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Was it his charisma? His rhetorical gifts? His policy ideas? There's a more cynical and perhaps realistic explanation for Barack Obama's historic electoral victory over John McCain: When all was said and done, the Democrat had about $400 million more to spend than his rival.
Was it his charisma? His rhetorical gifts? His policy ideas? There’s a more cynical and perhaps realistic explanation for Barack Obama’s historic electoral victory over John McCain: When all was said and done, the Democrat had about $400 million more to spend than his rival.
Your support matters…ABC News / Political Punch:
From October 16 until November 24 (the Federal Election Commission filing period) the Obama campaign reports raising $104,124,845 from 1,124,238 contributors, in an FEC report filed this evening.
That means President-elect Obama’s campaign raised roughly $745 million for his 2008 presidential campaign.
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