Obama Piles Up More Cash Than GOP Field [View all]

[brooklynite]

Source: Wall Street Journal

WASHINGTON—The Republican Party's extended primary campaign has allowed President Barack Obama to build a huge financial lead for the fall election.

New fund-raising reports released Tuesday show that Mr. Obama is stockpiling cash as the GOP hopefuls are burning through their money while campaigning against one another in the primary campaign.

Mr. Obama's campaign reported $85 million in reserves at the end of February, an increase from $76 million at the end of January, according to February campaign-finance reports filed Tuesday. That is more than six times the amount of money that the entire Republican field had in the bank...

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Wasn't this supposed to be the year of Republican enthusiasm?