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January 12, 2012

FACTCHECK: Obama Campaign Fundraising Still Sluggish
— Gabriel Malor

If you were to read the AP this morning, you could be forgiven for thinking that the President is an unstoppable fundraising juggernaut. He's not.

The Democrats took in about $42 million in the last quarter for the President's campaign and about $24 million for the DNC. Including a $1 million take for a state race fund, he had a combined total of about $68 million.

That's impressive, but not overwhelming. Particularly because just as the campaign season gets into full swing---even as Obama made two dozen taxpayer-funded campaign trips around the country---his much-discussed fundraising cachet is eroding. His combined total in the third quarter was $70 million. For the quarter before that it was $86 million. Anybody else sensing a trend here?

And Obama's draw, for all his supposed $1 billion campaign, is actually less than President Bush's in his final election. Remember, back when Bush was supposedly unpopular because of the Iraq War? In the fourth quarter of 2003 the Bush campaign raised almost $48 million. Adjusted for inflation that's $59 million, a whopping $17 million more than Obama.

Don't believe the lying media. Obama isn't inevitable and he's not a magic money machine.

Posted by: Gabriel Malor at 03:17 AM | Comments (68)
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1 Obama sucks cock

Posted by: Mr Pink at January 12, 2012 03:23 AM (8Hvlc)

2 That's still a huge amount of money. For that Bambi could buy a network and spew propaganda from it 24/7.

Posted by: joncelli at January 12, 2012 03:23 AM (+MbqG)

3 First???

Posted by: Kamikaze at January 12, 2012 03:24 AM (WAIhC)

4 He still has 270B in stimulus funds to sling around.

Posted by: Blaster at January 12, 2012 03:26 AM (Fw2Gg)

5 They don't take food stamps?

Posted by: Case at January 12, 2012 03:27 AM (DYR2Q)

6 In fairness, he is a Stuttering Clusterf*ck of a Miserable Failure.

Posted by: someone finally had to say it at January 12, 2012 03:32 AM (tSxym)

7 Obama isn't inevitable and he's not a magic money machine. Let me fix that for you. Obama isn't inevitable and he's not a magic money machine. He is a Stuttering Clusterf*ck of a Miserable Failure.

Posted by: Eric at January 12, 2012 03:43 AM (+LOlz)

8 #2... He doesn't have to buy a network... He already owns all of them free and clear.

Posted by: The terrorist Hobbit formerly known as Donna at January 12, 2012 03:44 AM (qmF3d)

9 Obama doesn't need money. He has free propaganda from the MFM and free travel from the taxpayer.

Posted by: Vic at January 12, 2012 03:53 AM (YdQQY)

10 On top of this, we hear that the President's meeting with businessmen to promote "in-sourcing" had at least 49 "no-shows" leaving a bunch of empty seats that the MSM dutifully didn't show.

Posted by: Harold Stassen at January 12, 2012 03:55 AM (e8kgV)

11 Obama doesn't need money. He has free propaganda from the MFM and free travel from the taxpayer. Posted by: Vic at January 12, 2012 07:53 AM (YdQQY) Don't forget, he also has Michelle, with a likability quotient out the wazoo. And those dresses! Meow!!!!!Grrrrrrrrowl!!!!

Posted by: alppuccino at January 12, 2012 03:57 AM (sp+ds)

12 Dear Leader tied up rush hour traffic in Chicago yesterday for three events. Its the least we common folk can do and just step aside for our betters.

Posted by: The 4th bestest blogger since Lincoln, FDR and that other guy at January 12, 2012 03:58 AM (TJHtU)

13 If he fails to win re-election it will be because he did not move us close enough to socialism. Sobering, that.

Posted by: Cicero Kid at January 12, 2012 03:59 AM (KHqsV)

14 Another factor is that illegal money in not pouring in from the Arab Street. They already got their money's worth from the gains bho allowed via the "Arab Spring" and the ineffectiveness of hillary as SoS. When you add in the bungling bundlers like Kaiser who got caught with their faces deep in the "green" projects money trough.

Posted by: SherryG_Tulsa at January 12, 2012 03:59 AM (HzrX5)

15 ...don't believe the lying media. Obama isn't inevitable and he's not a magic money machine.

He is however, a magic Negro...the LA Times told me so!

