Hey, good news! Next stop - 2 million donors.

If Obama agrees with Sen. McCain on spending limits by their "campaigns" could the DNC then campaign on each members behalf, and/or spend money that had already been raised?

This is truly amazing. I have to admit that I am one of the 1,000,000 donors. Wow. It appears that the harsher Hillary attacks Obama the more new donors he gets.

I think this campaign is movement which I am glad to be a part. Even Rove is yet to have answer for it.

Why should Barack accept public funding when McCain has already abused his pledge to abide by the Public Funding limits for the primary? He cannot be trusted and Obama will disfranchise a million of us who want to have a voice in his campaign.

Oh my heavens, he really is God!

Chino,

The only reason you should be bummed is if you're the One Millionth Donor. After all, as everyone knows by now, we all drive Priuses already. Who needs two?

Now if it's a Prius with a latte' in it...

Hurray! I'm one in a million!!!

Where is idiotic???

Obama getting one million donations is obviously EXCELLENT NEWS!! for HILLARY!!!

Any word if they are going to make that 1 millionth donor public? that person shouldn't be deprived of their history making moment

Yes, hyperRevue, I did not believe her claim of $1,000,000 a day in donations, but I also thought she sounded like a fringe candidate when she gave her web address. There was something desperate and amateurish about it. Ready on Day One? She sounds like she's losing it on Debate 20.

I just read Princton historian and Clinton sycophant Sean Wilentz' article in the New Republic accusing the Obama campaign of race baiting to make Clinton look bad. Now, he will have to write another one accusing Obamaites of donating so much money to make Clinton look bad...

When do you think they'll announce how much money they've been raising? I think they'll want it out to further convince superdelegates that the race is really over.

When I go in Macys and buy a shirt unless I'm trying to fool someone I call it a purchase not a donation

Under federal election rules, any campaign that sells merchandise, must list the money received as campaign contributions, and that amount goes under the overall cap of $2300 per person (note: you can give $2300 max for the Primary AS WELL AS $2300 for the general election, so really a total of $4600 dollars max.)

The Obama campaign explicity states this when you go to their merchandise page of their web site.

So yes, it is, and it does count as campaign contributions to his campaign, just as it does for McCain, and for Clinton.

My point is that if you are putting out numbers and not trying to fool people(as to the#of doners) disclose how many are retail sales.If the inflated numbers weren't so important then you wouldn't read and hear how many doners there are it is to give the impression of so many money doners.

With a million contributors, the Obama campaign can be financed well through the nomination. He can campaign nationwide spending millions of dollars to make certain all of his delegates remain committed to him. I am certain that McCain will want to do the same. Will McCain be able to raise as much money during this primary phase? I doubt it.
If Obama decides to take taxpayer money for the general election, his list of a million contributors can be used for "party building." If McCain takes public financing his list of 100,000 contributors can be used for GOP party building.

I think you may be right! (only kidding) But, I first met Obama when he was stumping for Senator in 2004. I live in downstate Illinois and had only heard of him a few days earlier! I had already picked a different candidate to vote for in the primary. My husband and I only turned out for his appearance as dutiful Democrats.

Out in the cornfield behind a little stand set up for him, he spoke very knowledgably and convincingly about the problems facing farmers. He was up on the details of their problems and I was impressed in spite of not understanding those particular issues. (attending his subsequent appearances in downstate Illinois, I have since discovered that he has studied and can address any issue anyone brings up about anything)

Anyhoo, I had the thunderbolt feeling that I was looking at the first black president of the United States! I decided that it would be a really great thing to be able to say I had been kissed by he president, especially the first black president.

When I met him, I said, "Barack, I think a really smart politician would kiss the old ladies instead of babies!" He flashed that wonderful smile and gave me a kiss on the cheek.

I resent the claim that I am a cult follower. At one stage in this campaign, I became somewhat disenchanted after some hawkish sounding comments.
But, I have listened to all the debates and have read his positions and most recently read a very good comparison of his and Hillary's legislative successes on Daily Kos (he won).

I don't think he is God but I have, indeed, been convinced that he is real and that I can put my trust in him as the best Democratic candidate we could possibly have.

I am proud to be one of his million plus contributors.