Barack Obama has overcome his position in the opinion polls to win the latest test in his battle against Hillary Clinton for the 2008 Democratic nomination by storming ahead in the fund raising campaign.
The Illinois senator said yesterday that in the past three months he had raised at least $32.5m (£16m) for his presidential campaign - almost all of it earmarked for the primary race for the Democratic nomination. The sum sets a new party record and is expected to beat Mrs Clinton who has indicated she will raise about $27m for the April to June period.
Mr Obama's aides were last night hailing the figures as an indication that the senator's relatively poor ratings in the opinion polls behind Mrs Clinton should be treated with scepticism.
In the first six months of this year he has raised $55.7m. They also highlight that 258,000 individuals have contributed, pointing to a groundswell of support.
Mr Obama said the figures were evidence of an entire movement: "Together, we have built the largest grassroots campaign in history for this stage of a presidential race. We have hundreds of thousands of Americans who are ready to demand healthcare for all, energy independence and an end to this war in Iraq."
---Do you think all this money helps boost his chances to win the White House?---
Monday, July 02, 2007
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I kinda think one of the things it does is allow people to to think that if they like him, they aren't alone. and that voting for him won't be a "wasted" vote, cause other people will be to.
People do like to pull for the underdog.
What I think may happen is Hillary's damn people may approach him and offer him her VP ticket. I dont think he will take it though. I still think its too far out to say you will win the party's nomination though, still too close to call.
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