Developing: Hillary Clinton raises 36 million (including Senate transfer)

[ProudToBeLiberal]

Source: Hotline

Developing...

Press release from Hillary Clinton per hotline (i'm posting this in full because it was a press release)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 1, 2007

CLINTON REPORTS $36 MILLION IN TOTAL RECEIPTS FOR FIRST QUARTER

Total includes $26 million raised since Jan 20, $10 million transferred from successful senate reelection campaign

Hillary Clinton’s campaign today announced it will report $36 million in total receipts for the first fundraising quarter, which ended March 31, 2007. The staggering number reflects the strength of support for Clinton from every walk of life and every part of America.

“We are overwhelmed by the tremendous enthusiasm and historic response this campaign has received so far,” campaign manager Patti Solis Doyle said today. “Going forward we are poised to continue this success and make even more history.”

Specifically, the campaign noted several key numbers demonstrating the overwhelming depth and breadth of Clinton’s support:

* $26 million raised in new receipts since launching her campaign on January 20
* 80 % of the contributions were $100 or less.
* $4.2 million raised on the internet (including $1 million in a week during the One Week, One Million campaign, and nearly $600,000 online in the 36 hours preceding the deadline)
* $6 million in total grassroots donations (internet plus direct mail and telemarketing receipts)
* 50,000 donors (tens of thousands of them new donors)
* Contributions received from residents of all 50 states (plus Washington, DC)
* $10 million transferred from Senator Clinton’s successful senate reelection account


In March of 2003, the highest total reported by a Democratic campaign in its first-quarter fundraising report was $7.4 million and the top four candidates combined raised just over $23 million. In March of 1999, incumbent Vice President Al Gore reported $8.9 million for his first quarter.


Read more: http://hotlineblog.nationaljournal.com

[Raven]

1. I'm sickened by this. I know this is the way the "system" works but

it makes me sick and it makes me want not to vote for her. We could feed a few countries with that $$$...shit! we could feed our own country with that $$$.

[ElizabethDC]

2. Well, what about Obama's $22 mil?

Do you not want to vote for him, either?

[Raven]

4. Yeah, same feeling...disgust at how our own Dems are

perpetuating this crap. I know, I know, it's the way it works...maybe one of these candidates will propose real reform in this area...after they get elected.

[MonkeyFunk]

10. Perpetuating this crap?

Are you serious?

What should they do? Refuse to raise money and let the Republicans kick their asses?

It's astonishing that people are so naive here.

[onehandle]

3. Why did you remove your original links?

Like the Drudge Report link?

Maybe because this isn't actually LBN but an exercise in bashing a Democrat?

Maybe?

[desi]

5. I don't see any such headline.

This is how Sludge "reports" ain't it? Developing: Hillary Clinton raises 36 million (including Senate transfer)

[truthisfreedom]

6. Good for her. It's about time that Dems prove they can rake in the money.

Running for President is expensive, and it's only getting more expensive. I hope Hillary raises a billion dollars.

[MannyGoldstein]

7. Resistance is Futile

I, for one, welcome our new triangulating overlords.

[hijinx87]

8. it's reality

it takes millions and millions to win the white house. we have
to keep up, or get killed in the general.

that is, until the whole election system gets cleaned up.

[MonkeyFunk]

11. but, but...

it's so UNSEEMLY when Clinton does it! It's a sign of ... well... some moral failing of sorts.

Of course, in '04 when Dean was raising tons of money, everybody cheered. And people aren't slamming Obama for raising $22 million.

But gosh, it's just so vulgar for a lady to focus on money. :sarcasm:

[hijinx87]

13. exactly.

hillary could win the nobel peace prize, and half of DU would decry
the whole event because she didn't win a "hard science" prize like
medicine or chemistry. :eyes:

[Colobo]

9. CNN: Hillary raises $26 million

http://www.cnn.com/POLITICS/blogs/politicalticker/

[flpoljunkie]

12. Barack Obama'a number of donors 83,500+ contrasts very favorably to Hillary's 50,000 donors

With 4.2 million raised online and no indication how much of this total includes funds raised for the general election.