Posted by: billygoat at January 12, 2012 04:02 AM (P6vGd)

16 Don't worry...he'll just make up the difference with illegal foreign money.

Posted by: BobJustBob at January 12, 2012 04:05 AM (Rg36M)

17 13 If he fails to win re-election it will be because he did not move us close enough to socialism. Sobering, that. Posted by: Cicero Kid at January 12, 2012 07:59 AM (KHqsV) And don't think he doesn't know it. If he gets reelected and has a pliable enough Congress, you can count on the healthcare "public option," and on mass illegal alien legalization for masses that will immediately be put on the Liberal dole. Those are the real stakes come November, and anyone thinking of sitting out Election Day because of Romney better think again.

Posted by: CoolCzech at January 12, 2012 04:12 AM (niZvt)

18 Â“Now witness the firepower of this fully armed and operational blog!Â”

Posted by: Luke at January 12, 2012 04:12 AM (e8kgV)

19 18 Â“Now witness the firepower of this fully armed and operational blog!Â” Posted by: Luke at January 12, 2012 08:12 AM (e8kgV) I thought it was a small moon!

Posted by: Han Solo at January 12, 2012 04:19 AM (niZvt)

20 If he gets reelected and has a pliable enough Congress, you can count on the healthcare "public option," and on mass illegal alien legalization for masses that will immediately be put on the Liberal dole.

He is already doing that now. He has basically informed INS to not enforce the law and has started a program of amnesty and citizenship for illegals who have "relatives" in the U.S.

Posted by: Vic at January 12, 2012 04:21 AM (YdQQY)

21 Those are the real stakes come November, and anyone thinking of sitting out Election Day because of Romney better think again.

Posted by: CoolCzech at January 12, 2012 08:12 AM (niZvt)

Simple solution vote for Perry and not Romney.

Posted by: Vic at January 12, 2012 04:21 AM (YdQQY)

22 Everyone wave hello to our DHS babysitters. Watching... always watching.

Posted by: Ms Choksondik at January 12, 2012 04:22 AM (fYOZx)

23 9% inflation since 2003? I guess that's about right, but it still seems huge-painful.

Posted by: ParisParamus at January 12, 2012 04:23 AM (8sYoV)

24 Just wait till those Obama college transcripts come out.

Posted by: Attack Watch at January 12, 2012 04:23 AM (e8kgV)

25 And don't think he doesn't know it. If he gets reelected and has a pliable enough Congress, you can count on the healthcare "public option," and on mass illegal alien legalization for masses that will immediately be put on the Liberal dole. Those are the real stakes come November, and anyone thinking of sitting out Election Day because of Romney better think again. Posted by: CoolCzech at January 12, 2012 08:12 AM (niZvt) You might as well be describing Romney.

Posted by: Ms Choksondik at January 12, 2012 04:25 AM (fYOZx)

26 24 Just wait till those Obama college transcripts come out.

Posted by: Attack Watch at January 12, 2012 08:23 AM (e8kgV)

College transcripts?...better leave that for the cables!

Posted by: Charlie Gibson at January 12, 2012 04:25 AM (P6vGd)

27 11 Don't forget, he also has Michelle, with a likability quotient out the wazoo. And those dresses! Meow!!!!!Grrrrrrrrowl!!!!
Posted by: alppuccino at January 12, 2012 07:57 AM (sp+ds)

I sense mockery. Are you mocking me?

Posted by: Scowlly McScolderson, FLOTUS at January 12, 2012 04:28 AM (Og1Kk)

28 Michelle Malkin reports Bolton endorses Romney. "He's conservative enough for me."

Posted by: Cicero Kid at January 12, 2012 04:29 AM (KHqsV)

29 Posted by: Harold Stassen at January 12, 2012 07:55 AM (e8kgV)
I loved the union steelworker rep that came on and said Bain had screwed over his company. Interesting that he didn't mention that it was his union that helped make the company non-competitive and drive it into bankruptcy

Posted by: Hrothgar at January 12, 2012 04:29 AM (i3+c5)

30 Simple solution vote for Perry and not Romney. Posted by: Vic at January 12, 2012 08:21 AM (YdQQY) Vic, I understand what you mean, BUT: 1) We'd have to figure out how to get the other 99 Percent to go along with that, 2) Roger Simon - former Perry Supporter - has concluded his "dead mother is more qualified to be president" than Perry, something that I think is becoming increasingly clear to most people, and 3) Perry has gone off into Vulture Capital politics, mostly because he thinks populism will somehow salvage the damage his own ineptitude has wreaked on his presidential chances. There comes a time when you have to face reality not as you wish it was, but as it is. And I say that, as always, with respect to my fellow morons.

