I didn’t go to Harvard but I think $150MM > $47MM and 400 staffers > 100
October 21st, 2008 | by chu |
In case you haven’t heard the news, Obama has an enormous money advantage going into the final 2 weeks. He raised an incredible $150MM in the month of October. From Real Clear Politics:
Republican presidential candidate John McCain reports spending $37 million in September and has $47 million for the campaign in October.
McCain’s monthly financial report filed with the Federal Election Commission shows he had $47 million in the bank at the start of October. McCain is no longer raising funds because he is participating in the presidential election public financing system. That restricts his spending to $84 million between early September and Election Day Nov. 4.
McCain’s numbers stand in sharp contrast to those of Barack Obama, his Democratic rival. Obama is not participating in public financing and raised a record-shattering $150 million in September.
To give you an idea of what you can do with that money, POTUS 08 reported last night that Obama has 400 paid staffers in Florida vs 100 for McCain.
