Clark at $928,354 in the Million Dollar Challenge!!

[davsand]

8049 contributors have done it. As of 10:30 this AM it was at $800, and something...

He's gonna make it.

Looks like Dean will hit about 14 million for the quarter, Clark about 12 million and it is unclear if anybody else will crack ten.

Wow!

Laura

[joanski01]

1. That's great!

Thanks for the update. I was about to go to the website to see what it was now. Looks like he will make it!!

[Jerseycoa]

2. Oooh, boy

This is fun :)

Here's the link if anybody wants to help pop the cork.

https://secure.clark04.com/

[Catch22Dem]

3. Good for both of them

I was a little nervous about Clark's $1M challenge because it seemed a little unrealistic. Great job by supporters of both camps.

[Lisa0825]

4. GO DEMS!!!

:party:

[retyred]

5. This is fantastic news

Thank you for the update


retyred in fla
“good night Paul, wherever you are”
So I read this book

[Catch22Dem]

6. What is sad...

Is Bush raises $1M in one appearance. Just utterly sickening!

[jmaier]

8. Yep

You can take all the online fundraiser goals the candidates have had recently: Clark $1m, Dean $1.5m, Kucinich $1.7, Gephardt $1m and Bush gets those numbers in 3 to 4 dinners.

No Dem is going to match Bush's numbers but fortunately $$$ alone aren't the issue. Al Gore didn't lose the WH in 2000 because Bush outspent him. There were several other issues such as basically ceding OH and NH to Bush during the GE portion when they were both operating with the same funding level.

[davsand]

10. I'm encouraged for the Dem party by this.

Think about this--the two top fundraisers from the Dem party are at about $26 million for the quarter, plus whatever the rest of the candidates pull in (not to marginalize them--but I'm looking at just the top two here.)

For not being incumbents, that is a big chunk of change.

Bush's goal is what? $200 million? The Dems are raising that much too. I will grant you that it will get spent in the primary--but it means that the Dem base IS energized. This is very good news, IMO.

[Bread and Circus]

14. And Bill Gates can fart $10 million...

and he wouldn't even miss it.

[dave29]

7. congrads

this internet thing is fun, no?

:toast:

[gulliver]

9. $940K now!

Way cool!

[maddezmom]

11. wahooo

great news for the Clark campaign!! :)

[joanski01]

12. I just received a

fundraising e-mail from Wes Clark asking me to contribute again. So I did!!!!

[Crewleader]

13. Hi Joanski01 and davsand.....

I just got the good news too! :hi:

[shivaji]

15. The dollars sent to Clark Campaign is not a total waste

Even though Dean will defeat Clark in almost every state, this money is helping keep the unemployment numbers down. Just think about all those nice people employed by the Clark campaign, who would otherwise be either unemployed -or- take jobs away from someone else. It's all good!

[jmaier]

16. Why that is a lovely

sentiment, thank you.



Wes Clark. He will make an extraordinary American President.

[davsand]

19. Was that needful?

I've been fairly undecided up to recently when it came to the Primary. I really have no big issues with Dean--and will do all I can for him if he comes out of the Primary as the winner. This kind of sniping and carping really just makes it more difficult to get behind the party choice.

I realize it goes both ways--that some Clark folks are not so nice to Dean's supporters, and that some of the other candidates' supporters have not been supportive of the rest of the field--but is it needful to demean the fact that the Dems are doing SO well with fund raising as a whole?

I'm sorry to jump on YOU personally, but I've seen way too many general elections lost when folks personalize primaries and then sit out if their candidate loses.

Pax to you, and I hope you realize we all DO want to see Bush go.

Laura

[Lisa0825]

26. Ya'll keep in mind that there are a lot of us Deanies who also like Clark

and who are NOT trying to rain on his parade. I'm glad his fundraiser is going well. It's a good sign for US DEMS.

[davsand]

28. Exactly!

Like I said--I have no bones with Dean! For me it is an opinion call either way it goes (including the rest of the Dem field, BTW.) I don't think that all ______ supporters are bad or good. I just think we hold differing views on a primary.

Dean has kicked big boo-tay with his organizing and fund raising. He took the internet and made it into a major organizing tool. I can't tell you how delighted I am to see it! he has done MUCH to make the Dem party stronger--and it is dead wrong to forget that.

Maybe my problem is I have worked (and lost!) in too many primaries to take it as a personal thing. As a Dem, I pick up my butt and work the full ticket after the primary ends--because that is how partisan politics works. It isn't always fun--but it is how you win the big prize.

Pax to you, and it is a DEMOCRATIC win we all are working for!

Laura

[chiburb]

37. Don't be sorry for jumping on him/her personally!

The poster came into the thread to spew shit. You have every right to "call it".

