Update 3: Obama Weekly News Roundup - Fundraising NUMBERS!!!!! and video of Obama on Hillary

by lovingj, Sat Jun 30, 2007 at 06:19:27 PM EDT

Official Debut of the MyDD Obama Team

Welcome to the debut of the regular Obama weekly news. It is my intent to continue this on an ongoing basis throughout the duration of the primaries. Any one who wants to help with this effort let me know in the comments or send me a hollar through my youtube account at lovingj1. Also, any strong Obama supporters who wants to be considered part of the MyDD Obama team should show their support by beginning their diaries with the new MyDD Obama team logo I have created.

Here is the code for the logo: <img src="http://img67.imageshack.us/img67/3738/myob amamediummv5.jpg">

1. Obama's Fundraising Domination

Its official, Obama's numbers are nothing short of amazing. He raised over $32.5 million total and $31 million of it is primary cash, all from over over 258,000 donors. Everyone who help support Obama's campaign, including me, let's give ourselves a pat on the back. This shows that the average citizen can still make a difference. Click on the picture to read a special message from David Plouffe.

Chrisinhampton has a diary up on Obama's final fundraising numbers at Obama tops $32 million?

2. Real Clear Politics: Edwards crumbling campaign may provide Obama the boost he needs

John Mcintyre of realclearpolitics.com wrote an interesting article on his take of the Edwards campaign and who would be the beneficiaries in the polls should the whole Edwards campaign collapse. The article is entitled Edwards' Crumbling Campaign is Bad News for Clinton

With the second quarter fundraising numbers due out over the next week and with the rumblings that the Obama campaign is poised to release a monster haul, the potential elimination of Edwards as a serious candidate, coupled with the Obama campaign's ability to not only compete with, but to beat, the vaunted Clinton machine, could be the catalyst that allows Obama to consolidate his position as the sole anti-Hillary candidate. He would then be in a very strong position to tighten those horserace numbers both nationally and in the key early states over the next quarter as we head into the fall.

3. The Debate Reviews for Obama during the All American Presidential Forum

The reviews are in and it looks like Obama has gotten extremely positive press from his performance.

Politico's Roger Simon: Spoke with passion and conviction and has gotten better and more confident with each debate, which bodes well for him because we have plenty of debates to go. He had a certain kind of homefield advantage as the only African-American onstage, but he used it modestly. While others could show sympathy, he could show empathy. "We have made enormous progress," he said, "but the progress we have made is not good enough." And he did speak with refreshing candor when he talked about the high incidence of HIV/AIDS in the black community, and said: "We must overcome the stigma that still exists. We don't talk about this. We don't talk about this in our schools. We don't talk about this in our churches. It is an aspect of homophobia that we don't talk about it."
Click here to read the article in Politico

Democratic Consultant Jenny Backus: Democratic consultant Jenny Backus said Obama's effort to speak to whites and blacks resulted in his best debate yet. "Obama took his performance to a different level by showing the ability to have a conversation that was about race that wasn't just one way," Backus said. "He was talking to both whites and blacks in his answers."
Click here to read the article in Forbes

Washington Post's Chris Cillizza: Speaking of nice moments, Obama showed his ease in the debate a few minutes ago. After Sen. Joe Biden (Del.) said that both he and Obama had been tested for AIDS, Obama jumped in to note that he had been tested with his wife, Michelle -- jokingly adding that he didn't want anyone to think anything "funny" was going on. The crowd laughed as PBS showed Michelle on screen. The moment showed how Obama has grown in the first three debates; he appears relaxed and comfortable tonight.
Click here to read the blog post in the Washington Post

Slate: Howard University was Barack Obama's venue. As the only African American candidate he received the loud shout-outs from the audience.
Click here to read the article in Slate Magazine

The Nation's John Nichols: Illinois Senator Barack Obama, the only black candidate on the stage, was especially eloquent in his denunciation of the current court's assault on the protections set in place by the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education ruling that barred state-sponsored school segregation Speaking of the courageous students, parents and civil rights lawyers who fought to bring the Brown v. Board of Education case to the high court more than half a century ago, he mused, "If it were not for them, I would not be standing here
Click here to read the blog post in The Nation

4. Michelle shows strong leadership in addressing campaign issues

Michelle has stepped up her efforts in campaigning on her husband's behalf. Recently she addressed the critics who question Obama's experience.

