Obama's FEC Report Filed Reactions here

[grantcart]

http://query.nictusa.com/pres/2008/M4/C00431445.html


42 million received


Total debt 662,000

[grantcart]

1. Cash on hand April 1st $ 51 million

[DerekJ]

54. Hey grantcart:

Can you edit your post and add the numbers. just for impact :)

Here:

[roguevalley]

76. this is how a campaign is run. :) bodes well for the country.

[grantcart]

88. sorry too slow

[NC_Nurse]

2. Where's Hillary's? I thought it was due Friday.

She couldn't be stalling so folks in PA won't know she's effin' broke, could she?

[quantass]

4. Yup!

[grantcart]

6. They are being posted today Obamas just hit

[Barack_America]

8. As a PA voter, I demand to know this information before I vote on Tuesday. n/t

[Yael]

30. Cause it will change your mind?

:rofl:

*clears throat*

Um -- ME TOO!! I demand to know these numbers before I vote on Tuesday.

[Barack_America]

121. Yeah!

;)

Finally interacted with some Hillary supporters today. They are crazy! Calling names, told this nice young Obama supporter to "fuck off", etc. It was bad. The guys were reasonable, but the women...wow. I don't know if they viewed me as some sort of gender traitor or something, but they were awful. Not a pleasant experience. I guess that I've been overly spoiled by the friendly territory I work in!

[doublethink]

10. Here's the list ....... Hillary seems to be the only one missing ......

at this time ..... think they have to be in today .......

http://query.nictusa.com/pres/2008/M4/

[Yael]

32. Edwards isn't up either

[doublethink]

38. Hey your correct .... scanned the list too quickly I guess.

mainly focusing on Hillary .... :)

[doublethink]

114. Wooo Hooo ..... Edwards is now up 11:35 pm EST, !!! Now just HIllary !!

Officially on Hillary FEC watch now. Peace. :)

[futureliveshere]

70. Love how his is the only one that says "For America" instead of "For President". Says it all!!!

[PM7nj]

80. Tancredo is "For a Secure America" lol

:rofl:

:eyes:

[PM7nj]

3. $51,073,999.99 Cash on Hand at the end of March

Wow.

[woolldog]

5. OMG, he has more cash on hand than when he started the period.

Incredible.

[Tribetime]

7. I've got to look into if I'm somehow related to the fine young man

[grantcart]

18. Forget that I would like to sell him something no account payable

[ebdarcy]

25. I don't know. Remember, Obama's related to Darth Cheney.

Eeeew.

So, this is completely off-topic, but are you also a long-suffering Indians fan?

[Tribetime]

35. yes I am, it's easier to watch with a beer or two

[ebdarcy]

46. Yeah, I hear ya.

:toast:

[FrenchieCat]

9. We're in the money!

:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

[grantcart]

11. And tomorrow he's going to pick up a lot more

[FrenchieCat]

14. I have made my pledge.

I will not be watching TeeVee, and I will give what I can scrouge up to Obama. Also contacted my parents, my aunt and my cousin to do the same. also, I'm about to the link to my church list. There are only 125 on it, but they will forwards!

[BlueIdaho]

12. Election Cycle to Date

233,823,864.26

Now that's a truly breathtaking figure!

[grantcart]

120. Its going to go up tomorrow

[cliffordu]

13. Wow.

[KittyWampus]

17. Ka-Ching!

[babylonsister]

15. Whoo hoo! And that doesn't include April! nt

[grantcart]

16. Hey Super Delegates how do you like those apples

[powergirl]

31. Yeah baby

I have always said this. What enterprising Congressman/woman would like to support the guy that can bring home this kind of scratch. Cha ching!

[Tatiana]

19. DAMN. Am I reading this right? $51 million cash on hand?

And only $662,784.55 in debt?

The campaign looks to be in FANTASTIC shape!

Can't wait until we can start helping out some of those downticket candidates with advertisements and the like.

[doublethink]

82. Yea can't wait either ...... Hillary are you listening? n.t.

[meow mix]

20. K&R

:applause:

[grantcart]

21. Debts 662,784.55

[boppers]

22. Quite the war chest.

He seems to be liked by a few people, I guess. :shrug: :rofl:

[grantcart]

23. Unbelievable when was the last time Democrats were sitting around cheering about fund raising

McCain raised $ 15 million



McCain's total revenue for the entire campaign $ 71 million versus $ 233 million for Obama

[KittyWampus]

26. is $233 million close to a quarter billion?

