(Washington)-President barack Obama has lost millions of dollars, in the democratic stronghold of support and area before donors, four years ago, he won a narrow sense, according to a recent Associated Press analysis federal campaign finance data.
Tens of thousands of supporters who gives him hundreds of dollars or more in the early stages of the 2008 campaign didn't give him for a similar amount of cash so far in this sport. In some cases, a former Obama contributor to the republican candidate, such as former Massachusetts governor mitt romney.
Obama ran for re-election effort is difficult to hurt cash: his campaign, Obama in July to September's reelection Democrats proposed more than $700000, more than tens of millions of dollars, all republicans.
But the Associated Press analysis points out, Obama, struggling economy in trouble, have already lost him more financial supporters of some of the early support, and to work harder, and win back the party's backbone and swing voters are. Obama's approval ratings have dropped to 41%, in the latest Gallup poll, as the firm supporters found his own ability is bad or not too willing to once again open his wallet.
"He is our state senator, and when I looked on the republican side, I think," we need some new blood sport, "" said, janet Tavakoli, 58, a from Chicago who gave the financial analyst at $2008 in 1000 President. "But I'm dead its mistakes," she said, don't support any of the candidates.
Obama's face was in the 2008 democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. This time, he is questioned and primary or caucus is like concealed, as a republican candidate, Obama let potential donors may not feel any sense of urgency. But usually, the early donors often again, because money is a sign of enthusiasm-this is Obama four years ago in spades.
The analysis compared in AP, barack Obama who is the provider of to who gave in the same period, the amount in the same range, this year's between $200 and $2500, from April to September 2008's name and address. Ap adjusted the analysis, to make up for the may have moved to and listed a new address or the name or address was listed in the last a slightly different contributor.
The Obama campaign says it contributor to give small donations, this year, it is according to the federal law, provided more than $200 of donors name. About 40% of the total fundraising amount from more than $200 this year, inflation adjustment, compared with the same period in 2007, more than 75%.
Obama's missing providers live all around the country, mostly concentrated in the northeast and on the west coast. Obama also missed in Texas, Illinois, Michigan and parts of the support from the early donors-his narrow win in 2008 years of field. But he also picked up some new sources of cash, in these places.
"I have little discretion money, I just want to take care of yourself, hodges said:" Roger, 45 years old, a city designers in Richmond, California hodges, for Mr Obama four years ago to $250, but not going to donate in this election. Hodges said, leaning in the San Francisco bay area in the free of friends have become Obama disappointed.
Romney, the leading republican contenders, fiscal has been closed off for barack Obama in 2008 years of activities, including southern California, Florida and in New England, check solid flow in the countries. Records show that a few Obama contributors from 2008 donated to romney this time very few, if any, governor of Texas, rick perry, that seemed, another front in.
Linda Marren, California hill dyer, 48, usually support republican politician, but she paid 500 yuan to hear Obama speak four years ago.
She said: "I am not be persuaded of words, still isn't $1000 romney this past month.
Many Obama supporters say they will be re-elected vote, even if they don't write big check. There are about 4 for those in 2008 presidential vote 5 said, they are likely to do it again, according to a new NBC news/Wall Street journal poll.
But Obama's contribution to the latest fundraising season-miss the support of the democratic national committee-all of the republican candidates than the consolidated cash, suggesting that they choose the nominee of the republican party of anyone capital inflows. Observers say the election may cost more than 1 billion dollars.
Obama's campaign, in and of itself, says more than 1 million people are given the President's 2012 re-election effort, hundreds of thousands of new and returning to the donors hundreds, spokesman this LaBolt said point, with "a growing evidence." the combination of organization overall, Obama received money from the American movies, the Midwest and south plains in parts of in April, the Associated Press, since the analysis found that.
In these donors is laurel Cappa Washington, who gave 300 yuan, the President of the four years ago and again this year opens her purse.
"This is a birthday gift," she said, this year 70 ", I expect to make more."
This series of complex financial status reports, for barack Obama this election cycle. Recent reports show that the earlier this month found from Wall Street financial support mixed level, the Associated Press analysis Obama get from the country's economic heaviest disaster area to continue contributions.
Movement of the Numbers, but, not capture new, outside called super political action committees of the group, it can collect an unlimited amount of cash to influence elections to raise money. Obama and the leading republican candidates are with super PAC to their work, regardless of the groups such as the proposed an early election republican tendency to hundreds of millions of American crossroads.
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