Obama Raises $32 Million in January

Oke Dookie Wow Bamboozle!

Now the rest of the story! TED’S ENDORSEMENT CAME AS A RESULT OF OBAMA AGREEMENT TO GIVE TED A VP SPOT IF HE IS NOMINATED FOR PRESIDENT! That’s why the Massachusetts money flowed so readily even though Obama lost NH! That’s an independent observers opinion!

As super Tuesday approachs, a lot of Dems are really panicking about a Clinton candidacy and all that implies. Hillary voted to give Bush authority to preempt war in Iraq. In a general election what can she say about that war, that will hold water? She lost her moral authority. Not a single life lost in Iraq will be brought back by her brilliant policy wonking. And now that 2 trillion in tax payer money has been spent on it, who will pay for those policies? Isn’t that what happened to LBJ too? When it mattered most, Hillary lacked the courage and vision of a true leader who can find a safe path for the people. Many people out of fear and anger backed the attack on Iraq even though it was clearly in retrospect, irrational. We need a leader who can calm and postively influence the public mind, not pander to it. Vote O.

Who are these donors ? I suspect they are registered republicans determined to put Obama on top someone they can chew up easily during the general elections.

If money talks then the Obama supporters won’t shut up. As we all know, funding is the achilles heel of any underdog campaign. Can you feel that? The winds of change are blowing. I think the HRC campaign is starting to shake in their Prada boots. Obama has the “mo”, the money and the message. All she has is republicans hoping she can still win. It should be a helluva show these next few months.
YES WE CAN!!! YES WE CAN!!! YES WE CAN!!!

According to my calculations, today alone there has been 26 pro obama headlines and 3 negative clinton headlines. And we wonder what rich conservates who OWN the media such as ABC , MSNBC and CNN think of Bill and Hillary Clinton? I wonder what all you Obama lovers are going to say when the TOTAL opposite happens when he faces John McCain. Boy you are going to BEWAIL the injusice. America media BRAINWASHING the public into voting their way is a sure sign that America is FINISHED as a world power.

Hey TVCASTER, did you read any news at all today? Ted Kennedy decided to support Obama because Hillary’s LBJ comments ###### him off. As they should have. Remember in the 60s, Ted happened to be all about Civil Rights? Or weren’t you around for the 60s? Like Ted Kennedy would even WANT to be VP.

A VP nod for Ted Kennedy would be an insult. Did you hear the media talk about him this week? They called him a “lion of the Senate” he will be re-elected until he dies. Why wast his time with a VP job?

I feel chang in the air, too. Hillary is done, out, bye-bye, adios! Yes we can…! Yes we can…! Yes we can…!

Polls aren’t picking up young voters on cell phones. Obama is not taking PAC money. Clinton is as hawkish as McCain, we’d never get out of Iraq and the corporate boards will continue to direct US policy. Obama is a chance at least at real democracy.

This “young” fool didn’t vote for Bush!

Caliwoman bone up on your facts, Obama took PAC money to launch his campaign and cut it off when confronted about it, he also took Lobbyist money and then changed his program to not taking from lobbyists directly but ok to take from Lobbyists wives, friends and non-registered lobbyists associates! Obama twist the laws as easily as he twists people who don’t check him out and only listen to his Tony Robbins style speeches! Get real folks, this guy is not what he projects, but then most con-men aren’t are they!

“NO YOU CAN’T! NO YOU CAN’T! NO YOU CAN’T!” Please spare us the same stupid slogans. I’m supporting somebody who can “do” instead of just “talk”.

Amazing amount of bias in the main stream media. Clinton is ahead in ever state but 3 and they are acting like Obama will overtake her in 4 days.
Sorry Obama fans, he could have raised 300 million. Money is not enough at this point. People have already made up their minds.
Hillary Clinton will be our next President.
Hillary 08

Well one thing has been proven out of this election! Many people are like sheep, theorists have wondered about this for years, now they have the proof! Obama’s sheep herder father taught his son well how to herd a bunch of people around by nicely egging them on, keeping them from realizing they are heading to the slaughter house!

