http://www.opendemocracy.net/usa/blog/campaign_finance_obama Comments for "Money talks, Obama walks, openUSA " en http://www.opendemocracy.net/usa/blog/campaign_finance_obama <p>Barack Obama is marginally in front of John McCain in the polls, but it may be another statistical measure that causes concern for the Republican. The Democrat is far ahead in the money stakes. Hillary Clinton couldn't match Obama in the Democratic contest. Her campaign sunk into debt and, as <a href="http://www.hillaryclinton.com">her website suggests</a>, the desperate math of money - not only the math of pledged delegates - threatens to scupper her fading hopes. </p> <p>Just as Clinton failed to keep up with Obama's fundraising machine, so too does McCain risk being outstripped. <a href="http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0508/10515.html">In April alone</a>, Obama raised $32 million, over $9 million of which is set aside for the general election. McCain, in contrast, raised only $18 million, with no money set aside for the general action.<br /> &nbsp;<a href="http://www.opendemocracy.net/usa/blog/campaign_finance_obama" class="read-more" title="Read the rest of this posting.">Read the rest of this post...</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.opendemocracy.net/usa/blog/campaign_finance_obama">read more</a></p> http://www.opendemocracy.net/usa/blog/campaign_finance_obama#comment openUSA-theme campaign finance election fundraising money Obama openUSA openUSA USA USA Wed, 21 May 2008 15:39:25 +0100 openUSA 44685 at http://www.opendemocracy.net