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Obama raises $44M for campaign, Dems in April
Source: Associated Press
Obama raises 44M for campaign, Dems in April
By JACK GILLUM, Associated Press – 1 hour ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama raised a combined $43.6 million in April for his campaign and the Democratic Party as he faces a unifying Republican effort around Mitt Romney for the White House.
Obama's monthly fundraising haul fell short of the $53 million he raised in March, but he remains far ahead of Romney in cash on hand. The president also pulled in about $15 million at a Hollywood fundraising event this month.
"This election is going to be close, given the historic challenges this country faced when the president came into office," campaign manager Jim Messina told supporters in a YouTube video released Wednesday. The campaign said it added 169,000 new donors to its rolls last month.
Obama's fundraising announcement came the same day the Republican group Crossroads GPS said it would spend $25 million on ads critical of the president. Crossroads is the non-profit arm of American Crossroads, a "super" political committee backed by former George W. Bush adviser Karl Rove that has raised about $100 million this election to defeat Obama.
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By JACK GILLUM, Associated Press – 1 hour ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama raised a combined $43.6 million in April for his campaign and the Democratic Party as he faces a unifying Republican effort around Mitt Romney for the White House.
Obama's monthly fundraising haul fell short of the $53 million he raised in March, but he remains far ahead of Romney in cash on hand. The president also pulled in about $15 million at a Hollywood fundraising event this month.
"This election is going to be close, given the historic challenges this country faced when the president came into office," campaign manager Jim Messina told supporters in a YouTube video released Wednesday. The campaign said it added 169,000 new donors to its rolls last month.
Obama's fundraising announcement came the same day the Republican group Crossroads GPS said it would spend $25 million on ads critical of the president. Crossroads is the non-profit arm of American Crossroads, a "super" political committee backed by former George W. Bush adviser Karl Rove that has raised about $100 million this election to defeat Obama.
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trouble with the FEC? 
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