Well, today, the NY Post, the republican wing of the New York City newspapers has endorsed – - DRUM ROLL PLEASE – - -
O B A M A !!! Yeah!! Hurray!! Yippee!!
posted by:2009 Where Are You?
The Post endorsed Obama because the can’t stomach the idea of Billary back in office. (if you actually read the endorsement you would know that) They know a Democrat will be President in ’09 no matter who it is. They just think Obama is the lesser of the two evils. If they wanted to ensure a republican victory they would have endorsed the people that darn near invented hyper-partisonship. They see what we all see. That there are almost twice as many swing states as there was in 2004 and the democrats are on the verge of gaining a super-majority in the Senate.
What i think is very interesting and what we should start paying attention to is the fact that the Republicans are going to nominate a true Moderate and lose the Presidency, the Senate and the house for a long time to come. The story that is beginning to be told is the virtual extinction of the Republican Party. With Ron Paul cathcing the ear of so many true conservatives that want small government and even smaller spending. (did you see Ron Paul break romney’s heart when he reminded him that the true conservatives beleive that the President has no business interfering in the economy)Over the next decade i suspect that the republican party will take on the ideals and platforms of the Libertarian Party.
Could it be that the true legacy of George W. Bush is the destruction of the Republican Party. I mean Romney has gobs of cash and he even looks like he was born a Republican and he can’t even get love anymore.
Oh yeah…..
YES WE CAN!!! YES WE CAN!!! YES WE CAN!!!!
GO OBAMA GO!!!

This is pathetic. The next time he says he is the “underdog” I am going to puke because it is totally disingenuous on his part.Good luck tonight HILLARY CLINTON.

BTW people,
The DNC led by the idiotic Howard Dean was set up to benefit well known candidates. And the Florida/MI decisions were beyond brainless. Look for “The Screamer” to be replaced.
Most of the Florida voting was done early (December) before most people even knew who Obama was.
Florida is filled with older whites that were raised in a segregated era and wouldn’t vote for Obama unless his skin tone was just makeup.
And yes, sadly many latinos will be racist against Obama unless actor Edward James Olmos endorses him. He needs THAT endorsement.
The polls pointed out by posters like “2009 where are you?” are old leftovers from November and December.
These polls DO NOT reflect Obama’s strength, independent voters, Republicans, or young people with cell phones. The pollsters only call over landlines.
These polls you see now were also taken BEFORE SC and do not reflect John Edwards not being in the race.
John Edwards will endorse someone AFTER the debate, Friday morning.
Bill Richardson will wait until Monday.
Both are leaning towards Obama.
In other words, while Hillary focuses on the larger states and ignores the smaller ones, Obama owns the smaller states and is pulling even in the bigger states. The polls won’t reflect any of this.
Super Tuesday will be a shocker, either way.

So what. Hillary has MILLIONS in illegal funds at her fingertips at any moment.
And if that is not enough – she also has fake tears.

I’ll take Obama’s 200,000 small donors over Clinton’s fat cat donors any day.

Can he beat John McCain?

Super Tuesday, I hope Hilary goes back to upstate, gated New York with her lying husband.

I think Hilary in her many conniving ways, tried to shake obama’s hands to cause bad press for Obama. Hilary is one conniving liar and I hope she doesn’t get the presidency. Hilary I have one statement for you, leave Obama alone, you and your husband cause him enough stress already.
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OMG Nancy…lol
That is sooo funny
Stress STRESS!!!!
You haven’t seem anything yet. The Repubs will pick poor baby Obama apart like a starving fat guy at a thanksgiving turkey dinner. They will disassemble him and feast on his bones and then throw his empty carcass out the window…lol
If you Obama fans are worried about poor Obama’s stress, you better have a Whaaaambulance standing by at all times…funny stuff…

Prove that Hillary is coniving and Obama is a saint? Geez, get real!

Hey reality check guy! Check out the latest:
California 1/29 43 40 9
We’re talking trends, not static numbers.

Except for a barrage of more ads perhaps, this has no impact. McCain has demonstrated that. It is good for the Super Tuesday States’ economy and tax base. As Clinton’s 92 campaign said, “It’s the economy, stupid.”

