Obama outspends Republican campaigns by millions
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President Barack Obama has spent a small fortune in recent months to build and maintain a campaign operation that is larger, more diverse and more focused on November's general election than any of his opponents' organizations.
Obama, who faces no serious challenger for the Democratic nomination, has sunk his cash into an expansive brick-and-mortar operation with offices in nearly every state. His campaign has spent more than $135 million on operations through February, according to an Associated Press analysis of Federal Election Commission records. That's about $3 million more than all his GOP challengers combined.
A review of Obama's balance sheets reveals a small army of paid staffers trying to help the Democratic president win a second term. Campaign filings list more than 330 paid staffers in Chicago and 200 more spread across the country — payroll costs that exceed $6.3 million during the last two months alone.
Obama's team has spent more than $7 million since January on fundraising-related expenses like postage, printing and telemarketing, in some cases to contact the same kind of low-dollar donors who supported Obama four years ago. The campaign also spent millions more on expenses like online advertising and consulting, which in some cases can be tied to fundraising.
With offices in nearly every state, the campaign also faces rising overhead. Through the first two months of the year, Obama spent approximately $1.1 million on computer equipment, $435,000 in rent and utilities, $305,000 on telephones, and $19,000 on office supplies, federal filings show.
"We're building the largest grass-roots campaign in history," campaign spokesman Ben LaBolt said. "You can see it here, but it's really happening in the states."
The core of Obama's operation is packed into the sixth floor of Chicago's Prudential building, where 300 staffers sit side by side at long rows of tables, working from laptops and cellphones. Colorful college pennants hang from the ceiling and often represent key swing states: the University of North Carolina, Ohio State and the University of Michigan. Need a designer T-shirt or bumper sticker? A room managed by two staffers houses a swelling collection of campaign memorabilia for sale.
In one corner, more than a dozen workers field questions from journalists scattered across the country. Elsewhere, others coordinate media appearances for Obama's high-profile supporters. Other staffers focus on fundraising, voter identification, social media and campaign-finance reporting.
Beyond the Windy City, Obama's campaign said it's already opened five field offices in Arizona, a state it expects to be increasingly competitive in the fall. The campaign is also taking advantage of party resources there, relying in part on the state's Democratic Party for staffing, phones and computer equipment, records show.
Obama's operation had $84.7 million in cash-on-hand by Feb. 29.
Whatever the case, the Democrats' current financial advantage is something Obama's campaign isn't taking for granted. Obama changed course last month in his criticism of super PACs and began encouraging big-money supporters to give to Priorities USA Action, a group working in his favor.
Obama, who faces no serious challenger for the Democratic nomination, has sunk his cash into an expansive brick-and-mortar operation with offices in nearly every state. His campaign has spent more than $135 million on operations through February, according to an Associated Press analysis of Federal Election Commission records. That's about $3 million more than all his GOP challengers combined.
A review of Obama's balance sheets reveals a small army of paid staffers trying to help the Democratic president win a second term. Campaign filings list more than 330 paid staffers in Chicago and 200 more spread across the country — payroll costs that exceed $6.3 million during the last two months alone.
Obama's team has spent more than $7 million since January on fundraising-related expenses like postage, printing and telemarketing, in some cases to contact the same kind of low-dollar donors who supported Obama four years ago. The campaign also spent millions more on expenses like online advertising and consulting, which in some cases can be tied to fundraising.
With offices in nearly every state, the campaign also faces rising overhead. Through the first two months of the year, Obama spent approximately $1.1 million on computer equipment, $435,000 in rent and utilities, $305,000 on telephones, and $19,000 on office supplies, federal filings show.
"We're building the largest grass-roots campaign in history," campaign spokesman Ben LaBolt said. "You can see it here, but it's really happening in the states."
The core of Obama's operation is packed into the sixth floor of Chicago's Prudential building, where 300 staffers sit side by side at long rows of tables, working from laptops and cellphones. Colorful college pennants hang from the ceiling and often represent key swing states: the University of North Carolina, Ohio State and the University of Michigan. Need a designer T-shirt or bumper sticker? A room managed by two staffers houses a swelling collection of campaign memorabilia for sale.
In one corner, more than a dozen workers field questions from journalists scattered across the country. Elsewhere, others coordinate media appearances for Obama's high-profile supporters. Other staffers focus on fundraising, voter identification, social media and campaign-finance reporting.
Beyond the Windy City, Obama's campaign said it's already opened five field offices in Arizona, a state it expects to be increasingly competitive in the fall. The campaign is also taking advantage of party resources there, relying in part on the state's Democratic Party for staffing, phones and computer equipment, records show.
Obama's operation had $84.7 million in cash-on-hand by Feb. 29.
Whatever the case, the Democrats' current financial advantage is something Obama's campaign isn't taking for granted. Obama changed course last month in his criticism of super PACs and began encouraging big-money supporters to give to Priorities USA Action, a group working in his favor.
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But the fact of the matter is that polls by both Rassmussen as well as the democratic party controlled Gallup poll show that 53% of voters think Egobama is doing a lousy job. Only 27% of voters strongly support him while 42% strongly disapprove of him.
But you guys go ahead and ignore the facts and play the useful idiot game and believe the crap you print. Don't waste your time doing research on the facts.
He's such a frickin' loser, he couldn't even get one democrat to vote for his budget yesterday. It failed in the House 414-0.
You're doing a heckuva job, Barry.
You don't call yourself Idiot for nothing, do you?
http://www.foxnews.com/politi...
If so, his is one of the most expensive start-ups of all time -- having raked in $750 million in 2008 and potentially on track to surpass that amount in 2012. His campaign and the Democratic Party raised $224 million in 2011 alone, more than the Republican field combined
The Obama campaign is dismissing speculation that it may be poised to raise $1 billion by November. But Brendan Glavin, data manager with the Campaign Finance Institute, said Obama appears to be "on pace" to at least surpass the $750 million he raised in 2008, which would set another record.
But Brendan Glavin, data manager with the Campaign Finance Institute, said Obama appears to be "on pace" to at least surpass the $750 million he raised in 2008, which would set another record.
It wasn't from the MSM maybe you should try reading...
Campaign Finance Institute
http://www.youtube.com/watch?...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?...
They're extremely biased, rude, and corrupted.
"The core of Obama's operation is packed into the sixth floor of Chicago's Prudential building"
Pretty fancy digs for a "grass roots" campaign.
psst.... Barack and Ben I think you're beyond grassroots at this point.