Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Obama fundraising

  • In fairness, it's not entirely clear what choice Obama has. As with his blessing of a super PAC after condemning such groups, the alternative is unilateral disarmament.
  • (Miami Herald)
  • WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is mingling with donors at two high-dollar fundraising events, aiming to raise about $2 million toward his re-election effort.
  • (Huffington Post)
  • First lady Michelle Obama wrapped up a two-day, four-state campaign swing in New Mexico Tuesday, visiting servicemen and women and speaking at a private fundraiser. The first lady landed at Kirtland Air Force Base just before 2 p.m.
  • (RealClearPolitics)
  • President Obama will be joined by Bill Clinton at a fundraising reception and dinner tonight. It is the first time the former occupant of the White House has openly joined the current commander in chief on the campaign trail.
  • (ABC News)
  • Measured in terms of events that benefit his re-election bid, Obamas total (inflated in part by relaxed fundraising rules) exceeds the combined total of George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George H.W. Bush, Ronald Reagan and Jimmy Carter.
  • (Oregonian)
  • Obama won Virginia in 2008 after back-to-back Republican victories Romney also planned private meetings Wednesday at the Republican National Committee and a fundraiser in Arlington, Va.
  • (ksl.com)
  • (CNN) – President Barack Obama has made his way into the contentious Massachusetts according to the latest filing with the Federal Election Commission, ending the fundraising period with nearly $11 million in the bank.
  • (WIBW)
  • Obama returned to the capital ready for campaign politics. Besides his fundraising Wednesday, Obama was also preparing for back-to-back re-election rallies Saturday in Ohio and Virginia, his first official rallies of the campaign.
  • (msnbc.com)
  • About 80 people tucked into a $20,000-a-plate dinner in McLean Sunday, shelling out not for the food — a mere afterthought — but for the dining companionship of both Barack Obama and Bill Clinton.
  • (Washington Post)
  • We just saw a raw display of the power of the presidency in an election year. Mitt Romney and other Republicans may gripe that President Barack Obama tries to politicize the May 2011 killing of Osama bin Laden by U.S. special forces.
  • (Denver Post)

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