President Obama released his fundraising information and he broke his own record by bringing in $86 million dollars. The amount of money is impressive, it totals more than all of the money raised by the entire Republican field running against him combined. However, there are a few more things that jump out at me that should get the attention of the Republicans that are resting on their midterm laurels.
None of the money was donated by a PAC or a lobbyist. None of the GOP candidates have released their fundraising information to date but I doubt any one of them will be able to make the same claim.
Another interesting stat to consider is the fact that 98% of all donations were under $250 and the average donation is $88. Again, I doubt this will be the case for ANY of the Republicans.
And with the dire straights of our economy looming over the next election, Obama managed to round up 260,000 first time donors.
Spin it however you will but this doesn't seem good news for the Republican Party in 2012.
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