President Obama's campaign tweeted this morning that it raised a little more than $45 million last month -- better than January, but but behind its record-setting pace of four years ago.
"In February, 348,000 people donated to raise over $45 million for this campaign," said a tweet from Obama's campaign. "Thank you."
In January, the campaign raised $29.1 million.
In February of 2008, however,Obama raised $56.8 million.
As they submitted their latest report to the the Federal Election Commission, Obama's campaign stressed their number of small donors.
Among the campaign's tweets:
-- Since April 2011, a total of 1.64 million people have pitched in to own a piece of this campaign.
-- Every five bucks helped. 97.7% of February's contributions were $250 or less, for an average donation of $59.04.
-- 105,000 of the people who donated in February were giving to support this organization for the very first time.
The Republican Party noted that Obama's fundraising is lagging behind 2008, despite his incumbency, the addition of party campaign organizations and the fact that the president held "more fundraisers in the month of February than any month since announcing for re-election."
"After three years of policies that have left our country with record debt, high unemployment, and soaring gas prices and healthcare costs, it's clear President Obama is having a hard time convincing voters he deserves another term," said party spokesperson Kirsten Kukowski.
From Politico:
The (Obama) campaign's February numbers, which include several joint DNC accounts, outpace their January haul of $29.1 million -- and indicate that the campaign is may be entering a new phase of more aggressive fundraising.
Chicago is also boasting of the level of small donors: noting that 97.7 percent of last month's contributions were $250 or less, with an average donation of $59.04. In addition, 105,000 of their donors were first-time donors.
Still, Obama's fundraising pace is lagging far behind where it was in 2008 -- especially given that he was bound by far more stringent campaign maximums during the primary process. In February 2008, Obama took in $56.78 million alone -- without being able to capitalize on joint DNC fundraising.
And small donors are not where the cash is for the campaign. Breaking down Obama's fundraising numbers, big donors giving the maximum $35,800 are generally where the bulk of Obama's campaign cash comes from. But the success of the Dinner with Barack contest -- where donors are automatically entered to win a sit-down with the president -- has bolstered the overall number of small donations. ...
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