"For people who say that Barack Obama is not experienced . . . I can't wrap my head around that," Michelle Obama told hundreds of people crowded into the offices of the nonprofit Our Children's Foundation in Harlem.
"Yes, he's ready to lead," she said. "The question is: Are you ready? . . . Will you move out of fear, or will you move out of possibility?"
Michelle Obama added, "What they are counting on is for us not caring . . . [and that voters will] stay at home."
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Michelle also hit another note with the American electorate speaking to a crowd in Harlem on June 26th. She addressed voters concerns with the terrible direction George Bush has taken our country. For those who have doubts and questions she says:

"I am married to The Answer," Michelle Obama told a cheering crowd in a sweltering Harlem community center. "And I'm not just saying that because I'm his wife."
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5. Obama addresses the issue of Hillary's experience

Obama took issue with the percieved notion that somehow Senator Clinton was more prepared for the presidency than the other candidates.

"The only person who would probably be prepared to be our president on Day One would be Bill Clinton _ not Hillary Clinton," Obama told Monday night at a fundraiser in Chicago.

Video: Obama addresses Hillary Clinton's experience on CNN
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There is a good video of Ann Korbut of the Washington Post giving her take on the whole Senator Clinton experience issue.

Video: Hillary has more experience because she was first lady?

6. Republican Leaders scorches Dillard for doing Obama ads

Senate Republican Leader Frank Watson said Tuesday that Sen. Kirk Dillard should explain to fellow Republicans in the legislature why he appeared in an Iowa TV ad touting Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama.
Watson said he was disappointed that Dillard, the former chair of the DuPage County GOP organization, agreed to the ad for Obama . . .
. . .Dillard contended the ad, in which he speaks of the bipartisan cooperation exhibited by Obama in the Illinois Senate, is "not that big of a deal" . . .
. . . "The bigger message being sent is that we know how to cooperate . . .
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Extremists in the Republican party and the Leftwing Netroots wants the country to continue duking it out across party lines. Obama is showing the country their is another way to do politics.

7. This Week's Notable Obama diaries

Icebergslim: Barack Obama, Through The Fire (June 18-24, 2007) - A nice summary of Obama's recent accomplishments

Populism2008: Obama takes stand against bigotry

Psericks: Obama Proposes New Era of Government on Internet?

Lovingj: Democrats' Best Weapon: The Obama Factor - A good overview of what the Obama campaign is about

Jenifer Fernandez Ancona: To Jerome: On Obama and the Movement

8. New Obama Citizen Ad Video

A new Obama citizen video has been released.

Video: Coming to a whitehouse in 2008

Description:

Barack Obama is a bold leader who uses consensus politics to achieve progressive goals. He wants to unify our country and restrengthen our middle class.

9. Obama Girl officially endorse Obama

Obama girl announces on Glenn Beck that after reviewing all the candidates, she has finally decided to throw her support behind Obama.

Video: Obama Girl vs...McCain Mama?

UPDATE:

Iceberslim requested that we provide a logo for the DailyKos Obama supporters so I went ahead and made one. Iceberg will be leading the charge on a weekly Obama news diary (released on Sundays) at DailyKos. Please be sure to visit her weekly updates.

Any other supporters who want represent the DailyKos Obama team, feel free to use the logo at the start of your diaries.

Here is the code <img src="http://img518.imageshack.us/img518/2994/dailykosobamalogooh9.jpg">

Well that is all for the Obama Weekly News Roundup.

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Re: Obama Weekly News Roundup

Great Dairy and very detailed. You hit everything just right. Thanks for hard work.

by Jalenth 2007-06-30 06:46PM | 0 recs

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I especially love the way the pictures turned up.

by Vox Populi 2007-06-30 06:47PM | 0 recs

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Good job

I wish everyone would stops posting News Roundups. IMO they are pretty pointless. But oh well.

by Populista 2007-06-30 07:01PM | 0 recs

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Thanks for your dedication. It's very admirable.

Good job.

by rosebowl 2007-06-30 07:03PM | 0 recs

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Thanks.

Added one additional news tidbit that I forgot when I originally posted.

by lovingj 2007-06-30 07:06PM | 0 recs

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Nice Work!!!

by g1967 2007-06-30 07:12PM | 0 recs

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I liked the focus on "judgement" in the citizen video.