[Gloria]

17. Don't forget, House Parties tonight!!!!

I'm going to one...are YOU?????

[maddezmom]

22. have fun

I'll be thinking about you gals and guys, hope you make lots of money for Wes! :)

[PatGund]

46. I wish

None in my area, Sad to Say

[in_cog_ni_to]

18. I'm going to donate again, but

I am waiting until tomorrow. I like the suspense. :7 He'll do MORE than a million....:bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce:

Go Wes!

[RetroLounge]

20. Congrats to the Clark Campaign!

eom

[jmaier]

21. Thank you, Retro

Your Dean bat is on fire. The democrats are motivated enough this year to put some $$$ behind their people. It's heartening.

[Mz Pip]

23. $970,632

as of 12:45 PM PST. :bounce: :bounce:

I noticed today that the media is starting to pay a bit more attention to him. Money talks!

MzPip
:dem:

[TLM]

24. Hasn;t this been going for a month now?

And didn't the 1 mil challenge also include the totals from the brithday challenge?


Also is that 10 million the amomount raised including matching funds?

[SahaleArm]

25. Dec-18th - Has Trippi started stuffing totals with offline donations yet?

Looks like it with a $300,000 bounce in an hour.

[TLM]

35. The 14 million total already includes offline donations...

Look jus above the batter's head to see the ttoals from the 12 days of christmas drive to raise 1.5 million. It is currently at $1,128,000. So Dean blew passed 1 million in 11 days.

And this is the last day or so of the bat at the end of the quarter, the totals always start jumping like this at the last minute.

[jmaier]

27. The $1m challenge

was initiated on Dec 18th. About $60k which had been contributed by Clark bloggers toward the blog Birthday fundraiser was rolled into the MDC at the start. Thanks for asking.

[TLM]

31. I think the birthday challenge was 130k

not 60k. And was rolled into the totals for the million dollar challenge.

[SahaleArm]

33. At 60k they started rolling the million dollar count into the...

the birthday cake. The cake wasn't getting enough attention.

[BootinUp]

36. Not sure that's exactly right

I don't think the 60K was rolled into the MDC. Actually the MDC amounts contributed online were rolled into the birthday cake. That is why the birthday cake had a higher amount than the MDC while they were both going.

[SahaleArm]

38. That is correct n/t

[helleborient]

29. Congrats to the Clark campaign! (n/t)

[democratreformed]

30. Just added my $50

In honor of a fresh round of lies and deception.

[Tom Rinaldo]

32. $978,957

The hour is approaching rapidly...

[WillyT]

34. Congrats To The Clark Campaign !!!

:bounce::kick::bounce:

[DoveTurnedHawk]

39. $990,288!!!

Wow, we are rocking and rolling!

:bounce:

DTH

[BootinUp]

41. Kickin Butt!

We oughta bust 1 mil tonight, thats a day early!

[Myra]

47. I hope so, that'd be so kewl to meet the goal a day early. Go team!

:bounce:

[Jack_Dawson]

40. This is Unbelievable

Actually I believe it, but I think it'll wake the media up. Clark is no slouch when it comes to raising funds. Especially given the fact his campaign just kicked off three months ago. Wow.

BTW, Lieberman is at $120,000.

[BootinUp]

42. I wonder

if the True Grits tour is bringin in some new supporters and contributions. Seems things kicked up a notch today.

[jmaier]

43. It seems so

From what is being reported on the Clark blog the southern newspapers are pretty thoroughly covering it. Clark raised another non-MDC $250k at a Memphis breakfast fundraiser. He seems to be getting good, enthusiastic crowds. It was a pretty strong move -- he has coordinated a fundraiser along with other speeches in each campaign city stop.

[maddezmom]

45. wow, 250K that's fantastic n/t

[joanski01]

44. Gee, I hope that

will make Liberbush shut up and sit down.

[Northwind]

48. Wow! A million in just two weeks!

Oh, wait, Dean got a million in ONE WEEK, and will get a million and a half by tomorrow.

Do Clark supporters also get involved in Pyramid schemes?

[DoveTurnedHawk]

50. Why Is Your Post So Bitter?

I mean God, your guy is unquestionably winning the online fundraising race.

I will never understand certain Dean supporters who feel the need to go into positive Clark threads and spread negativity. It smacks of sore winnerism.

DTH

[jmaier]

51. It doesn't sell here,

Northwind, sorry. If this was a Dean bat you'd be quite happy. So are we. :-)

[Clark Can WIN]

49. Looks like I better go give a little more

Way to go Wes :bounce:

[Myra]

52. Guess this thread's obsolete. :)

Ah, sweet success.

[BootinUp]

53. We made it now 1,012,464 at 5:15pm

and still going.

:bounce: