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September 9, 2008
Obama's Fortunes on the Decline
Posted by Dave Blount at September 9, 2008 12:36 PM
Breaking a promise, Obama rejected public campaign financing, freeing him up to accept unlimited funds from deep-pocketed limousine leftists like George Soros and the gem-encrusted moonbats infesting Hollyweird. But now that the vacuous hype is beginning to peter out, the Obamessiah is not floating in money like he once was. The Gray Lady laments:
After months of record-breaking fund-raising, a new sense of urgency in Senator Barack Obama's fund-raising team is palpable as the full weight of the campaign's decision to bypass public financing for the general election is suddenly upon it.
Pushing a fund-raiser later this month, a finance staff member sent a sharply worded note last week to Illinois members of its national finance committee, calling their recent efforts "extremely anemic."
At a convention-week meeting in Denver of the campaign's top fund-raisers, buttons with the image of a money tree were distributed to those who had already contributed the maximum $2,300 to the general election, a subtle reminder to those who had failed to ante up.
The signs of concern have become evident in recent weeks as early fund-raising totals have suggested that Mr. Obama's decision to bypass public financing may not necessarily afford him the commanding financing advantage over Senator John McCain that many had originally predicted.
Meanwhile, contributions to Republicans have been on the rise since the Palin selection reenergized the party.
Obama tells us that we don't need to expand drilling if we just inflate our tires. But it's his own campaign that's going flat.
Via Political Rants.
On a tip from Todd D.