I really think that Obama should add "Judgement" as a catchword to his campaign...a nice counter to Hillary's "Ready". It would be nice if he deployed that later in the primary season, ideally coupled with soundbites of his various 2002 remarks on the stupidity of the Iraq war.

The unspoken implication:
Dropping the ball on an issue of Iraq's magnitude, failing to read the NIE, etc., does not typify what we should expect of someone "ready" to lead.

Oppossing the war from the start--more importantly, opposing the war precisely because of strategic consequences which all came to pass--demonstrates the vision, widsom, and strategic aforethought that we'd all like to see in an American president.

Not saying I buy the merits of this line, but it could be effective for Obama going forward. At any rate, it's worth trying to get the media to bite on the narrative.

by bode78 2007-06-30 07:37PM | 0 recs

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Of course, it would help if the Obama camp can spell better me.

by bode78 2007-06-30 07:50PM | 0 recs

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Spelling?

By the way, you can spell judgment two ways.

judgment or judgement

However, judgment is the more common version. Type it in Microsoft word and watch spell checker show you the one without the e.

Here is my reference Dictionary.com: judgment

by lovingj 2007-07-01 02:41PM | 0 recs

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I disagree with you

I've said this before, and I will say it again. Obama has already squeezed as many votes as he is going to get out of "I opposed the war from the beginning." He should not repeat Dean's mistake of hammering on this to the exclusion of other messages.

If I were Obama, I would try to show that he is better than Hillary on the Iraq issue TODAY, rather than continuing to talk about where they were in 2002. Hasn't Hillary been saying privately that we'll have troops in Iraq ten years from now?

This strategy would have worked better for Obama if he had been the Senate leader this year in pushing for timetables to withdraw troops. In that regard I agree with Big Tent Democrat, that Obama made a huge strategic blunder in allowing Edwards (and Richardson, for that matter) to stake out stronger positions on withdrawing troops.

by desmoinesdem 2007-06-30 07:56PM | 0 recs

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Totally agree here. He has the votes for that issue, define himself and what he will do DIFFERENTLY than Clinton. She already said she is keeping troops over there. But the way he is turning the campaign, just listen to his speeches from here out, he will define what he will vs. his opponents. But desmoinesdem, you are on point with this one.

by icebergslim 2007-06-30 08:00PM | 0 recs

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He needs to do something to stand out otherwise Clinton will outflank him on the issue. Unfortunately, they only differ on ONE Iraq War vote and it was actually Clinton who voted against the Bush Administration.

by Vox Populi 2007-06-30 08:23PM | 0 recs

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I didn't see Feingold praising Clinton for the work she has done to push the agenda of getting out of Iraq. Realistically though, by the time the election comes around I think we will have begun withdrawal from Iraq. I think legislation will be passed in September. And then the second largest campaign issue in the 2006 election, corruption in Government will come to the fore, and when it does, the difference between Obama and Clinton will become very, very clear.

by Doug Dilg 2007-06-30 08:27PM | 0 recs

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You are CORRECT!!

Republicans got to run again next year and they do not want the albatross of Bush on their necks. September, they will abandon, side with the Democrats and troop withdrawal will commence. What need to be looked at seriously is all this illegal shit and subpoenas being flown around at the WH. Next year we will be typing about CORRUPTION at the HIGHEST LEVEL.

by icebergslim 2007-06-30 08:51PM | 0 recs

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Re: You are CORRECT!!

That is when Obama's position on ethics reform and government transparency will gain traction. He will be lauded for leading on this important issue.

by pamelabrown 2007-07-01 09:10AM | 0 recs

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no, in September the generals will say

they need more time to evaluate whether the surge is working. And the Republicans will pony up for another Friedman unit.

by desmoinesdem 2007-06-30 10:27PM | 0 recs

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Re: no, in September the generals will say

Yeah, I don't know about September, but I'm pretty sure the GOP will force Bush to start drawing down troops by the time the primaries start.

by Bush Bites 2007-07-01 12:16AM | 0 recs

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Well, to the extent the some people have yet to get to know Obama, I still think there are some legs in his 2002 stance once he deploys it later in the campaign.

I was simply trying to think of a short and sweet catchword to counter "Ready"--I thought "Judgment" might work--and Obama's Iraq vote is what could envince his judgment.

