Obama Has Lost ‘Millions of Dollars in Support’ Since 2008
- Posted on October 27, 2011 at 11:23pm by
Jonathon M. Seidl
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has lost millions of dollars in support from former donors in Democratic strongholds and districts that he won narrowly four years ago.
An Associated Press analysis found tens of thousands of supporters who gave Obama cash in the early stages of his last campaign have held out this time. And a handful have given to Republican candidates.
Obama’s re-election effort is hardly hurting for cash: His campaign and the Democratic Party has raised more than $70 million for his re-election since July, and the campaign boasts a million contributors.
At the same time, one Republican front-runner, Mitt Romney, has closed in financially in areas of the country that gave a solid stream of checks to Obama in the 2008 campaign, including Southern California, Florida and New England.
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Comments (48)
ropati
Posted on October 28, 2011 at 9:35amObama’s campaign AND the Democratic Party have raised $70M since July? At this rate, they will have raised about 30% of their stated $1B goal by election day. And this was the goal of the campaign committee alone. Note how we are beginning to combine figures to make this look good. There must be more people than just me who are pissed that he bowed to foreign dictators and apologized for the country he leads around the world.
Report Post »RighteousTyrant
Posted on October 28, 2011 at 10:10amI didn’t know the PM of Japan was a dictator, since that’s the only one Obama bowed to. The things you can learn on the Blaze!
This article is such proof of what’s wrong with politics in America today, we measure support in dollars and not voters. Pathetic.
Report Post »StevosPowderIsDry
Posted on October 28, 2011 at 4:45pm@righteous tyrant -
The only one was the PM of Japan?!?! I think not. You seem to have forgotten the famous bow to the king (or whatever he is) of Saudi Arabia. Google it buddy – it’s all over the net.
Report Post »Ironeagle
Posted on October 28, 2011 at 9:20amThe only way this fraud can continue office is through massive voter fraud or to suspend national elections due to some national or world-wide “crisis”
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on October 28, 2011 at 8:11amThis election should be a landslide. However, I have very little faith in about 50% of the registered voters.
Report Post »smackdown33
Posted on October 28, 2011 at 9:09amThis true, which is why the Republicans should nominate the most extreme conservative they can find. Anyone will beat Obama. Why waste this opportunity on a Romney, Perry, Gingrich… ?
Report Post »junkmaninohio
Posted on October 28, 2011 at 3:30pmNever underestimate the stupidity of the American voter.
Report Post »smackdown33
Posted on October 28, 2011 at 7:30amObama has lost contributors and they are going to Romney. What else do you need to know about Romney. He’s another Bush fraud conservative. Like a cancer they mimic the body’s own cells as they do their damage. Romney and Perry are fakes.
Report Post »SpankDaMonkey
Posted on October 28, 2011 at 7:14am.
Report Post »Obama Has Lost ‘Millions & Spent Trillions”………………
streetrodder
Posted on October 28, 2011 at 6:51amAll the money in the world won’t get Obozo re-elected.
Report Post »loriann12
Posted on October 28, 2011 at 7:09amNo, but fixing the election or the electronic voting machines will. This will not be an honest election. There will be illegal aliens voting, dead people voting, etc. If people can collect a dead relatives Social security check for years, what‘s to stop them from voting with their voter’s registration card? We need photo ID in all states.
Report Post »Bill Burns
Posted on October 28, 2011 at 7:20am9.1% unemployment and the disastrous Obamacare bill alone will make Obama
Report Post »~ONE and DONE~
The_Almighty_Creestof
Posted on October 28, 2011 at 7:32amMore voters voting against Obama in states republicans already carry will not help. More states casting their electoral vote for a republican this election, as opposed to 2008, will not help if they are more “low” numbers states.
Unless the republican candidate can carry the same states as 2008 PLUS Californina, or Florida, or a SIGNIFICENT number of east coast states…it will be another easy win for Obama.
Because we don’t go by “popular” vote…we go by electoral. In 2008 McCain only lost by 10 million votes…but only had 173 electoral votes compared to Obama’s 365.
See the voting results and the map in this link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_election,_2008
Also,
in 2008 about 130 million voted
in 2004 about 122 million voted
in 2000 about 102 million voted
So, you can see, that either the increase in voters are either voting democrat, or they are voting republican in states we already carry and which have VERY low electoral votes.
