Obama raises largest amount yet in campaign
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October 8, 2012, Monday
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US President Barack Obama's campaign and its Democratic allies raised US$181 million in September for his re-election effort, the largest total that either side has announced yet in the 2012 campaign.
The big September number and a good jobs report last Friday that showed unemployment dipping to 7.8 percent shifts some attention from Obama's lackluster debate performance last Wednesday against Republican Mitt Romney.
Helping buoy Obama's fundraising was his party's convention and a modest lead in the polls over Romney, whose campaign was plagued by his remark that 47 percent of the population who receive government funds are "victims."
According to Obama's campaign, more than 1.8 million people donated to it last month. Of that, 567,000 were new donors. A vast majority of the donations - 98 percent - were US$250 or less. The average contribution was US$53.
"That's by far our biggest month yet," campaign manager Jim Messina said in an e-mail.
Obama needs a lift after a surprisingly tame performance at the debate shook his campaign's sense that it was closing in on election victory.
However, Romney's strong showing in Denver did little to convince more voters he understands them or is a "good person," according to a Reuters/Ipsos survey released on Saturday. The Democratic president is ahead of his challenger on character attributes that can win over undecided voters who have not been swayed on tangible policy points, according to the online poll.
On the broad question of who they will vote for in November, Obama kept his 2 percentage point lead among likely voters - 47 percent to 45 percent - in the online survey. His lead was 6 percentage points before the two men first went head-to-head in Denver.
"We haven't seen additional gains from Romney. This suggests to me that this is more of a bounce than a permanent shift," Ipsos pollster Julia Clark said.
The debate gave Romney a financial boost. His team said he raised US$12 million online in less than 48 hours after he criticized Obama at the debate for his handling of the economy.
The big September number and a good jobs report last Friday that showed unemployment dipping to 7.8 percent shifts some attention from Obama's lackluster debate performance last Wednesday against Republican Mitt Romney.
Helping buoy Obama's fundraising was his party's convention and a modest lead in the polls over Romney, whose campaign was plagued by his remark that 47 percent of the population who receive government funds are "victims."
According to Obama's campaign, more than 1.8 million people donated to it last month. Of that, 567,000 were new donors. A vast majority of the donations - 98 percent - were US$250 or less. The average contribution was US$53.
"That's by far our biggest month yet," campaign manager Jim Messina said in an e-mail.
Obama needs a lift after a surprisingly tame performance at the debate shook his campaign's sense that it was closing in on election victory.
However, Romney's strong showing in Denver did little to convince more voters he understands them or is a "good person," according to a Reuters/Ipsos survey released on Saturday. The Democratic president is ahead of his challenger on character attributes that can win over undecided voters who have not been swayed on tangible policy points, according to the online poll.
On the broad question of who they will vote for in November, Obama kept his 2 percentage point lead among likely voters - 47 percent to 45 percent - in the online survey. His lead was 6 percentage points before the two men first went head-to-head in Denver.
"We haven't seen additional gains from Romney. This suggests to me that this is more of a bounce than a permanent shift," Ipsos pollster Julia Clark said.
The debate gave Romney a financial boost. His team said he raised US$12 million online in less than 48 hours after he criticized Obama at the debate for his handling of the economy.
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