Obama Donations Plunge

MONEY TROUBLES

Updated Apr. 21, 2017 5:07PM EDT / Published Apr. 20, 2012 11:38PM EDT

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A plunge in big donations from industries across the board has left the Obama campaign seeking out smaller donations as the campaign season revs up. He’s still well ahead of Republican candidate Mitt Romney, though his cash flow is short of where it was at this point during his 2008 presidential campaign—when he had almost $40 million more. Since he’s not campaigning for the primary he has more money available, yet aides and supporters have growing concerns about the enormous sums tucked away in the Republicans' super PACs that have significantly more than their Democratic counterparts.

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Obama Donations Plunge

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