As the race for the White House intensifies, Senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are scrambling to raise more money in what is already projected to be the most expensive election ever. In 2007 both Clinton and Obama raised more than $100 dollars, but Obama out-fundraised Clinton in January, pulling in $32 million to her $14 million. Will his mega-money streak continue?http://www.newser.com/2008 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorWed, 03 Dec 2008 22:46:18 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/43552/small-donors-didnt-drive-his-campaign-study.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThe little guy didn't fill Barack Obama's campaign coffers after all, a new non-partisan study says. True, almost 50% of his donations were $200 or less, but many of those donors gave again. Only about a quarter of them stopped at two C-notes, a figure in the same range as donations to John McCain. About 80% of Obama's money came from people who gave more than $1,000, the New York Times reports.http://www.newser.com/story/43552/small-donors-didnt-drive-his-campaign-study.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMon, 24 Nov 2008 21:00:49 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/42735/munificent-obama-empties-coffers-on-staff.html?refid=rss_all_defaultBarack Obama’s campaign is redistributing the wealth to the staff, the New York Daily News reports. The loaded campaign will give its troops a bonus equivalent to a month’s pay and allow employees to keep campaign-issued phones and computers, provided they pay the taxes. “It's a very nice gesture for people who slaved away and sacrificed for the past year,” one said.http://www.newser.com/story/42735/munificent-obama-empties-coffers-on-staff.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFri, 14 Nov 2008 14:38:48 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/41286/infomercial-smartly-put-feelings-before-facts.html?refid=rss_all_defaultBarack Obama made few concrete proposals in his multi-million-dollar TV spot last night, but the infomercial wasn't about policy, writes Tom Shales; it was about "sensibility." For the Washington Post columnist, Obama's long-form advertisement succeeded as a soft-focus, optimistic simulation "of how it would feel to live in an America with Barack Obama in the White House."http://www.newser.com/story/41286/infomercial-smartly-put-feelings-before-facts.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThu, 30 Oct 2008 5:32:03 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/41209/obama-donors-get-to-hang-with-the-big-kids.html?refid=rss_all_defaultBarack Obama’s money machine has kept rolling thanks, in part, to a series of intimate fundraisers headlined by his top advisers, Politico reports. In exchange for a mere $28,500, Obama supporters could snag seats at a dinner with Warren Buffett or a “Round Table Discussion” with Robert Rubin. Slimmer wallets could attend a reception with John Kerry for as low as $250.http://www.newser.com/story/41209/obama-donors-get-to-hang-with-the-big-kids.html?refid=rss_all_defaultWed, 29 Oct 2008 10:00:20 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/40946/will-they-still-love-him-when-hes-prez.html?refid=rss_all_defaultWhat will happen to Barack Obama’s fan base if he wins? The devoted followers, who wield unusual power in the campaign and feel close to their candidate, won’t vanish after November and could be a powerful weapon for his agenda, Howard Fineman writes in Newsweek . But if Obama governs more conservatively than they like, they may turn their power against him.http://www.newser.com/story/40946/will-they-still-love-him-when-hes-prez.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSun, 26 Oct 2008 12:40:22 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/40515/small-print-lets-donors-write-big-checks.html?refid=rss_all_defaultBarack Obama’s small donors have grabbed the headlines this election, but the latest campaign finance reports reveal that big donors have been playing their biggest role in ages, the New York Times reports. Both candidates have used joint committees, which raise money for both the candidates and their parties, to subvert the $2,300 individual donation limit, allowing donors to give tens of thousands with one check.http://www.newser.com/story/40515/small-print-lets-donors-write-big-checks.html?refid=rss_all_defaultTue, 21 Oct 2008 12:22:31 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/40328/obama-shatters-records-with-150m-sept.html?refid=rss_all_defaultBarack Obama scored $150 million in September, he said today, a monthly record that brings his fundraising total to another record topping $600 million, the Wall Street Journal reports. The previous monthly record was Obama’s $66 million in August. Those figures give the Democrat a big leg up in TV advertising in battleground and typically red states.http://www.newser.com/story/40328/obama-shatters-records-with-150m-sept.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSun, 19 Oct 2008 8:27:57 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/40023/obama-ad-blitz-stifles-mccain.html?refid=rss_all_defaultOver the past three weeks, Northern Virginia TV viewers have seen 1,342 commercials from Barack Obama … and eight from John McCain. Obama is dominating the airwaves, Politico reports, outspending McCain and the Republican National Committee as much as 8-1 in some markets, blunting GOP attacks with a sustained presence. “McCain is virtually invisible in the commercial breaks,” said one station executive.http://www.newser.com/story/40023/obama-ad-blitz-stifles-mccain.html?refid=rss_all_defaultWed, 15 Oct 2008 9:13:50 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/39660/both-campaigns-walk-the-plank.html?refid=rss_all_defaultBeware, trick or treaters: John McCain and Barack Obama may be hiding behind that bandanna and eyepatch. Asked about their favorite childhood Halloween costumes in separate interviews for Nickelodeon, both candidates answered "pirate," the Chicago Sun-Times reports. Obama called his getup "the best costume of all time." McCain joked that he'd like to "put my costume on and take my sword out" and get some fellow Senators back in line.http://www.newser.com/story/39660/both-campaigns-walk-the-plank.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFri, 10 Oct 2008 15:13:33 CDT