Brushing off reports that his efforts to woo white voters in the Pennsylvania Democratic primary have been hurt by his comments on small town bitterness and his association with an outspoken pastor, Barack Obama raised $41 million in March and has $42 million available to spend against debt-ridden Democratic rival Hillary "I'm Not Having It" Clinton.Edging closer to taking her out and advancing his White House Bid, this exciting race will easily make folks soon forget about the incredible HBO series John Adams. And like many of you family, I watched the whole thing and it was da' bomb!
Local people calling the Illinois senator arrogant, unpatriotic and un-Christian after his remarks that residents of small towns in Pennsylvania and elsewhere are bitter because of job losses, and so have turned to traditions like guns, religion and anti-immigrant sentiment can be summed up in one word: Insignificant!
"He is saying people are weak, dumb and naive, and they are seeking religion as a way of getting through," said Darwin Whitmoyer, 54, a white truck driver, at the gas station in this town of about 100 people 150 miles (240 km) northwest of Philadelphia. "He didn't help himself."
So how does that explain this Black man has raising $235 million in his campaign and the new 350,000 registered voters who appear to favor Barack?
This ain't a black thing folks. While most black voters in Pennsylvania will back Obama in Tuesday's crucial presidential primary, 35 percent of whites have said they will vote for him, compared with the 53 percent of whites who back Hillary, per the results of a Newsmax/Zogby poll published on Thursday.Pennsylvania's population is about 85% white, 11% black, with most of the remainder Hispanic.
The Illinois senator entered April with $42 million in campaign funds; Camp Hillary raised about $20 million in March and had $9 million for the primary available at the beginning of April. Bill's woamn also reported debts of $10.3 million, putting her butt in the red.
Republican John McCain's report showed he raised $15.2 million and had $11.6 million in the bank. The Arizona senator's March figures were his best fundraising performance of the campaign.
Clinton spokesman Jay Carson said $15 million of the New York senator's $20 million was raised over the Internet. He said the campaign has raised $60 million over the Internet since Jan. 1. The surge of online support suggests she is attracting more small-dollar donors, but contributors who give larger amounts could also be encouraged to give online.
Her March numbers don't include the $2.5 million she raised last week at an Miss Elton John's concert in the Big Apple.
McCain in March refunded donors about $3 million in contributions, most of it money he had received for the general election. The refunds set the stage for McCain to accept about $84 million in public funds for the fall campaign. Candidates who accept public financing cannot raise money from donors for the general election campaign. [CNN]