Report Post »00gabooga
Posted on October 28, 2011 at 6:46amThey‘re holding on to that money because they’re going to have to pay it in taxes. Obama will get if from them one way or another.
Report Post »The_Almighty_Creestof
Posted on October 28, 2011 at 6:35amHe doesn’t really need all that much money. Democrats are going to vote for him because there will not be a challenger. Add to that, all the blacks voting for probably the 2nd time in their lives, all the illegals with fake cards, the “cradle to grave” crowd who can’t risk losing their free ride for the sake of the country and the fence sitters thinking there is no sense “getting off in mid stream”…and you have another victory for socialism.
Also, the republican candidate will have left a bad taste in the mouths of the American public by the time the election comes about. Not due to themselves (well…not mostly), and not due to Obama…but due to there being to many “viable” republican candidates who are slinging mud at each other as fast as they can dig it up.
It is a shame there are too many talking head, media whores who just want to talk, talk, talk…but who are too cowardly to toss their hats in the ring. You hear me Christie! You hear me Palin! You hear me Ryan! You hear me West!
Report Post »The_Almighty_Creestof
Posted on October 28, 2011 at 6:54amBTW, I’m guesstimating a 70% chance Obama will be re-elected…but just in case all the wannabes drop out and get started on their book deals, leaving us with a clear republican choice…we should begin speculating on who he will pardon/commute in his final days.
TheBlaze…start watching the visitors logs at the whitehouse. When the writing is clearly on the wall, it will be as obvious as it was with Clinton.
Report Post »HumbleCitizen
Posted on October 28, 2011 at 6:22amThe ends justify the means.
Report Post »Obama will get the money by any means, fair or foul. What “we the poeple” truely need to be on alert for is the stolen/fraudulant votes. This is why the dems are fighting tooth and nail to NOT have voters show an ID when they go vote. Assuming “Caesar Obama” allows the next presidental election, expect fraud on a massive scale.
NOBALONEY
Posted on October 28, 2011 at 5:15amObama, Perry and Romney all have huge campaign warchest! While Cain is asking for $9 donations. If the voters can’t see how the establishment is fixed on both sides of the debate. They never will!
Report Post »The “Stupid Committee” of 12 is a result of the estabishment of both parties in Congress. Are we looking for a General, Image, or a great orator? Or are we willing to think outside the box, and elect someone whose not part of Washington Fix.
Thatsitivehadenough
Posted on October 28, 2011 at 3:39amI don’t think it will make a difference. His puppet master, Soros, and the Unions will throw billions at him to get their Marxist agenda in permanently.
JUST SAY ‘NO’ TO OBAMA IN 2012
Report Post »Starkadder
Posted on October 28, 2011 at 2:09amAre we forgetting the 20 billlion he illegally extorted from BP? how much of thst is getting funnelled into Democratic campaign coffers? Who is overseeing where that money goes?
Report Post »abbygirl1994
Posted on October 28, 2011 at 1:56amYeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
Report Post »RepubliCorp
Posted on October 28, 2011 at 2:57amwaiting for the executive order that illegals can vote…….
Report Post »GETLIFE
Posted on October 28, 2011 at 4:09amThat must be why he doesn’t seem worried.
Report Post »hogtrashhd
Posted on October 28, 2011 at 1:20amya know what.. i’m beginning to hope that obama wins again… yeah yeah yeah.. don’t jump me yet.. it appears that this hatred thing, ignorance on the part of so many americans needs to be stamped out completely and the only thing that would stamp it out will be obama getting reelected.. he wouldn’t make it through his next four years before literally being put into an orange jumpsuit.. man i’d love to see that.. i say let him get the next 4 years.. do his damage, get impeached, go to prison (where he and his belong )but get the senate and keep the house… that‘s what i’d like to see.. screw the pres spot.. it’s over estimated…
Report Post »jlong522
Posted on October 28, 2011 at 2:18amHe will have done away with the senate and the house and amassed complete control with in a year after re-election. There would be no authority that could put him in a orange suit with out a Libya type action. I pray that who ever the GOP candidate turns out to be (and I pray it is not Romney) Obama is defeated and conservatives ( I dont care if they are dems or repubs so long as they belive in the Constitution) take control of both houses of congress. We must pressure who ever is in office to return to the Constitution and gifted to us by God through our founding fathers. God Bless the UNITED STATES of AMERICA!!!
