Key quote: "In "The Obama Chronicles" segment tonight: You don't get to be a presidential candidate without a lot of help. Barack Obama accumulated his power base in Chicago by allying himself with some very interesting characters, probably people you have never heard of."
Key quote: "Effective fundraising revolves around purposeful relationships," says Foley, Vice-President of Giving and Training, "and that is even truer in online fundraising. Obama's campaign has mastered this like we've never seen before."
Key quote: "But as we noted (first on July 11 and again on Aug. 19) "the real surprise" of this year's cash chase is that "it's much more competitive than anyone expected."
Key quote: '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.'"
Key quote: "With the US general election fast approaching on November 4, what the Street and its inhabitants care about now is not necessarily who they should have backed, but which of the two candidates will be best for business, and, perhaps more importantly, for the economy as a whole."
Barack Obama reports spending $55 million in July, his highest figure in a single month.
Documents filed Wednesday with the Federal Election Commission show Obama raised $50 million and had about $66 million in the bank at the start of August.
Key quote: "Barack Obama raked $7.8 million Sunday at three separate fundraisers in San Francisco, telling a VIP dinner crowd — many of whom paid $28,500 to attend — that he would win the presidency in November but to expect a tough battle with Republicans in the meantime."
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama raised more than $51 million in July and the Democratic National Committee reported $27.7 million in donations last month, putting Obama in a strong position for the fall campaign.
Key quote: "Sports team owners may not be John McCain’s answer to the Hollywood elite, but they’re overwhelmingly supporting his presidential campaign over Barack Obama’s."
Key Quote: "In an effort to cast himself as independent of the influence of money on politics, Senator Barack Obama often highlights the campaign contributions of $200 or less that have amounted to fully half of the $340 million he has collected so far."
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