And here people worried about Ross Perot back in 1992. You can read the full story here.
WASHINGTON – Barack Obama, who rewrote the book on presidential fundraising, amassed more than $745 million during his marathon campaign, more than twice the amount obtained by his rival, Republican John McCain.
In his latest finance report, Obama reported raising $104 million in more than five weeks immediately before and after Election Day. It was his second biggest fundraising period and a fitting coda to a successful presidential bid that shattered fundraising records.
In the end, Obama still had $30 million left over.
Overall, Obama exceeded the combined finances of the two major parties' nominees four years ago. George W. Bush and John Kerry pulled in a total of $653 million in the 2004 primary and general election campaigns, including federal public financing money.
Of course, this was the man who repeatedly said that if his rival took federal funds so would he. First promise he broke... and no wonder.
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Maybe your follow up article should be how much does it take to buy a senate seat from Illinois
That's a VERY good question. I haven't heard prices, do we know how much the bidding was up to?
4 Governors in 40 years, what a record for Illinois to be proud of.
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