I do agree, however, that he can't rely on that to carry him home. Among those of us are paying attention, he won't pick up anymore support because of his early opposition to the war.

Of couse, many people aren't paying close attention. My dad, for instance, who isn't exactly a hermit had never read the text of Obama's "dumb war" speech. He was completely blown anyway and asked why Obama wasn't playing this up more...I have a feeling that a lot of people only have a hazy notion of what Obama's all about--more people who he'll have to introduce himself too later in the season.

by bode78 2007-06-30 08:24PM | 0 recs

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he's played it up a lot

The first direct mail piece I got from Obama was all about Iraq and included the full text of his speech from the fall of 2002.

I went to an Obama house party, and the field organizers went to great lengths to talk about how prophetic he was in that speech.

Iowa voters are starting to pay attention (at least the kind of voters who show up for a precinct caucus on a cold Monday night), and Obama has not yet taken the lead. He's going to need to do something else to grow his support here. He has a lot of potential to grow, I suspect, but he will need to make the case against Hillary more explicit and more about today than about 2002.

by desmoinesdem 2007-06-30 10:29PM | 0 recs

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Not advisable in my opinion...many of us really are undecided. There is plenty of time before most of the public-at-large will begin to shop for a candidate.

"I opposed the war from the beginning."

FWIW, it's the only reason I'm reading and recommending this diary. I don't think Obama has begun to squeeze as many votes out of it as he can get, which is not to say that he shouldn't pursue from the senate getting the troops phased out of Iraq (Obama needs to better articulate his position on the Vets committee too, while he's at it)

But Edwards (and even Richardson) supported this ungodly war.

please...never let them forget

my 2 pennies, respectfully offered

by sybil disobedience 2007-07-01 02:09PM | 0 recs

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Judgement or wisdom.

by noquacks 2007-06-30 08:43PM | 0 recs

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Sound judgement

I agree with "bode78" completely. You have to make it into a "judgement" issue. She had not read the intelligence report and voted for the authorization of the war. Finegold, Kennedy, and others had the same access to the report and they voted no. So what does it imply about her leadership or responsibility as a representative of the people? She and many others probably voted for the Patriot Act without even knowing what's in it. They are too lazy to read before they vote.

by Barackulikahurricane 2007-07-01 09:19AM | 0 recs

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Let's add "integrity and dignity".

Obama should focus more on bringing "integrity and dignity" to the White House with emphasis on G. Bush's campaign pledge to "restore dignity" to the White House (remember the Lincoln Bedroom thing?). Obviously, Bush turned it into something of a deep dark secret place. Obama can add to his ethics reform "restoring transparency and dignity" to the oval office. This would put the focus back on Bil Clinton's recklessness and how he lost the Democratic Majority in Congress and Al Gore's loss by a few hundred votes. The other thing to focus on is how Hillary has a solid 50% of the population against her. It's important to cast her as a DIVIDER and not a UNITER. She's not electable.

by Barackulikahurricane 2007-07-01 09:26AM | 0 recs

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Good lovingj

Mine will be up tomorrow on DKos. Waiting for the final numbers from Obama's website. Love your logo, I need to get one for DKos. Also, I gave you special mention for your spectacular diary about Obama.

by icebergslim 2007-06-30 07:44PM | 0 recs

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Re: Good lovingj

My guess is that at least some of Obama's fund-raising consultants/bundlers will
be reporting final info to the campaign over the next couple of days, so...

Any numbers from the Web site are likely to be a little low, pending
final numbers from the campaign.

by horizonr 2007-06-30 08:00PM | 0 recs

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True, but I am sure I will have more info about all the candidates in Florida today at NALEO Convention.

by icebergslim 2007-06-30 08:47PM | 0 recs

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Re: Good lovingj

In any case, there will be much less of a lag between the end of Q2 and Obama Q2 reporting
than there was for Q1. I'd be surprised if Obama didn't release detailed final numbers this
coming week -- especially given his push on transparency, over the last few weeks.

by horizonr 2007-06-30 09:06PM | 0 recs

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Per your request slim

Here is the code <img src="http://img518.imageshack.us/img518/ 2994/dailykosobamalogooh9.jpg">

by lovingj 2007-07-01 08:44AM | 0 recs

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Great detail! I love the pictures especially.

by DrSB 2007-06-30 08:10PM | 0 recs

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Very nice diary. I am glad that Edwards Evening News Roundup, which has been going for 3 months, has inspired you. ;-) It does make for a positive statement about the candidate. Good information on Obama.

