"Obama Received About the Same Percentage from Small Donors in 2008 as Bush in 2004 - Obama also raised 80% more from large donors than small, outstripping all rivals and predecessors.
It turns out that Barack Obama's donors may not have been quite as different as we had thought. Throughout the election season, this organization and others have been reporting that Obama received about half of his discrete contributions in amounts of $200 or less. The Campaign Finance Institute (CFI) noted in past releases that donations are not the same as donors, since many people give more than once. After a more thorough analysis of data from the Federal Election Commission (FEC), it has become clear that repeaters and large donors were even more important for Obama than we or other analysts had fully appreciated..."
more at http://www.cfinst.org/pr/prRelease.aspx?ReleaseID=216
Greg
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