Time for a change…Obama does not define what a change is…he has you blind sided…a lot of fluff…what is wrong with Hillary she is a smart intelligent person who has done a great job as a democratic…what change is Obama talking about …he is trying to get the backing of politicians like Kennedy …that is the change?…he is like the rest…at least I will take a person who you know what to expect because of her record …rather then some one who speaks about a “CHANGE” but you really do not know what that means and actively seeks Old ways to back him up …he is going to be a “YES” person to these backers….

To LSS:
You failed to mention Hillary still leads Obama by 11,7 % in all the polls combined.
RCP Average 01/13 – 01/29 - 45.0 33.3 10.5 Clinton +11.7

I bet the same people handing out money to Obama and others don’t give a penny for charities and research. Just think how much good that 32 million would do in cancer research. But they blow on media ads and leaving carbon foot prints around the country. Well at least the media is making even more money.

You Obama supporters have NO IDEA what is going on. The Media is now 100% biased to Obama. Rich people CONTROL the media. The media IS PRIVATELY OWNED. Why would the media want a bleeding heart LIBERAL Obama to win the white house with no experience? THEY DONT. They want raised taxes. They dont want SOCIAL programs. Get REAL. The fact that this race is becoming more and more run by the MEDIA than it is the candidates. Clinton hasnt got a positive headline in DAYS now. Its ridiculous. You think this is all by accident? Obama is being used as a meat puppet to take clinton out and get then get SLAUGHTERD by Mc Cain.
Ask yourself this.
How much of a chance would Obama have if the MEDIA TURNED AGAINST HIM ? None. And they WILL in the general election.

I got a phone call last night (MY first)
Telling me it was my Duty to Support Obama! It is in your best interest to support this man! What nerve! And what really ticked me off is how he got my name and number when it is not listed publically and to top it off the caller’s number showed up on my caller ID as private!
Hardly a way to solicit votes! He certainly will not get mine!

I wouldn’t put my hopes in Polls at this point. The race is much closer than the Polls may suggest.
The polls showed Obama leading Hillary in NH by about 10 points but she ended up winning the popular vote( but not the delegate count) and Polls showed Obama leading by about 8 points in SC but his win was actually by 28 points.
Another interesting thing to analyze is the FL vote. Though Hillary won, Obama actually won the vote for all those who cast their votes on 1/29 and within the past week. Interesting, huh!
This race is all about how many delegates they can grab. The race will continue beyond SUPER TUESDAY!!

I only cited the latest poll to demonstrate the TREND (as I said). Obama is trending up, Hillary is yesterday’s news.
LSS:
The only reason Obama is trending up is because of the media.
They are making Obama the candidate with the momentum.
I wonder why Hilary’s huge win in Florida and the 900,000 who voted for her did not even get a memtion on msnbc?
The news is 100% biased in favor of Obama, and it will be 100% against Obama should he capture the nomination in favor of McCain.

Meet your new president. And really, I don’t think Mr. Obama would have even had a shot at this if it wasn’t for the incredible bungling of Bush Jr. His decision to invade Iraq is undoubtedly the worst move made by a sitting President in the last 100 years, if not longer, and it will lead to Democratic majorities for years to come. Mr. Obama is the ONLY candidate that can save America from Republicans – and the country is saying NOW IS THE TIME.

We don’t need experence cuz bush had an many other leaders but send us in a mess like bush exp,what we need now is wisdom to fix things not experence wisdom like king solomon we need a leader like dat and obama is the one with great wisdom from god leaders are not made but born any made leader will fail cuz the will be no wisdom,but born leader needs no exprience just wisdom like KING SOLOMON GO OBAMA GO OBAMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

These comments are full of bizarre and inaccurate claims. Democrats, you need to remain united as a party. I know many Obama supporters who will never vote for Hillary Clinton – with McCain on the Republican ticket many Democrats wouldn’t feel too bad voting for a moderate instead of Hillary. She’s polarizing. It’s pretty simple: vote for a new generation of leadership (Obama), that will remain above the fray vs. McCain, or nominate Hillary and lose the election because half the country absolutely despises her. No attack machine is worse than the Clinton’s triangulation and maneuvering, and Obama has survived it against remarkable odds. Leave your love for Bill and love of the 90′s at the door and think hard before you case your ballot next Tuesday.

