Reply #35: Barack Obama's $52 million June [View All]

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Posted July 17, 2008 6:50 AM

by Mark Silva

Sen. Barack Obama's campaign raised $52 million in June, his campaign manager said Thursday morning - not quite a record for the high-flying campaign, but close to it. The campaign had raised $55 million in February, during the Democratic primaries.

But it's still more than twice what Republican rival Sen. John McCain raised during June -- $22 million.

Yet the Republican National Committee, which is backing the party's presidential candidate with its own resources, also had nearly $68 million in the bank - a combined treasury which the Obama campaign was mindful about in reporting its own June haul.

"Supporters like you helped raise $52 million,'' campaign manager David Plouffe said in an e-mail to campaign supporters this morning. "And together with the DNC, we now have nearly $72 million in the bank. That's a very strong financial position to be in. ''