Who's Giving To Obama?

Who's Giving To Obama?

Submitted by politicalWinters on Thu, 10/02/2008 - 8:40am.

  According to this article, that's a good question and has no answer.

  Barack Obama's campaign has raised more than $425 million; half of that from small donors whom the campaign has decided against identifying. While that's legal, ithat's in sharp contrast to John McCain's campaign.

  Interestingly, Obama keeps talking about transparency in government, yet he's failing in a small but obvious area - listing all his donors.

  Quote: Unlike the McCain campaign, which has made its complete donor database available online, the Obama campaign has not identified donors for nearly half the amount he has raised, according to the Center for Responsive Politics (CRP).

 

Federal law does not require the campaigns to identify donors who give less than $200 during the election cycle. However, it does require that campaigns calculate running totals for each donor and report them once they go beyond the $200 mark.