I would say that Real Clear Politics is not necessarily the best source or commentary on the Edwards campaign. The reports of its demise or "crumbling" are highly premature. Edwards is doing just fine.

by pioneer111 2007-06-30 08:11PM | 0 recs

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Edwards is doing just fine.

This is probably an overstatement, but I agree with
you that the RCP opinion piece might be, too.

by horizonr 2007-06-30 08:18PM | 0 recs

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Yeah, even if it is true, I wouldn't go out of my way to piss off the Edwards people if I were you.

If Edwards eventually drops out, Obama wants to make common cause with him and his supporters.

Rubbing his face in the mud isn't the way to do that.

(I think Obama himself realizes this, which is why you heard Obama say "i agree with john" and "john is right" a couple times during the last debate.)

by Bush Bites 2007-07-01 12:22AM | 0 recs

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By the way, it seems to me that Biden is already looking for a way to get in with Obama.

The AIDS thing was the second time I heard Biden use a "Barack and me" meme during a debate.

Can't quite remember the first one, but it hit me pretty quickly that Biden might be looking to hook up with Obama down the road.

He wouldn't make a good veep for Obama--someone like Dodd would be better, Biden's too much of a wild card--but he'd make a good foreign policy advisor and possible Sec. of State or Defense.

by Bush Bites 2007-07-01 12:37AM | 0 recs

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Biden has a seat up in 2008. I'd hate to see something happen like in 2004. I've given this a decent amount of thought, and I think Daschle would be a good VP choice for Obama. At least that's the jive I get from him. His style as an upbeat likable guy, would compliment Obama's message of unity.

by JeremiahTheMessiah 2007-07-01 10:33AM | 0 recs

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RCP is a Republican outfit

their polling stuff is useful, though even pollster.com probably does a better job.

But their articles on Edwards (and Obama) tend are almost 100% negative right wing peices. I can understand I guess why Lovingj went with this one because it is a good article for Obama but its still not a very good article. Especially since most of us already know that the 2nd choice for most Obama and Edwards supporters is Hillary. And also since there is absolutely no chance Edwards is going to drop out, or will need to drop out, before Iowa. He isnt getting the kind of money Obama and Hillary are getting, but still has a strong base of support.

by okamichan13 2007-07-01 05:51AM | 0 recs

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I just want to agree with you that Edwards will not drop out. What candidate would ever drop out while they lead in Iowa? All the hoopla about money is over extended. Obama and Hillary are outraising Edwards yet they can't overtake his lead in Iowa. Something tells me that no matter how much money you raise that's not the ticket in getting voters to like you in Iowa and NH. Personally, I'm waiting for a few others to drop out so we can have a real debate where the candidates don't have to answer in 30 seconds or less. As of right now Obama is my #2, only because of Hillary and her ties to big pharma make me think she will not push for UHC once she gets into office. And, the rumors about her not bringing troops home freaks me out too.

by Sarah Lane 2007-07-01 07:49AM | 0 recs

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Maybe so.

And that article was one mans opinion and by no means any kind of guaranteed prediction. However, I disagree with you about John Edwards first place status in Iowa as inevitable. Obama has been campaigning very hard there as well and his numbers have been steadily rising as a result. So, we will just have to wait and see who come outs on top in the end but for now JRE has remained consistent with his first place lead (except those annoying ARG polls).

by lovingj 2007-07-01 08:31AM | 0 recs

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I truly hope you reconsider who your support would flow to. Hillary Clinton is tough-as-nails and she will make a strong general election candidate. Not as strong as John of course, but stronger than Barack.

by Vox Populi 2007-07-01 09:17AM | 0 recs

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I don't know the 2nd choice for Obama and Edwards supporters is Hillary. I would like to see that poll. I was sure, based on pure speculation, that most Edwards supporters would pick Obama as 2nd choice and vice versa. ? ? ?

by fisheye 2007-07-01 10:17PM | 0 recs

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Obama East Coast numbers

From the Web site:

351,792 donations from
257,902 unique donors

West Coast has just under three more hours.

