And 90 percent of Obama's donors contributed $100 or less, as opposed to the presumbed larger percentage of Clinton donors who contributed the maximum contribution allowed by law, $2,300 per person per voting cycle.
"That means exponential growth is possible for him in a way that is not available to Hillary Clinton right now," explained Democratic strategist Joe Trippi. "[The Clintons] were counting on blowing everybody out this first quarter and sort of, like, slamming the door."
"That didn't happen," Trippi concluded.
The reaction this evening from Hillary Clinton's top fundraiser -- who has made it his career to raise political money -- was: money doesn't matter.
"Ultimately, forget the money. You've got to get votes," said Terry McAuliffe, Clinton's campaign chairman. "And right now, Hillary wins in that category. She wins every single poll today."
Obama told WLS today that as far as he's concerned, Clinton is still the frontrunner.
"When your name is Obama, you're always the underdog," he quipped.
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