[gcomeau]

117. Usually..

...people like us aren't the ones primarily responsible for the figures. It's harder to get all celebratory about who got the most lobbyists and special interest groups to throw money at them.

Obama should turn this into a major event every month. "Hey guys, look what YOU did this month! Let the celebration commence..."

[DerekJ]

24. Here is the summary:

[yourguide]

27. Obama owes amex 1,576.00, While McSame owes Amex over $500,000!!!!

:rofl:

Can't wait to see how the "Hillraising" went. :rofl:

[GoesTo11]

68. McCain can secure Amex debt that with his promise of federal funds

[thevoiceofreason]

28. "Oh Hillary!?! Time to turn in your homework!"

[cliffordu]

29. What happens if Hillary misses the deadline??

[grantcart]

33. she has to go to Bosnia

[cliffordu]

37. OMFG!!1!!1!!111!!! OHHHHHHH!11!1 NNNNNOOEEEEES!!11!!11!!11!

Are you CEREAL????

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

Nice!!

[Tinksrival]

39. Ha!

You made me giggle! :rofl:

[Lisa0825]

45. LMAO!

Good one!

[meow mix]

36. she'll wait till 11:59:59, in hawaii

[quantass]

43. lol

[rainbow4321]

78. Doing by her previous FEC releases

Her's was posted at like 11:30 pm on the night of February 20th (deadline night)---the next was posted on ***March 21st*** around 9:20 am (the morning AFTER the deadline).

Wasn't the second worse than the first?? Given this is worse than the last two, goodness knows when we will get to see it.

[TML]

34. And people on GDE say the Obamas can't manage money

I can't wait to see Hillary's finances.

[Zachstar]

40. He did QUITE well!

And that is a very low debt amount.

Very good warchest!

[grantcart]

41. Do you know how hard it is to keep an account payable that low in an operation that big

Really amazing

These guys are so smart though they know that it will have propoganda value so towards the end of the month they must be whipping out checks like crazy.

[oviedodem]

52. Notice the Facebook number: 15K. That probably means he is spending

quite heavily on the solicitation/advertisement system within facebook. McCain does not even Facebook listed.

[starroute]

77. For example, payroll deductions normally carry over

If you have a payroll issued on the last day of the month, your federal withholding is due something like 3 business days later -- which is to say, not until the next month. There would also be state taxes, local taxes (which could be for the entire Jan-Mar quarter), possibly health insurance and other benefits, all of them showing as payables as of that end-of-the-month cutoff point.

Also, when you do your accounting on an accrual basis, you count expenses as payable on the day they're incurred. So if you purchase an item or service on the 15th of the month, get a bill on the 25th, and pay it on the 5th of the next month, that also shows up as an end-of-month payable. Credit card expenses, of course, get pushed ahead even further, so you could have as much as two months worth showing as payables.

That's why the campaigns get three weeks before having to file -- to give them time enough for all those bills to show up in the mail. Effectively, then, the Obama campaign is likely to have no actual debt at all, nothing that's past due, just some March expenses that weren't required to be paid until early April.

[BlooInBloo]

42. Nice.

[quakerboy]

44. So what happens

if a candidate doesn't have the money to pay debts? I notice Kucinich has 26k in hand, and 759k owed. And Giuliani has 216K on hand, and owes 3.4 million.

I also note Ron Paul has 5.1 Million on hand, and owes nothing? McCain only has 11.5 million, with 707k in debt.

Or am I misreading this?

[Lisa0825]

50. I don't know if there is a standard answer for "what happens,"

but I do know that I have frequently donated after an election or primary to national, state, and local candidates who did not win, in order to help settle their bills.

I see it as a partnership - they worked hard to represent my ideals on the campaign trail, so I (along with other die-hard supporters) stepped up to donate again to close the books. That being said, I would not feel so happy to assist if I felt like my money had been misspent.

[quakerboy]

56. I read somewhere

that McCain sent out a letter soliciting donations for Giuliani.

[Tatiana]

47. Interesting to note that to date, Obama has refunded almost $1 million.

I suspect a lot of that was lobbyist $$$?

[grantcart]

49. or people who have gone over their limit or people who they found they didn't want their money

or violated some other rule like not citizen

[oviedodem]

48. He knows how to handle money plain and simple. I mean look

he came in with 38 million on hand and is LEAVING with 51 million and only 662K of debt. He is outspending Hilliary with all this as well.