Final numbers from fund-raising consultants/bundlers will be added to
what the Web site shows at exactly 12 midnight Pacific / 3 am Eastern.

by horizonr 2007-06-30 08:13PM | 0 recs

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How do you know??

by JeremiahTheMessiah 2007-06-30 09:34PM | 0 recs

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Donations from each time zone must be made and reported to the campaign by midnight in that time zone.

by horizonr 2007-06-30 09:56PM | 0 recs

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Go, Guam, go!

by Shaun Appleby 2007-06-30 10:03PM | 0 recs

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But that doesn't mean they will change the ticker, will it? Or were you saying that contributions coming in will stop.

by JeremiahTheMessiah 2007-06-30 10:03PM | 0 recs

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The ticker is a separate issue. It hasn't changed since midnight EST, but I assume that -- since the
midnight deadlines are pro-rated per time zone -- the money will continue to trickle in for the next
few hours (West Coast, Alaska, Hawaii, Guam).

I also assume that, in this final crunch, the ticker just isn't a priority right now, but that it will be
updated over the next couple of days to reflect the final contributions.

Obviously, there has been somewhat less of an impetus to give online, since the 250K and 350K
thresholds were crossed. And while I would think that 355K donations from 260K people might
yet be possible, it's probably useful to bear in mind that there have been only a little more than
1,800 total donations in the last 24 hours.

by horizonr 2007-06-30 10:31PM | 0 recs

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How do you know the donors are unique? What if they're really boring?

by Sarah Lane 2007-07-01 07:50AM | 0 recs

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nice one.

by fisheye 2007-07-01 10:19PM | 0 recs

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There will be a lot of subtle changes in the framing of the way the war is perceived nationally depending on how and when Repugs continue to defect. Running around yelling "bring the troops home" hasn't brought us any closer to that reality. Cindy Sheehan tragically found that out. Clinton has already successfully blurred the conversation (except for with hardcore junkies who are up on her nuances) The difference in their judgment on this issue needs to be part of package,not the signature of his campaign. Rather than no approach,he took a thoughtful pragmatic one. Uninsulate Bush. Cripple his veto power.

by g1967 2007-06-30 08:25PM | 0 recs

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True, but it is beginning to appear that the general in 2008 will be fought on meta-issues, as it should be, and I think we should be prepared to take those positions now. There is every indication that the war will be wound down from spring through summer 2008; not soon enough, to be sure, but well in time for the GOP to pretend it never happened and challenge other ground.

This horrible war cannot end soon enough and if the Republicans do it just to clear their decks it will still be a welcome relief for all concerned. But we need to be ready to take the initiative in a post-Iraq political landscape.

by Shaun Appleby 2007-06-30 10:01PM | 0 recs

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This cracks me up, but in a positive way. I look forward to more of these from you.

Obama08 :)

by rikyrah 2007-06-30 10:03PM | 0 recs

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lovingj and Obama Girl:

my favorite Obama supporters :)

Great job, lovingj, and congratulations to Barack and the Obama campaign on stunning Q2 fundraising performance.

by NuevoLiberal 2007-07-01 02:39AM | 0 recs

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Re: lovingj and Obama Girl:

Are they really your favs? I like faithfull, iceberglism, lvpolgirl etc because they are respectful.

by Sarah Lane 2007-07-01 07:52AM | 0 recs

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I meant Icebergslim!!!

by Sarah Lane 2007-07-01 08:26AM | 0 recs

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I like your list as well.

Funny thing is, that before the serious flame wars started over at DKos, you and I had a really good posting relationship despite our differing candidate support.

by lovingj 2007-07-01 08:34AM | 0 recs

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Re: I like your list as well.

That is true, we did have a good relationship before it all turned ugly. For me, it was the Edwards supporters are racist comment...that killed it. But, my guess is you were in the midst of a fiery situation and it got out of hand.

by Sarah Lane 2007-07-04 08:21AM | 0 recs

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I will admit

that some of those comments were probably out of line. However, I think I reached a serious level of frustration because of those flame wars that just got under my skin.

I do not know if dailykos is still the same way but I find things more peaceful over here at MyDD. However, there are always going to be partisans.

by lovingj 2007-07-04 05:40PM | 0 recs

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Uhhh, some days it's not too bad, and others well...same ol' same ol'. I think we'll all be friends again in about 9 months ;)

by Sarah Lane 2007-07-05 07:51AM | 0 recs

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about 'Obama Girl',

I was just being lighthearted, of course :)

faithfull, LVPG, iceberslim are all wonderful posters as are several other Obama supporters.

