President Barack Obama is doing far better at attracting grass-roots financial support this year than his Republican rivals, according to new contribution data. He’s doing better than he did in 2008 when he came out of nowhere to beat out projected party leaders Hilary Clinton and John Edwards.
Washington Post reports, “The sheer scale of small donations, totaling $56 million for Obama and his party, has surprised many Democratic strategists and fundraisers, who feared that a sour economy would make it difficult for Obama to raise money from disenchanted and cash-strapped voters.”
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