[Bigleaf]

51. Awesome! Can't wait to see Clinton's numbers.

[Tatiana]

53. Top Five States that Donate to Obama:

1) California 4,569,975.86 (Damn!)
2) New York 3,162,956.99
3) Illinois 1,704,433.20
4) Texas 1,474,022.98
5) Pennsylvania 1,157,556.54

[meow mix]

55. 5) Pennsylvania 1,157,556.54

good catch!

[Tatiana]

57. More $$$ than Massachusetts! n/t

[meow mix]

59. looks like NY loves them some obama too

nice, wonder how much hilly will have there

[quantass]

72. .

[grantcart]

60. Too bad Obama can't attract support in the big states

[Tatiana]

64. California is making up for buyer's remorse, IMO.

$4 million is a stunning amount. I doubt Hillary has raised as much as Obama has from Cali or NY.

[rainbow4321]

81. SO wonderful to see ****TX**** listed with all those blue states!!!!

WOW!!!!


TEXANS LOVE OBAMA!!!!!!!!!!


:bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[mckeown1128]

58. It is amazing that Hillary didn't post hers as soon as possible..

If her funds and debts are as bad as I am predicting she should have posted them this morning in order to have a bad sunday of news coverage as opposed to a bad monday. Does this mean that her's show fiscal responsiblity for the first time this year????

[Yael]

65. They had to be turned in on Friday as the 20th was a weekend day

The FEC is reviewing them and posting them as they are completed.

[grantcart]

61. Did anybody notice that at the same time we posted this Clinton supporters started

a prayer thread lol

[Tatiana]

62. Bottom 5 states that contribute to Obama for President:

1) North Dakota - 10,421.10
2) South Dakota - 18,434.37
3) Arkansas - 39,550.20
4) Wyoming - 39,596.80
5) Alaska - 41,314.04

[RichardRay]

83. Hey!!!

Well, I guess it makes me a Big Donor since I live in Wyoming and contribute anything at all to the Obama campaign. Maybe I can get invited to dinner? I'll head right over to the web site and toss in a few more hundred bucks, I'm not at the limit yet. Heck, if three or four of us somewhere in the Big Square State in the Middle can chip in maybe we can get off the list!!

[Tatiana]

122. Awwwws Yes, donate! Maybe y'all can move up!

Hey, at least you're not one of the Dakotas...

[grantcart]

63. Elton John fundraising concert to be investigated for FEC violation

http://www.judicialwatch.org/judicial-watch-calls-fec-investigate-elton-john-s-fundraising-concert-behalf-hillary-clinton-s-presi


Judicial Watch Calls on FEC to Investigate Elton John’s Fundraising Concert on Behalf of Hillary Clinton’s Presidential Campaign

“Sir Elton John is not a citizen of the United States and is therefore prohibited from making any contribution to Senator Clinton’s presidential campaign.”

(Washington, DC) – Judicial Watch, the public interest group that investigates and prosecutes government corruption, announced today that it filed a formal complaint with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) related to a fundraising concert by musician Sir Elton John on behalf of Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign. Elton John, a foreign national, is prohibited by federal law from making any contribution to a federal, state or local election campaign.

“Recent news reports suggest that Hillary Clinton and Hillary Clinton for President have accepted an in-kind contribution from a foreign national, Sir Elton John, in contravention of federal electon laws,” Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton stated in an April 14 letter to the Office of the General Counsel for the FEC. “On behalf of Judicial Watch and its supporters, I hereby request that the FEC investigate this matter.”

According to a press release issued by the Clinton campaign, the expressed intent of the concert was to raise funds for Hillary’s campaign for president. In the release, Elton John is quoted as saying, “I'm excited to support Hillary by performing at what will be a truly memorable night.”

Press reports also show that Sir Elton John, on March 17, 2008, through the Clinton campaign, sent out a mass email announcing the concert and soliciting support. The Elton John concert took place on April 9, 2008 and raised more than $2.5 million (from the sale of 5,000 tickets) for Hillary Clinton and Hillary Clinton for President.

However, according to 2 U.S.C. § 441e, “Contributions and donations by foreign nationals,” it is illegal for any foreign national to “make a contribution or donation of money or other thing of value…in connection with a Federal, State or local election.” The Washington Times reported March 27, 2008, that a “1981 FEC decision prohibited a foreign national artist from donating his services in connection with fundraising for a U.S. Senate campaign.”

“It looks as if Elton John, a foreign national, gave a valuable, in-kind contribution to Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign, which is prohibited by law. The FEC and other authorities need to take appropriate action and investigate Hillary Clinton, her campaign, and Elton John,” stated Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton.

To read Judicial Watch’s FEC complaint in its entirety, please click here.

