August Haul: $66M
First Read says Obama pulled in $66M in August. Nice number, big number, and he had $77M COH on September 1. Another big number.
And yet I suspect that as the Palin pick sunk in these past two weeks, the September numbers will climb higher. I know several people who during conversations about the race said they made another donation after watching Palin's acceptance speech in St. Paul. September could break $70M.
Where all that money goes is anyone's guess, but I'd imagine a huge amount is going into the ground game. I haven't seen a volunteer at my house yet; than again, I'm a registered D who hasn't missed a primary in years, so I'm not needing persuasive face-to-face interaction.
Still, has anyone seen the ground game in action yet?
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Obviously, if dedicated Democrats don't know where all the fat cat money is being spent then more transparency is needed. I call on the Obama cabal to open their books showing not only which political fat cats are buying influence, but also to show what the campaign is actually spending the money on.
How many reporters have been bought, how many unions have been purchased lock stock and barrel, is payola being funneled to professors and teachers and exactly how many precinct captains and polling place officials have been bribed. These are questions that are being asked in a year when record sums of money are being funneled into the Obama campaign and there apparently is no accountability nor will the campaign admit to having secret agreements with voting machine giants such as Diebold.
The vast sum of money is obviously not going to party regulars as has been the practice in past elections. More than a few people are asking about where all these monies are actually going if not to the normal network of Democratic operatives that have been paid for in past elections.
Obama and campaign officials have refused to respond to any of these questions.