I am one of these new donors, and I did donate after the New Hampshire loss. I have never before donated to a presidential campaign, let alone a primary. But, I feel so strongly that Obama is the best candidate for both a general election and to lead our country, I wanted to do something to help him.

GOOD FOR YOU JAY
If more of the people on this site were as clear sighted as you, they would be able to see past the Hype and deception of The Republicans and The OBAMA Drama and realize that Hillary is the only way to getting our Country back! Getting us safe again! Getting our economy strong again and getting healthcare and affordable education for our children! And I am not talking in the long run- Hillary will make these things happen immediately! As soon as she is in office she will demand these changes be made! She will show all of her doubters just exactly what a Capable Woman in charge can do! She’s got a lot to clean up but she is not lazy like Obama! She is not just talking Change -She can and will make Change!!
ThankYou Jay and men like you who are fair minded and not gender hating!
As a Woman and especially a Mother- It is encouraging to know that the majority of intelligence and caring is in people like you- like us!!

Barack Obama ranked as the most liberal senator of 2007, according to newly released National Journal ratings.
National Journal has tabulated the rankings of U.S. senators and representatives based on their votes for the last 27 years, and found that in 2007 both Obama and his rival for the Democratic presidential nomination Hillary Clinton shifted to the left in the run-up to the primaries.
Obama went from being the 10th-most-liberal senator in 2006 to the front of the line, while Clinton went from being the 32nd-most-liberal senator to the 16th-most-liberal last year.

Why do you people vote for Obama? Why not McCain or Romney or Clinton? They are all the same, and if you don’t believe me look at their voting records. Oh another thing to look at would be theri donor list. See just how many normal hard-working Americans donated money to Obama….not many. Most of his donations come from the same people who donate to Clinton Hucakbee McCain, etc. They are lobbyists and bug business people who just want a piece of the ever-shrinking pie. Do some research on your candidate instead of blindly following a socialist or a fascist. Don’t listen to what they say on CNN, read about what they did in the past. When they continuously spit lies, the only thing you can depend on is their voting record.

What an exciting next 5 days! Giants vs. Patriots, red states vs. blue states, Hillary vs. Obama.

We wasted 20 years of “BUSH-CLINTON” administration, we don’t need 28 !!!
YES WE CAN !!

You can smell the fear from all the Republican Lemmings posting here. They’re TERRIFIED. Terrified that someone of brilliance might become president, instead of the same old dim-witted politicians they always vote for. They know…that after seven long years of Bush Jr’s endless incompetence…paid for out of the pockets of the vast majority of Americans who hate Bush Jr and what he’s done to our country…that there’s serious CHANGE in the air. They’re TERRIFIED that the GOP and their owners…the giant corporations who’ve sent millions of American jobs to China…will no longer run things in America. They’re TERRIFIED that the American people will once again be in control of their country…as was intended by our Founding Fathers.

Posted by: abey | Jan 31, 2008 12:27:46 PM: Who are these donors ? I suspect they are registered republicans determined to put Obama on top someone they can chew up easily during the general elections.
As a YOUNG WHITE FEMALE AND REGISTERED DEMOCRAT IN CALIFORNIA (who recently mailed off 4 absentee ballot votes and 3 generations worth of support for Senator Obama from my grandmother, both parents, and myself), I’m so honored to say that I was one of the donors that helped make this happen. He raised $32 million from ALL KINDS of people and I’m so sorry you can’t accept that maybe, QUEEN OF MEAN Hillary Clinton and her disgusting husband and campaign just isn’t what people are looking for anymore. We’re not stupid and this is not the 90s anymore, Abey.

On the note of Obama’s “dirty fundraising”, as a young college student in California I donated money to Obama’s campaign as did many of my peers. IS that dirty fundraising? I think not. That’s where a much of this money is comming from. Inspired believers. And we’re behind this man till the end! Those who fear the power of change young people have always possesed but never taken advantage should be afraid, because this is our time and apathy is out! All we have to say is “YES WE CAN!!!!”