Report Post »hornblower
Posted on October 28, 2011 at 1:54pmDon’t forget the Supreme Court, if he gets to add just one more Left Wing judge, goodbye, Second Amendment, goodbye COUNTRY. Then, how are you going to lock him up? He will have put the last nail in our coffin. NO! Vote him out AND take back the Senate, that is the best way to shut down this disaster and try to recoup!
Report Post »Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
Posted on October 28, 2011 at 12:55amFactor in he received 42Million votes last time, to buy the same amount he will need at least 100 per vote, he is falling way short of his goal, but he does have a printing press and Timmy G.
Report Post »BJC
Posted on October 28, 2011 at 1:26amHey everyone. I figured out how we could bring the OWS to an end. The Tea Party needs to gather itself and go to the parks and set up tents. Be peacefull as usual and clean. I guarantee you the media and President Community Agitator will be changing their tune real quick on how great it is to protest. The Democratic mayors will shut the parks real quick. Think about it!!!
Report Post »woodyb
Posted on October 28, 2011 at 12:53amAnd TRILLIONS of the taxpayers’ money!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Report Post »phillipwgirard
Posted on October 28, 2011 at 12:37ami love my blaze,
Report Post »Marnin
Posted on October 28, 2011 at 12:23am70 mill is a lot better than 1 bill, but still a lot of money from lemmings that dont see the disaster he is causing. Hope more grow up and wake up as to what he is doing to the country.
Report Post »CatherineAnn
Posted on October 28, 2011 at 12:18amMaybe that means he will spend all his time at fundraisers and leave the country alone. I can only HOPE.
Report Post »CatB
Posted on October 28, 2011 at 12:43amUnfortunately he is “fund raising” on the American Taxpayer.
TEA!
Report Post »beekeeper
Posted on October 28, 2011 at 12:06amTeam Obama has said for the last year they planned on collecting $1,000,000,000 to combat the deep pockets of the GOP (who spent a fraction of the estimated $750,000,000 Team Obama spent in the run up to the 2008 election), but in order to do that he will have to really, really step up his game.
One Billion minus $70 million leaves nearly a billion left to be raised (OK, $930 million to go).
Divide $930 million by 12 months and Team Obama needs to raise about $77.5 million a month, every month between now and election day…
Prospects seem doubtful – though maybe they could fire up the middle east “donate from gift cards” operation again…
http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2008/10/03/obama-s-good-will-hunting.html
Report Post »scout n ambush
Posted on October 27, 2011 at 11:54pmUS state dept was just forced by obama into buying $70,000 worth of his baaracck’ s book “dreams of my supposed father ,now where did the state dept come up with that kinda a cash and who would want one of those books ?
Report Post »hornblower
Posted on October 28, 2011 at 1:57pmAnswer: They picked our pockets!
Report Post »mtorres20
Posted on October 27, 2011 at 11:47pmwill this nightmare called Obama end or will we have to endure it for 4 more years…
Report Post »hineni
Posted on October 27, 2011 at 11:39pmThis is truly good news for America. Praying people: Keep it up! We’ve only just begun.
Report Post »marhee9
Posted on October 27, 2011 at 11:30pmI can’t believe that anybody is giving him any money at all. He’s spent nearly three years attacking the very people that still have money. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlIS6gRq32Q
Report Post »barber2
Posted on October 28, 2011 at 9:34amThey are his latest target of Blame ! Since his Far Left economic policies can not improve anything, his only hope is to scapegoat a group – the “evil rich.” Sound familiar ? Scapegoating ? This can have ver bad results…
Report Post »just happy
Posted on October 27, 2011 at 11:29pmDear Blaze crew!! I know you guys dedicated, but it is time to go home and get some sleep!!
Report Post »marhee9
Posted on October 27, 2011 at 11:38pmNo way, keep it coming. :-)
Report Post »RighteousTyrant
Posted on October 28, 2011 at 10:12amGo home? lol, anyone can blog from home, the “author” is probably posting in his underwear.
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