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Is Obama advisor saying his guy “purchased” the 2008 election?

July 10, 2012 by B. Daniel Blatt

Plouffe: Romney backers are trying to “purchase” the election

Back in 2008, Barack Obama decided to forego federal financing so he could raise more money (than the feds offered) — and outspend Mr. McCain he did.  Guess by White House adviser David Plouffe’s reckoning, Barack Obama “purchased” the White House four years ago.

UPDATE: Commenting on a panicked fundraising e-mail he received from the Obama campaign, John Hindeaker reminds us that in 2008 Obama raised “far more money” than any presidential candidate in history . . .

. . . and became the first major-party nominee to forgo federal funding [since Congress adopted that program]. In the climactic weeks of the campaign, he outspent John McCain five to one. He boasted that this year, he would do even better, promising to raise $1 billion for his re-election campaign. However, now that he has met his match, Obama has the temerity to suggest that “massive spending” is a threat to democracy.

Filed Under: 2008 Presidential Politics, 2012 Presidential Election, Democrats & Double Standards

Comments

  1. Mel Maguire says

    July 10, 2012 at 5:01 pm - July 10, 2012

    Waiting for the MSM to question these remarks…waiting…waiting…

    Aw, hell, I better not hold my breath.

  2. jenna says

    July 10, 2012 at 5:03 pm - July 10, 2012

    And the suprise is????????

  3. ILoveCapitalism says

    July 10, 2012 at 5:07 pm - July 10, 2012

    Plouffe sounds jealous.

    “You’ve got a few very wealthy people lining up trying to purchase the White House…” said Plouffe…

    What an apt description of 2008, when the Democrats had Soros, Buffett, the Rockefellers and Kennedys, and most of the other top millionaires and billionaires (and they still do); most of Wall Street – for example Goldman-Sachs, known to its critics today as the Vampire Squid; and more.

  4. V the K says

    July 10, 2012 at 5:44 pm - July 10, 2012

    Not to mention, the MFM was cheerleading hard for Obama and attacking McCain/Palin through the whole campaign. How much would it cost to buy all the advertising on MSNBC, CNN, NBC-ABC-CBS News and full page ads in the New York Times, Washington Post, and every other major newspaper every day for six months? The value of all that media should be included in Obama’s 2008 and 2012 resources.

  5. Sebastian Shaw says

    July 10, 2012 at 7:44 pm - July 10, 2012

    No, Obama2012 is just whining.

  6. Acethepug says

    July 10, 2012 at 7:56 pm - July 10, 2012

    “Okay for me, not for thee.” Pretty much Obama’s mantra.

    The double standards are becoming more and more blatant. Hopefully we’ll reach the threshold where even some of the media can’t ignore it.

    I know, I know, not likely. But I can dream.

  7. davinci says

    July 10, 2012 at 11:23 pm - July 10, 2012

    Do as I say, not as I do. And if you don’t obey me, I will have a temper tantrum.

  8. DaveP. says

    July 11, 2012 at 10:31 am - July 11, 2012

    Gee, haven’t y’all heard? Democrats NEVER lose because of bad ideas, incompetent campaigns, or repugnant candidates. it’s ALWAYS because they were “outspent”.

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