We need a President who will stand up and say “No More.” This will not be Hilary Clinton. She stood idly by while her husband made a mockery of America and the institution of marriage. If she won’t stand up to him – even after he LIED, PERJURED himself and was impeached. Why in the world would we let her lead our country!?! Of course Obama is gaining on her in the polls! People are being reawakened from their hypnotic slumber of watching a woman cry on national television and being reminded what an asinine man Bill Clinton is and how he can never again darken the doorway of nation.

Hillary can not beat John McCain.
The truth. The end.

Something seems fishy about Brittney’s survey. Just looking at Hillary fans on ABC, the majority of them say they are voting for her because she is a woman, or she has more experience.
Yet none of them remember she voted yes to the Iraq resolution to give Bush the authority to invade Iraq. None of them remember she backed NAFTA, as Bill pushed it through Congress. We lost a lot of American jobs to that.
Yet Obama, without the experience of being a First Lady, figured out the Iraq Resolution was a mistake, voted no on it. And he was against NAFTA. Go figure. Someone who is intelligent can make terrific important decisions.
As for the donations Obama has collected, it is because his answers to the issues are sound, (read his website under issues to see for yourself)
he gets to the heart of the problem, as in not taking huge corporate money like Hillary so he doesn’t ‘owe’ them when he gets into office.
I’m one of the little people who made a $100 donation, only the second political contribution in my life.
By the way I am white, a happily married woman, mom to three kids and middle-aged. It doesn’t matter to me if the best candidate is a man or a different color than me. I want someone who can work us out of the economic mess, our national debt and the Iraq War. I want my kids and all my fellow Americans in the middle-class and lower class to have a bright future.
Obama has the smarts and the courage to speak out against what corporate america is selling.

I watched “Frontline” on pbs yesterday. They had a feature on OJ Simpson’s trial. I was saddened to see the racial divide among people regarding the verdict.

President of the United States Bill Clinton impeached by the House of Representatives on December 19, 1998, and acquitted by the Senate on February 12, 1999. The charges, perjury and obstruction of justice, arose from the Monica Lewinsky scandal and Paula Jones law suit. The trial proceedings were largely party-line, with no Democratic Senators voting for conviction and only three Democratic Representatives voting to impeach. In all, 50 senators voted “not guilty,” and 50 voted “guilty” on the obstruction charge. The Senate also acquitted on the charge of perjury with 55 votes cast as “not guilty,” and 45 votes as “guilty.”

The Clintons have been entrenched and laying in wait since Bill left office. As we’ve seen in both since her loss in Iowa, it’s all about taking back their White House and their legacy. For the last seven years, the Clintons have been laying low, avoiding controversy, and having Hillary vote in Congress with one eye on the polls. Their campaign strategy is coming straight out of the Karl Rove playbook – tearing people down, mischaracterization of statements, her and Bill injecting race and gender issues, and sneaky tricks like her crying. No drama queens need apply.

Hmmm, how many mansions will that buy?

THIS CLEARLY SHOWS THAT OBAMA CAMPAIGN IS ENGAGED IN MEDIA-BUYING….PROMOTING FALSEHOOD THROUGH MEDIA CHANNELS

Please make your vote a thoughtful decision no matter your choice. But please remember —–
financial success in the 90′s was primarily due to the dot.com boom, not Bill Clinton
the Clintons supported and pushed NAFTA through
without protecting our workers
there were many fundraising scandals during the Clinton’s presidency
they sold sleepovers in the WH to the highest bidder
the prison population grew significantly under the Clintons
Cllinton began the tax cut for the richest Americans cutiing their taxes by eight cents on the dollar; Bush has given them an additional five cent.
remember the bitter partisanship?
the Clinton’s actually put into motion what is happeningto us today
keep in mind the Clintons new friendship with the Bush family
Hillary is a Bush/Cheney like democrat
she and Bill supported Bush and the Iraq war and Hillary even said that she would keep troops there for a long while, she has now changed her tune on that
can you trust her? she agreed to giving the casino workers in Nevada the right to vote at their work place a year ago and agreed to abide by the decision of the DNC related to Michigan and Fla. and then reneged to advanage herself
what difference has Hillary really made with all of her experience,her bully pulpit and her role in the senate
hispanics- she did not author nor co-sponsor an immigration bill, her democratic opponent did
there are many other things to be concerned about do some research
read the NYTimes today and learn of some of Bills inderhanded financial dealings which are happening right now unrelated to the campaign
the Clintons are not good for America and the average person in my opinion
I am going to take a chance with Obama!

