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$350 Million Raised And Obama Is Pressed For Cash And Running Out Of Options…”Uh, so I think that, uh, our ability to manage large systems, uh, and to, uh, execute, uh, I think has been made clear over the last couple of years”

By: Pam On: Sep/8/08 - 8 Comments

Pushing a fund-raiser later this month, a finance staff member sent a sharply worded note last week to Illinois members of its national finance committee, calling their recent efforts “extremely anemic.“

At a convention-week meeting in Denver of the campaign’s top fund-raisers, buttons with the image of a money tree were distributed to those who had already contributed the maximum $2,300 to the general election, a subtle reminder to those who had failed to ante up.

The signs of concern have become evident in recent weeks as early fund-raising totals have suggested that Mr. Obama’s decision to bypass public financing may not necessarily afford him the commanding financing advantage over Senator John McCain that many had originally predicted.

Where does McCain stand against Obama?

The McCain campaign had by far its best fund-raising month ever in August, when it collected $47 million for its coffers and $22 million for the party, finishing the month with more than $100 million in the bank that will now be at the disposal of the R.N.C., according to several finance officials.

McCain fund-raisers said they also hope to raise an additional $100 million for the party in September and in October, taking advantage of the sizable contribution limits for the party. The party’s Internet fund-raising has also picked up significantly since the announcement that Ms. Palin would join the Republican ticket. Combined with the $84 million from public financing, that would leave the McCain campaign with about $300 million at its disposal.

Obama will be fund raising and campaigning while McCain can devote his time to campaigning.  What was it that Obama said last week:

Well, you know, my understanding is that, uh, Governor Palin’s town of Wasilly [sic] has, uh, 50 employees, uh, uh, we’ve got 2500, uh, in this campaign. I think their budget is maybe $12 million a year. Uh, uh, we have a budget of about three times that just for the month. Uh, so I think that, uh, our ability to manage large systems, uh, and to, uh, execute, uh, I think has been made clear over the last couple of years.

Jennifer:

Hmm. So it must be fair then to look at his campaign’s budgetary situation ” a bloated operation with unrealistic revnue projections  ” and conclude this is a fair test of his executive skills, right? At the very least, his most significant financial decision ” to break his pledge on public financing ” has proven to be problematic and now forces him to devote precious time to scrambling for dollars. I suspect we won’t hear quite as much bragging about his finely tuned campaign in the days and weeks ahead.

Well okay Jennifer, if you want to get technical,  and well, um, go with the facts.  Sure that would make sense, but that’s not how his campaign rolls!

Well, Babs will sing for him!

According to political consultant Andy Spahn, a co-host of the fund-raiser, the evening will begin with a dinner for the Illinois senator and about 250 guests at the landmark Greystone Mansion in Beverly Hills. Dinner will be followed by a reception in Obama’s honor at the main ballroom of the Beverly Wilshire Hotel, featuring a performance by Streisand and others. The ballroom holds a crowd of up to 800 people.

Seats for the dinner and reception together go for a whopping $28,500 per person, but supporters who just want to hear Babs sing for Obama can get in for as little as $2,500 per ticket, Spahn said. At those prices, the two-part event could bring in nearly $9 million, making it the biggest single Democratic fund-raiser for the current election cycle. The money would be divided between Obama’s campaign and the Democratic National Committee.

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8 Responses to “$350 Million Raised And Obama Is Pressed For Cash And Running Out Of Options…”Uh, so I think that, uh, our ability to manage large systems, uh, and to, uh, execute, uh, I think has been made clear over the last couple of years””

  1. Steven W.
    September 8, 2008 - 11:17 PM on September 8th, 2008

    Is that quote accurate? I swear there were at least a dozen more “uhh … uh”’s in there ;)

  2. $350 Million Raised And Obama Is Pressed For Cash And Running Out Of Options:”Uh, so I think that, uh, our ability to manage large systems, uh, and to, uh, execute, uh, I think has been made clear over the last couple of years”
    September 9, 2008 - 12:33 AM on September 9th, 2008

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  3. Robert
    September 9, 2008 - 02:52 AM on September 9th, 2008

    And the sad truth is the managing of his campaign was touted by obama himself as his great Executive management experience, which he asserted was far more extensive than Palin’s.

    What a sad joke Obama is…

  4. North Korea
    September 9, 2008 - 07:52 AM on September 9th, 2008

    the critics of the next, and the schoolmasters of the

  5. Pam
    September 9, 2008 - 08:10 AM on September 9th, 2008

    Steven, “uhh : uh” “uhh : uh” “uhh : uh”well I do believe it is =))

    And Robert, I do hope that his fund raising comes back to bite him!

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  8. John Terry
    September 11, 2008 - 12:16 AM on September 11th, 2008

    i’m think , i will vote for Obama !

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