IMO, lovingj was badly treated by some Edwards supporters (there are several that itch to dump troll ratings when then don't like Edwards being criticized) making for bad blood, which once it begins, goes back and forth. I admire lovingj's dedication to his cause and I find what I have read of his myDD work to be truthful and honest.

ps: I like and respect some Edwards supporters as well, such as yourself and a few others.

by NuevoLiberal 2007-07-01 09:31AM | 0 recs

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Thanks Neuvo.

I have been reading some of your posts on daily kos. I searched by your name and I see you reference one of my diaries. Thanks for the credit.

by lovingj 2007-07-01 08:25AM | 0 recs

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keep up the good work, lovingj.

by NuevoLiberal 2007-07-01 09:32AM | 0 recs

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You should post this on dKos as well

That place badly need more well written Obama diaries.

by Populism2008 2007-07-01 05:22AM | 0 recs

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Unfortunately Lovingj was banned there

because he was too busy writing attack diaries rather than promoting his candidate. Saw upthread that icebergslim will be doing it and that should work well. I think he's pretty respected for being even-handed.

I would suggest that taking that Republican RCP article on Edwards out might be a good choice (see my comments on it above). RCP is Republican talking points central when it comes to Democrats.

by okamichan13 2007-07-01 05:56AM | 0 recs

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Re: Unfortunately Lovingj was banned there

icebergslim is a female.....

by rapcetera 2007-07-01 06:23AM | 0 recs

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Re: Unfortunately Lovingj was banned there

Thanks, my roundup will be up this evening. I put it up Sunday evenings, early.

by icebergslim 2007-07-01 07:23AM | 0 recs

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Made the logo for you.

It is in the diary update.

by lovingj 2007-07-01 08:56AM | 0 recs

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Thanks I forgot about that n/t

by okamichan13 2007-07-01 07:50AM | 0 recs

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They are right.

I no longer have a DKos account but I agree that they do need more balanced diaries of the candidates over there. Too many hit pieces when I was there. It was causing me to get to entirely frustrated and angry and as a result I started to lash back. I am fine with just doing my part on MyDD. I like the atmosphere better even though DailyKos draws a much larger crowd. I think Icebergslim will be making some nice contributions to the dialogue over there in regards to the Obama campaign. I still read the diaries and front posts regularly but I have no desire to comment or post diaries there anymore. Its just not for me.

by lovingj 2007-07-01 09:23AM | 0 recs

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Re: They are right.

It's a bit of a mosh pit there, and it's hard not to push back when your candidate is getting knocked around on the front page. At least Mizner's been laying off the gratuitous jabs in every positive Obama diary.

by fisheye 2007-07-01 10:26PM | 0 recs

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Oh yeah?

He and I use to have some heated flame battles back in the days. That's good he has backed down some because it definitely got old for me.

by lovingj 2007-07-02 02:11AM | 0 recs

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Re: Congrats

Good job and positive way to promote your candidate. Edwards supporters do the Evening News Daily at the Daily Kos, but imitation is a high form of flattery.

by benny06 2007-07-01 06:48AM | 0 recs

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Re: Congrats but also one thing

Thou shall not attack another candidate when doing a news round up. It should be totally positive.

by benny06 2007-07-01 06:50AM | 0 recs

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Re: Congrats but also one thing

Totally.

by icebergslim 2007-07-01 07:24AM | 0 recs

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lol

Then what about the "crumbling" of the Edwards campaign? Not exactly highlighting the positives of Obama there.

by Vox Populi 2007-07-01 07:38AM | 0 recs

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Re: lol

VP, there are all kinds of articles out there, period. It was an article and up to the reader to agree or de-bunk. I don't believe it, John Edwards is a viable candidate, but the article was about strategy and Obama in this race, period. There is nothing to read in the tea leaves.

by icebergslim 2007-07-01 07:46AM | 0 recs

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Disagree

about the tone of the article but agree with what you said. RCP has a negative article on JRE just about every day. Adding stuff like this into your diary will tend to move your focus from promoting Obama to defending an attack on Edwards. Especially on somewhere like Dkos with a very large population.