[Tatiana]

66. Could be what is taking so long for the Clinton filing to be posted. n/t

[PM7nj]

90. It's settling to know some right wing assholes still hate the Clintons...

After the last few weeks of the RW media shilling for her and the Scaife endorsement I was expecting a pig to fly by my window. Good to know there is still some order in the world.

[rainbow4321]

113. Question about the foreign national law/donations

According to this thread:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=5596908&mesg_id=5596908

She charged people going to her rally 10 bucks to enter..how does she know the citizenship (or non-citizen?) status?? Where does that 10 dollars go?? Is it going towards facility use (since she seems to suck at paying those if you go by her previous FEC lists!)

[grantcart]

67. according to google DU first to report Obama - not yet on AP Yahoo or CNN

[FrenchieCat]

73. They don't want to report it.

They are too busy banging their heads up against the wall.

[Kittycat]

74. It wasn't on KOS, huffpo, firstread, or thepage a moment ago either.

[Coexist]

106. lol!

[AtomicKitten]

69. If the caliber of his campaign is any indication, Obama will make a brilliant president.

[DerekJ]

71. kick

[grantcart]

75. breaking Hillary's financial here

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x5594601br

[Tatiana]

79. Top 5 Debts:

1) Message Audience & Presentation - 138,435.10
2) Verizon - 108,777.85
3) Premiere Global Services - 102,821.38
4) The Strategy Group - 71,525.41
5) Continental Colorcraft - 46,156.34

I only see one non-profit at first glance on the list of debts owed (Kaukauna Area School District -2,757.60). That would be from February, and I'm sure it will be paid, as all the other debts from the previous report seem to be.

Very clean, outstanding report. Team Obama have been wise stewards of our money.

[grantcart]

84. They just added Richardson - Clinton only one left

[rainbow4321]

I predict her stuff gets posted at midnight.....

Or maybe 3 am??

[slinkerwink]

101. lol

[PM7nj]

87. Edwards is still not up either.

[grantcart]

93. Edwards is Up

[PM7nj]

97. Alright, Hillary's turn!

[blogslut]

98. I see Edwards

http://query.nictusa.com/pres/2008/M4/C00431205.html

[PM7nj]

100. I know, his popped up right after I posted.

[blogslut]

115. no bigs

:)

[slinkerwink]

92. they might file at midnight

[DerekJ]

85. kick

[thevoiceofreason]

86. Damn. Is she running this to the last minute or what?

[grantcart]

99. what did you post at demconwatch?

[thevoiceofreason]

104. A mistake. I thought Billion of SD was a new super

Matt set me straight.

[grantcart]

105. A billion SDs!!!!! my God great news - shit I am out of posts

[grantcart]

109. read a reference to the Mississippi delegate change today

think it was MSNBC

[slinkerwink]

107. yeah

[KansasVoter]

89. Is she waiting to hope it misses tomorrows papers? Edwards is missing also!

[Mother Of Four]

103. Edwards is up...

http://query.nictusa.com/pres/2008/M4/C00431205.html

[slinkerwink]

112. that would be the smart thing to do

[Prefer]

91. OH MY GOD! THEY'RE GOING THROUGH HIS FE-C's?

He's going to have to start carrying a jar, like Bush.

[KansasVoter]

94. Edwards is up. Only Hillary "I am not raising money" Clinton missing!

[slinkerwink]

95. looks like she's last

[rainbow4321]

108. You know she is pissed

Having it come out right before a primary day. No way to run and hide from this.
Just a reminder to you all...her last FEC list was released the morning of March 21st...a day after the March 20th "due date". Even that won't do her any good, still puts it in the final 24 hour news cycle.

Unless she has friends at the FEC and it gets delayed til, oh, Wednesday morning???

[slinkerwink]

111. wouldn't surprise me

[grantcart]

96. some prick at the FEC is watching us and laughing his head off lol

[bigbrother05]

102. kick

[Bigleaf]

110. Kick for the smackdown

[DerekJ]

116. kick

[thevoiceofreason]

118. Kick for kickin's sake

[grantcart]

119. ouch watch where you are kicking sir

[grantcart]

124. I am going to be gone for a few days but I leave you with a question

How does Hillary raise only 12 million in 30 days and 8 million on March 31st the last reporting day??

http://query.nictusa.com/pres/2008/M4/C00431569/A_DATE_C00431569.html

[Barack_America]

123. Thank you Betsy Myers!

For a job very well done!

:hi:

[grantcart]

125. morning