Obama ramps up fundraising in March

The president's campaign says it raised $53 million last month, 8 million more than it did in February.

By TheStreet Staff Apr 16, 2012 2:01PM

By Joe Deaux

 

President Barack Obama ramped up fundraising last month with March's total topping February's haul by nearly 18%.

 

Obama, the Democratic Party and two other campaign funds raised $53 million in March, the president's campaign announced Monday in a YouTube video.

 

The amount outweighed the $45 million raised in February and grew his Election 2012 total to some $350 million.

 

"This really is how this works, people building this organization $5 and $10 at a time to take on Mitt Romney," campaign manager Jim Messina said in the video.

 

The video appealed to potential supporters who could commit small amounts of cash to Obama's funds -- it noted that 97% of March donations were $250 or less -- as the campaign stuck to a grassroots message.

 

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Apr 18, 2012 9:25AM
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Maybe he should use his $27,500.00 income tax return.
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