Heartbreaking, isn't it? The timing couldn't be better, coming after he broke his public-financing promise. Take a look at the chart and realize between Obama and Hillary Clinton, they spent nearly $460 million to date.
Just imagine for a moment what they might have had to spend if they didn't get favorable media coverage from 99% of the news media.
So now that Woe-bama's fundraising largess has shriveled up to pauper-like McCain levels, what will golden boy do?
Paging Mr. Soros, come in George Soros.
New campaign-finance filings reveal Clinton has even more debt than previously reported, while Obama's fund-raising has stalled.Such fiscal irresponsibility? Then again, they are Democrats.
He pulled in $22 million in May - a sharp drop from the $30 million to $55 million he got in each of the prior three months.
And presumptive Republican nominee John McCain came up almost even with his Democratic rival, taking in $21 million last month.
The new reports show Clinton's debt has risen to $22.5 million - $12 million of which is in personal loans she poured into her campaign - and she reported only $3 million in available cash. More debt is expected to be reported in the coming weeks.
Obama, who last week broke his pledge to use the general election's public-finance system, ended May with $43 million in hand and $304,000 in debt.So what happened to the $500 million man?
Only $10 million can be spent in the fall after the party conventions, leaving Obama with $33 million to carry him through the summer months.
McCain, who will accept public financing, will have $84 million to spend in the general election.
Who knows, maybe they're paying someone off for this spate of fawning stories about his wife.
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