There are lots of negative articles on Obama and Hillary as well, just like Edwards and as a general rule EENR doesn't post them.

by okamichan13 2007-07-01 07:55AM | 0 recs

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Re: lol

I look forward to your post on dkos,informative and balanced.

by g1967 2007-07-01 07:56AM | 0 recs

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Re: Update: Obama Weekly News Roundup

Obama's website posted that they've raised $32.5 mil. That's great news! See the quote below.

"I'm thrilled to report that in the last three months, the Obama campaign has set a new record for fundraising. Thanks to you, we raised at least $32.5 million including at least $31 million that we can spend on the battle for the Democratic nomination."

by Jalenth 2007-07-01 09:07AM | 0 recs

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Re: Update: Obama Weekly News Roundup

Great job! Thanks for all the links, very nice!

by Barackulikahurricane 2007-07-01 09:29AM | 0 recs

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Thanks.

by lovingj 2007-07-01 10:10AM | 0 recs

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Re: Update 2: Obama Weekly News Roundup - Fundrai

Wow, that's a lot of money!

"The only person who would probably be prepared to be our president on Day One would be Bill Clinton _ not Hillary Clinton,"

I love that quote :)

by LandStander 2007-07-01 11:16AM | 0 recs

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I got the video.

I am about to add it in a new update.

by lovingj 2007-07-01 11:23AM | 0 recs

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Upcoming Debates

July 23, 2007 - Charleston, South Carolina
August 19, 2007 - Des Moines, Iowa
September 26, 2007 - Hanover, New Hampshire
October 30, 2007 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
November 15, 2007 - Las Vegas, Nevada
December 10, 2007 - Los Angeles, California
January 6, 2008 - Johnson County, Iowa
January 15, 2008 - Las Vegas, Nevada
January 31, 2008 - California

by icebergslim 2007-07-01 12:49PM | 0 recs

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Re: Update 3: Obama Weekly

Great work - this seemed like a really long week for Obama, just a ton of news - I feel a surge commin on

by gb1437a 2007-07-01 02:02PM | 0 recs

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Re: Update 3: Obama Weekly News Roundup - Fundrai

I'm not a committed Obama supporter, so maybe my opinion doesn't mean anything, but the three squiggly lines in the graphic detract from the overall graphic.

Also, I don't know if it was on purpose or not, but the Obama drawing doesn't capture your candidate at all. It's a little too reminiscent of the JFK painting where he's looking down with his arms folded across his chest. The painting captures JFK brilliantly... a president whose life (and the hopes of a generation) was cut too short. Obama's got a great smile. I'd use a drawing where he's smiling instead.

by Newsie8200 2007-07-01 05:22PM | 0 recs

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Thanks for the critique.

I will wait until I get some more feedback before I determine whether changes are needed.

Also, the picture of Obama was picked exactly for that purpose because it reminded me so much of JFK and RFK. Obviously this is a matter of opinion but I think Obama is exuding the same kind of presence with his campaign that the Kennedy brothers (excluding Ted) had.

by lovingj 2007-07-01 05:32PM | 0 recs

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Re: Thanks for the critique.

I don't get the squiggles either and can't discern the rectangle graphic beside Obama's left arm? Great job making the logo though.

What do you think about a link to a 'team' roster?

by fisheye 2007-07-01 10:35PM | 0 recs

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Re: Thanks for the critique.

That would be a great idea. Gotta figure out how to implement it though?

So you don't like the squiggles either? Hmmm?

Oh the graphic next to Obama's arm was a fire hydrant in the original picture. I see that this part of the image is confusing so I am definitely going to remove it.

Thanks for the input.

by lovingj 2007-07-02 02:17AM | 0 recs

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Re: Thanks for the critique.

Yeah, but this doesn't remind me of the positives about JFK or RFK.

It reminds me of the fact that both JFK and RFK were assassinated.

Maybe it's just because one of my old professors used the JFK painting that the Obama sketch reminds me of, to discuss how the enduring fascination with JFK is partly a result of how the country had so much hope entering the 1960s and saw much of it turn into turmoil (including the assassination of JFK & RFK).

by Newsie8200 2007-07-02 08:40AM | 0 recs

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Superior Work

As always.

Keep it up.

by ObamaEdwards2008 2007-07-02 05:17AM | 0 recs