writerchick
07-11-2008, 05:05 PM
They're finally admitting they're feeling the pain! Obama hasn't even released his embarrassingly low fundraising figures yet, but they're estimated at 30 million... he would have to do 90 million a month to meet the sky high goals he used as a reason to turn down public financing. :D
One reason Sen. Obama's fundraising machine has shown signs of wear in recent weeks is the campaign's difficulty in getting former Hillary Clinton supporters to contribute. Sen. Obama has been trying to bridge gaps with his primary rival, and is helping her retire her debt. But this has created heartache among his supporters, the Washington Post reports. "It's a challenge," James Hudson, a Washington lawyer and Obama fund-raiser, told the Post. "Now you have to make two asks instead of one. In my mind, the primary goal here should be to raise money for Barack's campaign."
Obama's top fund-raisers aren't too worried about the three straight months of declining donations, but the campaign is aware it will need to expand efforts to raise money from top donors to meet budget goals, the Post says. "It's one of the reasons why the Clinton people are so important," Kirk Wagar, Sen. Obama's Florida finance chairman, told the paper. "Most of us have beaten our Rolodexes pretty badly."
FULL ARTICLE
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121575874549845523.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
One reason Sen. Obama's fundraising machine has shown signs of wear in recent weeks is the campaign's difficulty in getting former Hillary Clinton supporters to contribute. Sen. Obama has been trying to bridge gaps with his primary rival, and is helping her retire her debt. But this has created heartache among his supporters, the Washington Post reports. "It's a challenge," James Hudson, a Washington lawyer and Obama fund-raiser, told the Post. "Now you have to make two asks instead of one. In my mind, the primary goal here should be to raise money for Barack's campaign."
Obama's top fund-raisers aren't too worried about the three straight months of declining donations, but the campaign is aware it will need to expand efforts to raise money from top donors to meet budget goals, the Post says. "It's one of the reasons why the Clinton people are so important," Kirk Wagar, Sen. Obama's Florida finance chairman, told the paper. "Most of us have beaten our Rolodexes pretty badly."
FULL ARTICLE
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121575874549845523.html?mod=googlenews_wsj