Posted by: Han Solo at January 12, 2012 04:30 AM (niZvt)

31 And the trick with No. 1 ("We'd have to figure out how to get the other 99 percent to go along with" voting for Perry) is that PERRY can't figure it out, either.

Posted by: Han Solo at January 12, 2012 04:32 AM (niZvt)

32 According to Pat Cadell Republicans are already sitting it out in NH, a blue State.

Posted by: Vic at January 12, 2012 04:33 AM (YdQQY)

33 Interesting that he didn't mention that it was his union that helped make the company non-competitive and drive it into bankruptcy

Posted by: Hrothgar at January 12, 2012 08:29 AM (i3+c5)

Yep. Know what you mean, bro.

Posted by: Hostess Twinkies, Ding Dongs, Zingers at January 12, 2012 04:34 AM (KHqsV)

34 By the way, BBC has a story that Putin won't participate in presidential debates because he is too busy as prime minister.

This is why counting on the debates is foolish. I still think Obama won't debate unless, like Jimmy Carter, his numbers are falling and he tries it late in the race hoping to turn things around.

Posted by: Miss Marple at January 12, 2012 04:35 AM (GoIUi)

35 28 Michelle Malkin reports Bolton endorses Romney. "He's conservative enough for me."
Posted by: Cicero Kid at January 12, 2012 08:29 AM (KHqsV)

And whom has Our Ms. Malkin decided to favor with her blessing? She's aces at telling us who she has no intention of blessing.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars at January 12, 2012 04:35 AM (Og1Kk)

36 2008 was a perfect storm in Obama's favor.
The public was tired of war, tired of Bush. The economy took a downturn right before the election.
Obama was relatively unknown and presented himself as a moderate, post-racial candidate. Clean and articulate, good teleprompter reader. The MFM would not vet him.
We knew who he was, we looked into his background of commie mentors and his racist pastor, but the vast majority did not and were enthralled with the idea of the first black president.
Now the SCOAMT has a horrific record to defend. It's not 2008 anymore. The most encouraging poll I have seen is that the public fears his reelection by 2-1.

Posted by: real joe at January 12, 2012 04:36 AM (w7Lv+)

37 I decided to sit out the election when the crony capitalists prevented St. Sarah from running. Come to think of it, I'll actually be voting for Obama. To send my message and to prove my point about this RINO GOP RINO field of wimps, punks, Mexican lovers, Mormons and vaccine pushers. Glenn Beck warned us that this was a field of chumps and Beck was the smartest true conservative in his high school and at his AA meetings. What's "inevitable" is that we'll only lose slower with a RINO puke in office. That's why I voted for Dukakis. That's why I voted for Perot. That's why I voted for Gore. That's why I voted for Kerry. That's why I voted for Obama the first time around. When you're a true and pure conservative patriot hero, like me, you don't waste your vote on RINO GOP RINO punks. Everyone in my immediate family understands this. Palin-Miller-Buck-Paladino-Angle-DioGuardi-Paul-O'Donnell, '16.

Posted by: Totally Irrational Political Malcontent at January 12, 2012 04:44 AM (r2PLg)

Another source of income:

Michelle sells her back hair to make rope.

Posted by: Soup Line Tango at January 12, 2012 04:44 AM (+ZX4J)

39 36 With everything in his favor in 2008, he beat an old war-horse insider who burned a lot of bridges in his own party, when the party as a whole was incredibly unpopular, by staking positions he has totally abandoned, by a whopping 3% margin of victory.

Posted by: Commenter at January 12, 2012 04:46 AM (xHenH)

40 9% inflation since 2003? I guess that's about right, but it still seems huge-painful.

I used a CPI Inflation calculator. But yeah. It sure seems like a lot.

Posted by: Gabriel Malor at January 12, 2012 04:48 AM (I2U+E)

41 From the Darrell Issa story in the previous thread:

Bootnote

When asked if he thought that his colleagues in the House knew enough about how the internet works to start regulating it, Issa's answer was concise. "No," he said.

That could be said for just about everything government tries to regulate.

Posted by: Shannow at January 12, 2012 04:49 AM (BB+6O)

42 37 Glenn Beck warned us that this was a field of chumps and Beck was the smartest true conservative in his high school and at his AA meetings.
Posted by: Totally Irrational Political Malcontent at January 12, 2012 08:44 AM (r2PLg)

Ow... ow... ow... I got nothin'. Ow... Where are my pain meds? Ow... ow... ow...

Posted by: Glengarry Glennbeck at January 12, 2012 04:50 AM (Og1Kk)

43 Where the fuck is the spineless RNC to call him out on using tax payers money to pay for his campaigning. RNC can go to hell. Bunch of pussies.

Posted by: RWC at January 12, 2012 04:53 AM (fWAjv)

44 Doodad Prime's back in for 150 large. Return address is Budapest. I think.

Posted by: Ken at January 12, 2012 04:56 AM (fFh95)

45 Thanks, Gabe. Nice to see some truth with my morning tea.

Posted by: ChristyBlinky loves Rubio at January 12, 2012 04:57 AM (baL2B)

46 Gabe, you're leaving something out. O'Shitheel hasn't yet fired up the credit card machine with the address verification turned off.

Posted by: Empire of Jeff at January 12, 2012 05:02 AM (XE2Oo)

47 James O'Keefe, who I used to enjoy and occasionally defend, has stepped in it up in NH. In order to show how easy it is to defraud the poll workers, he went in and registered as a recently deceased Navy Veteran. The grieving widow is not pleased. Link to short Herald story in name. Still haven't seen seen an O'Keefe response, maybe I'll go look again.

(The Herald site is banned for linkage ? Weird.)

Posted by: Lincolntf at January 12, 2012 05:03 AM (Qjh0I)

48 Off, Han sock

Posted by: CoolCzech at January 12, 2012 05:05 AM (niZvt)

49 Fundraising juggernauts don't need to troll emaiil database lists for $5 donations, then drop it to $3 the next day.

Posted by: Pedro at January 12, 2012 05:13 AM (NHNJt)

50 Doesn't he have a billion bucks already though?

Posted by: Bevel Lemelisk at January 12, 2012 05:20 AM (sC1IM)

51 Money isn't everything. I still think Obama has more charisma than Romney with the moderate (uninformed) voter.

Posted by: probably banned now at January 12, 2012 05:46 AM (MNWe/)

52 I demand another candidate. NONE of these jokers are what's called for, and if anybody that is a just merely acceptable to 'movement' conservatives decides to get in, he will roll to a win.

And if he gets in as late as mathematically possible, he will likely avoid a lot of the bruising fights and rolling around in the mud, and if it's a dramatic enough of a 'cavalry coming over the hill' moment, it may help in the general, too.

Broker that goddam' convention; choose ANYbody else in the smoke-filled back room; have a 'do over', and forget this nightmare of a primary season.

We can win against Obama. And if we use this historic time and place to actually get a guy that is worth voting for, instead of settling for a guy that we have to hold our nose for just to vote AGAINST Obama, we may salvage the country.

Cue Paul Ryan; enter, stage right.

Posted by: Bluesman at January 12, 2012 06:06 AM (9wOfB)

53 Barry doesn't have to worry about his cash flow, I've got him covered.

I know it doesn't look like I'm collecting on my initial investment, but considering everything he's done so far, I feel much better about taking over the world than I did in 2007.

Barry's my homeboy!

Posted by: George Soros at January 12, 2012 06:11 AM (0N1z1)

54 Where the fuck is the spineless RNC to call him out on using tax payers money to pay for his campaigning.

RNC can go to hell. Bunch of pussies.

Reince Priebus has been all over TV about this. It's been in dozens, if not hundreds, of emails, tweets, and infographics that the RNC has sent.

Pay the fuck attention.