Your only one person Jack, no one elected you to speak for the people!

Yes, I agree I will be casting my vote for the candidate that will be able to accomplish those goals.
Hillary Clinton

Obama is going to have alot of favors to repay. REMEMBER special favor REZKO

You need to get over the Lewinsky issue, Bill’s marital mistake has nothing to do with the election and the issues at stake. That’s rediculous…

Look at the Bush/Clinton years of politics – the tactics of division, the stereotypes, the scape-goating, the ease with which they blamed others. All of this distracts us from the common challenges we face – war, poverty, entrenched special interests, and injustice.
We can no longer afford the Clinton’s lies or fear or hate. It is the poison that we must purge from our politics.

Like the Ghost of Christmas Present said referring to the boy representing “ignorance” and the girl representing “want” in Dickens’ novel,
“Beware them both, and all of their degree, but most of all beware this boy, for on his brow I see that written which is Doom, unless the writing be erased.”
Enjoy the debate, Jenna.

All the talk about what the republicans will do to Obama should he be the nominee, has been going on since he began gaining momentum nationally. I read comments on several of these politica websites regularly, and it seems many Clinton supporters really feel this way.
For those of you who have been trumpeting that notion for nearly a year now:
Do you have any facts to support it?
Is it just pure speculation?
I think the problem is that these avid Clinton supporters actually BELIEVE in the “Vast right wing conspiracy” now renamed the “republican attack machine”.
Obama is doing just fine under all of the attacks from the clinton camp, and the third party groups calling him a muslim and an Al queda operative through e-mails and Anti-Obama websites.
Either of these candidates face intense negativity from the republican nominee. Which one can handle it better will never be known.

Reggie: I’m sure we can all agree that the Clinton’s have done things that are just as bad if not worse. And its definitely not out of the question, if what you say is true, that those kids are immaturely acting on their own accord and not with the Obama campaign backing.

Best place for republican money! It’s there only hope.

“32 million is alot of favors!” – yeah, favor to the small donors, the American people, not special interests. What’s wrong with that?
And why do Clinton supporters keep beating on Obama for remote connection with ONE lobbyist? If that discourages you shouldn’t you be much more against Hillary? Favor Clinton for something else; to use this reason is pure hypocrisy as Hillary is much worse at it.

Just finished watching the debate between Obama and Clinton.
Most telling was when Clinton was asked if she could just say she made a mistake when she voted yes on the Iraq Resolution, she didn’t. Instead she went on a rambling rant.

Obama is going to win the nomination and the Presidency. McCain is too much a Bush clone now, people want change. Clinton is not seen as independent enough from the Democratic party’s national machine. Obama is an intelligent, thoughtful, articulate, thinker. I think his family background makes him more aware of world issues, and we need a President who isn’t so isolated and clueless as Clinton sitting quietly on the board of WalMart while they bashed the union efforts, or McCain thinking US health care is the bomb, while so many working people are driven to poverty by one major illness in their family.

YES WE CAN!

Pete, you certainly spotted the main difference between the two rivals. Obama has the personality and way to connect with others that is so important in winning people over to compromise on issues. I can see him uniting Congress to push important legislation through. I can see him getting us civilians involved in politics, pressuring our representatives to vote for the people’s interests, not corporate lobbyists.
Hillary can’t do this. She couldn’t get her healthcare plan passes last time for that reason.

HEY GUYS , YOU ALL ARE TAKING JABS AT THE CANDIDATES AND IT’S NOT GOING TO HELP. WE NEED TO FOCUS ON THE REAL PICTURE HERE. I DON’T CARE WHO WINS AS LONG AS THEY DO WHAT THEY NEED TO DO. NO ONE IS PERFECT!!!! NOT HILLARY NOT OBAMA, NOT MCCAIN, ROMNEY OR ANY ONE. WE WERE MADE THAT WAY FOR A REASON. PRAY AND ASK GOD WHO TO VOTE FOR.