign has received contributions from 352,000 donors so far this year. Contributors are limited to a maximum of $2,300 each.
The campaign did not say how much money it had in the bank, an important figure as the presidential contest heads into one of the heaviest spending periods of the season. Obama has been spending heavily, especially in Iowa, where the first presidential caucus is scheduled for January.
Obama, like other major candidates, also has been raising money for the general election, but the bulk of his contributions are for the primaries. Since the beginning of the year, he has received nearly $75 million for the primaries and about $4 million for the general election.
Fred Thompson, the GOP newcomer, has collected more than $11.5 million since June when he began exploring a run, Republicans familiar with his fundraising said Monday. He raised over $8 million of that in the third quarter, CBS News' John Bentley reports.
While that number is expected to be lower than his GOP rivals, it eclipses the $5 million number Thompson's camp had been floating over the past few days.
On Sunday night, Democrat Bill Richardson indicated he had raised approximately $5.2 million in the third quarter.
CBS News' Joy Lin reports that when asked why the campaign decided to be first of the Democrats to release the figure, the campaign offered 'no reason.'"
Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware is expected to show nearly $2 million in new third-quarter contributions, $6.4 million for the year. And Sen. Chris Dodd of Connecticut raised $1.5 million in the quarter, $8.8 million for the year, and will show $4 million in the bank, his campaign said.
All the candidates were poised to begin revealing their fundraising numbers this week, leaving the details for later, when they must file financial reports with the Federal Election Commission.
The third quarter is traditionally a difficult fundraising period, and the candidates raised less in the past three months than they had in each of the first and second quarters. Obama, for instance, raised a high of $33 million in the second quarter and Edwards' best was $14 million in the first.
A key number at this stage is how much cash the campaigns have on hand. They may raise a lot, or they may raise a little, but what they have in the bank to spend in the months ahead matters most. Only Edwards and Dodd released cash-on-hand figures.
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See all 52 CommentsIt''s time to drop out of the race.........
Posted by dutchfarmer at 09:08 AM : Oct 01, 2007
Now, That''s funny! Repugs and honest in the same sentence!
If you like Bu$h you''ll love Thompson. As a career lobbyist, he''s the corporations and special interests wet dream. Thompson is just another multi-national corporation pretending to be a human being.
LOL
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Drive off into the sunset Fred.
We won''t miss you or newt.
do us a favor and take McCain with you.
Fred may or may not be that man, but Ron Paul is definitley not.
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I hope he''s the nominee. He''ll be toast.
In America we sell injustice to the rich and force it on the poor.
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$20 Million - that''s a lot of watermelon and fried chicken!
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Hillary has over $30 million? Anyone running for president, Dems or Rebs are being bought and paid for by special interests and lobbiests, which tells us our best interest is not their main agenda.
Posted by drinuk
The solution is simple. Make there be consequences. Promise to vote for Obama or whichever Democrat is nominated, if the GOP hypocrisy/censorship continues.
If he is so awful, there should be no reason to exclude the guy. He does not "stand a chance", so they ought not have anything to fear. Hand it all to the pathetic Democrats as a matter of simple cause-and-effect. The GOP will change their tune pretty fast. You just need a line in the sand. Let Obama be it -- that guy is delusional so he is perfect for the job.
"Bill Clinton used his influence to kill a GQ magazine story that painted an unflattering portrait of infighting in the Clinton campaign. He reportedly threatened to withdraw his co-operation on another story unless the article about his wife was dropped. The story was later killed. As well as showing the campaign''s hardball attitude, the incident also showed the huge benefits of having Bill Clinton on your side in any political contest."
%u2013 Guardian Sept. 30, 07
As one of the many proud "everyday-American" contributors to the Obama campaign I share his audacity of hope that a grassroots political movement can uproot entrenched politicians who are in it just to win the game. This is not a game, this is the future of our country.
"Bill Clinton used his influence to kill a GQ magazine story that painted an unflattering portrait of infighting in the Clinton campaign. He reportedly threatened to withdraw his co-operation on another story unless the article about his wife was dropped. The story was later killed. As well as showing the campaign''s hardball attitude, the incident also showed the huge benefits of having Bill Clinton on your side in any political contest."
%u2013 Guardian Sept. 30, 07
As one of the many proud "everyday-American" contributors to the Obama campaign I share his audacity of hope that a grassroots political movement can uproot entrenched politicians who are in it just to win the game. This is not a game, this is the future of our country.
"Bill Clinton used his influence to kill a GQ magazine story that painted an unflattering portrait of infighting in the Clinton campaign. He reportedly threatened to withdraw his co-operation on another story unless the article about his wife was dropped. The story was later killed. As well as showing the campaign''s hardball attitude, the incident also showed the huge benefits of having Bill Clinton on your side in any political contest."
%u2013 Guardian Sept. 30, 07
As one of the many proud "everyday-American" contributors to the Obama campaign I share his audacity of hope that a grassroots political movement can uproot entrenched politicians who are in it just to win the game. This is not a game, this is the future of our country.
We already have a delusional "leader" in our White House, well actually, the idiot thinks he''s a world leader.
Now who''s delusional--we could never do any worse!!
I don''t get that - what makes you t hink he''s the best candidate in years?
HE''s got an awful lot to learn - there''s a lot he doesn''t know - and we just do not have the luxury of another candidate who has a lot to learn considering all the messes Bush has made.
We also do need a president who can and will unify most of the country. It''s past time the democrats stopped trying to fit candidates into the neat little holes - the female one, the latino one, the black one ....
Obama''s Contributers: bankers / Special interest!
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Hillary Clinton''s Contributers Lawyers / RealEstate:
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Rudy GIULIANI Contributors: Bankers / Hedge Funds!
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Ron Pauls Money Is From the People! We have someone who is NOT Paid Off By Special Interest or Bankers Money!!!
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If you ever want this War to End Vote Ron Paul 2008, No OneElse Is Going To End It!
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U S citizenship is given to anyone who will put on a uniform and go to Iraq to kill for bush.
What a great democracy.
Here in OZ, the campaign time is about 6 weeks and really that is all the time that any hopeful needs to tell the country of how good they are.. (and about the length of time we can stand putting up with the garbage and lies),...
Most people don''t listen to election rot, so why bother wasting the money. If any government really cared about the people they would legislate that campaigning was only a few weeks and the money that would be spent on campaigning be spent on the poor instead, or the starving in the world..
We all know that what these hopefuls tell us is a pack of lies so why bother trying to convince us..couldn''t we for once have proof of honesty..
Dogpile Gazette
Dogpile Missouri: We caught up with Drew our hometown champion on the steps of the state capital yesterday and inquired to his campaign for president. He stated that all was going well and that momentum was gathering in his favor. When pressed on issues such as Iraq he replied that he had a concrete plan to end the war inside of six months of his presidency. Asked about the immigration issue he again reiterated that he had the only viable plan. Asked about his plan and details of Drew was quick to respond to our questions with great insight and knowledge of the subject. He spoke fluently to the mixed audience outside the steps of the capitol, which was followed by applause. He promised his plan would indeed provide better security at home and abroad. He then went on to state that he would not only finish the war in Iraq inside of six months but he would also put an end to the war on terror bringing it also to a end inside of two years. Dogpile residents and America will indeed be watching this candiate.
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Posted by mitch0927 at 06:01 PM : Oct 01, 2007
Mitch0927, I''m no high school drop out. I''ve got two bachelors degree and both graduated *** laude. How about you?
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