Believe it or not, there is actually a race going on other than MA-05. The presidential candidates have officially released their third quarter fundraising numbers; as everyone knows by now, Hillary Clinton outraised Barack Obama for the first time. And the NY Times has set up a really spiffy tool that slices and dices the money in various interesting ways. Here are some interesting stats:
- Obama is indeed way ahead in terms of donations under $200 — he has pulled in about $34.5 million, while Clinton has only about $9.5 million.
- On the other hand, Clinton is ahead in the $200-$2,299 category — $23.5 million to $19.5 million.
- And, as you’d expect, Clinton trounces Obama among the maxed-out crowd, $46.7 million to $25.3 million.
- Obama has outspent Clinton by about $4 million dollars so far ($44 million to $40 million). Correspondingly, Clinton has a lot more cash on hand ($50 million to $36 million), though in terms of cash on hand for the primaries they’re pretty close; a big chunk ($16 million) of Clinton’s money is only spendable in the general election, whereas only $3 million of Obama’s is similarly restricted.
- They’ve both raised an awful lot of money.
What other tidbits can you find in those numbers?
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Pam has unveiled the official GOP clown car poster, artfully designed by Melissa.
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On a related note, have you all seen the new Toe-tappin RNC-Minneapolis logo?
those small donations by selling campaign items and counting each item as a donation. It’s quite smart, and Hillary, quick study that she is, will do the same this quarter. But I do wonder how far one should go with this. I understand it from the perspective of raising funds and ramping up a small donor base, but I worry about the over commercialization of the process.
that’s an interesting dynamic. Any way of knowing how much of the total is trinket-related?
…selling trinkets for some time to entice people to “donate.” Why not political candidates?
It’s a good idea, but I do worry about the over commericalization in the long run.