Obama is the Trump of politics. In the battle for cash, Obama's out beat all the candidates. His campaign funds continue to climb with numbers speeding past Clinton and tripling that of Senator John McCain's. Not only has he amassed more green than all the current presidential candidates, his campaign total thus far is the second highest record of any past presidential candidate. JFK holds the leading record, and that was in 1964. While Clinton and Obama began the race on somewhat even turns, Obama quickly outmatched Clinton's overall $121 million with his $138.2 million.
January and February really turned the table for Obama when he received public endorsement from Oprah and received millions from several high end donors. Beginning in February with $10 million to spend in primary and caucus battles, his number has climbed to $19 million. Obama's numbers left the Clinton trail behind with Clinton's $9 million figure at the beginning of February and current reported $5 million left.
And just before you thought Obama couldn't get any popular, Saturday Night Live takes him on for a weekend of comedy and lots of Hilary bashing:
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