Posted by: Gabriel Malor at January 12, 2012 06:29 AM (I2U+E)

55 You bastards better don't more money to Barack or I will rip your balls off and shove down your throat so far you will shit them out !!!! Wait till I really get angry MoFo's..................Have a nice Socialist day sucka's

Posted by: Michelle O at January 12, 2012 06:45 AM (48wze)

56 Oh my gosh, Gabe, emails and tweets? That will do the trick!

Posted by: artemis at January 12, 2012 06:52 AM (EL9AK)

artemis at January 12, 2012 10:52 AM

What are you doing about it then genius? Other than bitching here.

Nothing if I had to guess.

Posted by: Dick Nixon at January 12, 2012 06:54 AM (kaOJx)

58 Take him to court.

Posted by: artemis at January 12, 2012 06:55 AM (EL9AK)

59 You get the cynical feeling that the RNC doesn't want to go after him for violation of election laws because they'll do the same thing, given the chance.

Posted by: artemis at January 12, 2012 06:58 AM (EL9AK)

60 I think this is actually the main frustration with a lot of us--the Repubs bluster but no one steps up to the plate. Take fast and furious, and all the other Issa investigations. What happens when hearings don't faze this administration? Apparently the answer is--nothing.

Posted by: artemis at January 12, 2012 07:02 AM (EL9AK)

61 I feel like fluffy when he's large and in charge.

Posted by: artemis at January 12, 2012 07:03 AM (EL9AK)

62 Listen to their voices, the JEF and Romney. Compare the tone, inflection, passion, and delivery during a campaign speech. Don't watch, just listen. Now imagine Mutt with a little coaching and practice. He can do it. Buck Ofama.

Posted by: I am the walrus, goo-goo-ga-joo at January 12, 2012 07:11 AM (ybkwK)

63 I think this is actually the main frustration with a lot of us--the Repubs bluster but no one steps up to the plate. Take fast and furious, and all the other Issa investigations. What happens when hearings don't faze this administration? Apparently the answer is--nothing.

Posted by: artemis at January 12, 2012 11:02 AM (EL9AK)

Which makes one think the entire Washington culture is Kabuki dance.

Posted by: Big Al at January 12, 2012 07:38 AM (UWp/G)

I told y'all this last night. Obama is a loser. The big money is not coming to him this time. He can't sell out his fundraisers. He is doing campaign events at high schools because only the kids goaded by their NEA teachers will show up and cheer him. The MFM screwed him by projecting he would raise a billion dollars; he is going to fall so far short of that it will be hilarious.

The money is coming to the conservatve super-PACs now, and to Romney. This will be by far the best-funded and organized GOP campaign we have ever seen.

Why are you guys so afraid of this loser? He is unelectable.

Posted by: rockmom at January 12, 2012 08:03 AM (qE3AR)

65 Oh my gosh, Gabe, emails and tweets? That will do the trick!

And every news channel and the morning shows. WTF do you want them to do?

Posted by: Gabriel Malor at January 12, 2012 08:23 AM (I2U+E)

66
It doesn't matter. When it comes down to it, the Obama campaign will simply turn off checking on their donation website, and the money will pour in from the same people who are filling in those Wisconsin recall petitions.

Remember, the Left is within one election of taking complete control of the country. They will do everything in their power to win it.

Posted by: Brown Line at January 12, 2012 08:39 AM (s4q9d)

67 I get so tired of people pretending Obama is invincible, he's VERY beatable. The only reason he even got elected was a once in a hundred year financial crisis.

I'm not saying we can run a ham sandwich against him, but this is still a center-right country, and with an 8.5% unemployment rate, the advantage is ours.

Posted by: 8 Track at January 12, 2012 11:05 AM (0kf1G)

68 Listening to the god-damned public radio station this afternoon and they had some professor spinning the fundraising issue like crazy. First it's awesome because Obama's going to raise a billion dollars because he's so awesome. Then it's bad that the Citizens United decision allows SuperPACs, because SuperPACs have been donating to Republican candidates and they're meanies.

And then the crowning dishonesty: interviewer asks if there are Democrat SuperPACs, and the prof says that so far this campaign most of their money has gone to Republicans.

Yeah, dumbass, because there's a hard-fought Republican primary while Obama doesn't have a serious challenger. Which means either this professor is a fucking idiot or he's being deliberately dishonest.

I'm going with dishonest, Alex. And that means the god-damned public radio interviewer is equally dishonest for not pointing this out.

Posted by: Trimegistus at January 12, 2012 11:29 AM (rCEvh)

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