Huffington Post reports Obama raised record cash in September.

[DemsUnited]

Plus, negative attack ads not working.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/12/obama-aides-record-cash-r_n_134039.html

With the presidential campaign approaching its final stretch, Barack Obama finds himself in an enviable position.

One official close to the campaign said that September's fundraising haul set a new record, surpassing the $66 million Obama raised in August. Another aide, asked about the campaign's take, would only describe it: "big."

Moreover, the assault that John McCain has been launched against Obama's character - including repeated criticisms of the Illinois Democrat's association to former Weather Underground member Bill Ayers - has largely backfired. Obama sources shared internal campaign polling figures that show a sharp fall in positive feelings for the Republican ticket. Following the most recent spat of negative ads, they say, McCain's unfavorable rating has gone over 50 percent, notably higher than anything detected in recent public polling.

Gov. Sarah Palin is fairing just as poorly if not worse. In New Hampshire, an official with knowledge of internal polling says the Alaska Republican's favorable rating has nosedived to 36 percent, with 56 percent viewing her unfavorably.

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[FrenchieCat]

1. Exciting!

Too bad about McCain and Palin's unfavorable ratings. Guess that's what happens to assholes!

[TTUBatfan2008]

26. LOL, Frenchie...

I always enjoy your spin on things. :)

[BlooInBloo]

2. Oh woe! This is AWFUL! How can we POSSIBLY win with all of this damned MONEY???

Since it is verboten to acknowledge good news as such.

[Cha]

3. Tremendously positive news!

For Obama..not so good for the lying hockey puck and the other one in the herd, mccain.

[Blondiegrrl]

4. Awesome. I had a hunch he had raised a lot of cash last month.

As for the Rethugs making a new Ayers web ad ...

:rofl:

[Patiod]

5. Posted elsewhere, but I just heard from 3 Republicans

who are now confused because they WON'T vote for Palin.

She is NOT popular in the Northeast among the non-fundie population

[RagAss]

9. non-fundie = the people who can still think.

[mucifer]

6. mcstupid is throwing away tons of money paying canvassers $12/hour while

we are out there volunteering for someone we really believe in!

This is very exciting.

[1corona4u]

7. OH NOES!!!11! We are screwn!!11!!!

It's only BIG, not Hugh!!11!

;-)

[dgibby]

11. Are you series?

[1corona4u]

13. LOL...nah....

didn't think I needed the sarcasm tag though....LOL

[BumRushDaShow]

8. K&R

:kick: this baby up there!

[jefferson_dem]

10. surpassing the $66 million from August?

Yowza!

Isn't the filing deadline on the 20th?

[1corona4u]

15. I think so....

[mucifer]

12. I wonder how much klan money mccain is getting this month.

[stillcool]

14. Best part of the story...

There will, however, be one new ripple. On Monday, Obama's communication's shop is expected to go on the offense on issues of voter protection after a week in which Republicans cried foul about registration efforts in various states and painted the community organizing group ACORN as a criminal enterprise.

Obama aides will attack Republicans over efforts to disenfranchise voters in several states, and announce a voter protection campaign involving hundreds of volunteer lawyers around the country.

[DemsUnited]

16. Yup, I liked that part of the story also!

[mucifer]

17. actually, I remember Kerry did something similar. But, lets hope it works better this time.

[stillcool]

19. Kerry sent them out on election day..

and I have no doubt that they did their best with voter suppression on that day, and of course 2004 was the first year we had electronic voting. I'm sure people will still be screaming if their votes are not counted, even though they are doing nothing in their state to require their state government provide them with secure elections. Funny how that works isn't it? Blame the candidate for your own state government?

[Omnibus]

24. I clenched my fist and said "YESSSSS!"

...when I saw those last two paragraphs.

Obama is leaving NOTHING to chance. He was watching when Gore and Kerry had elections stolen out from under them, and he'll be using his considerable organizational skills to make sure that it doesn't happen to him.

I am just in awe of how well he's planned his campaign and thought everything through, and how well he's executed that plan.

My one regret is that I have to wait until payday to donate more money!

[tpi10d]

18. Wonder how much of Obama's cash haul is directly tied to McCain's negative campaign?

I know after a few of the McCain campaign negative salvos, I donated to Obama.

[Hokie]

20. Want to bet he tops $80 million?

Remember, McPalin has on $87 million for the whole GE campaign. Every extra dime the RNC spends on McPalin is less money for the down ticket candidates.

[WindRiverMan]

23. I am hoping for 110 million

Just to stun the Rethugs.

[Tutonic]

21. $700 billion? Just sayin....

[endthewar]

22. That would make Nixon seem like a political saint.

:rofl:

[TheDonkey]

25. So you think the Obama campaign regrets forgoing public financing???

:rofl:

This is REAL public financing like we've never seen before. Gobama!

[gblady]

27. I just love....

how they drop these "official close" to campaign hints...
will be exciting to see how high it is!