Tuesday - July 03, 2012

Obama begs donors for more as Mitt Romney rakes it in

This age thing can get to one. Can’t it?

Seems like I can’t easily digest some of the things I like, the way I used to. For example, I was really feeling under par all day yesterday. Couldn’t shake off a stomach problem. Nothing severe, but just one of those really off days.  And the cause of it I do believe was ........

PIZZA!

I have a harder time these days digesting cheeses I guess.  And this was not one of those loaded Domino combo things. We make our own with what we buy at the supermarket.  Loaded with garlic too. Yum. Keeps vampires away. Anyway, just anchvy and queen sized sliced green olives topped with cheese of course.  So was it worth all the day long upset?  I guess not. Maybe. Not too sure yet.  I think it was more the dough. It wasn’t actually a pizza base. It was round but was actually more a garlic bread.  Lots of butter and buried in garlic. Loads of garlic with sun dried toms. (tomatoes)
So I think that was the problem, because I can sort of handle traditional pizzas we make at home with the regular pizza baked dough.

I’m okay today, so much so in fact that I actually had double cream on a small square of choc. cake with afternoon tea. I wish I’d taken a photo before I ate it but only thought of it now.

None of which has a damn thing to do with something I found in the paper today with regard to Mr. O.
Actually, I was surprised to see this.  I just assumed his campaign would be rolling in money, as I have read over time that sitting presidents have a financial edge.  Who knows. He might have but this is all about just in case. How would I know?

I’m curious about something.  Are any of you who read all this and follow the elections, bothered at all with regard to the huge amount of monies it takes to run for office?  And stay there as well.

US election: Barack Obama begs donors for more as Mitt Romney rakes it in

Barack Obama has issued a plea for wealthy supporters to give him more money and stop his re-election campaign being outspent by Mitt Romney and the Republican’s billionaire backers. 

By Jon Swaine, Washington

In a phone call from Air Force One, the President reportedly told a group of top donors “I can’t do this by myself” and urged them to open their cheque books to “meet or exceed what you did in 2008”.

Noting that most had “maxed out to my campaign last time,” Mr Obama told them: “I really need you to do the same this time,” according to a leaked transcript.

Despite holding a narrow lead over his rival, the president informed the supporters that his ability to campaign and broadcast advertisements in key battleground states such as Florida and Ohio directly depended on their generosity.

Details of the call emerged days after Mr Obama warned supporters that he would be “the first president in modern history to be outspent” by his opponent unless donors upped their contributions.

Mr Romney and his party raised $76 million (£49 million) for their campaign in May, while Mr Obama – who had not been out-raised in five years – brought in $60 million (£38 million) with the Democrats.

Romney aides have boasted that their haul for June may exceed $100 million (£64 million), after being boosted by Right-wing anger over the Supreme Court’s approval of Mr Obama’s health care reforms.

While he remains ahead overall in the money race for the time being, loose talk of Mr Obama being the first candidate to raise $1 billion (£640 million) has been silenced by the Romney machine.

“In 2008 everything was new and exciting about our campaign,” Mr Obama said, according to a recording of the call obtained by The Daily Beast, a news website. “And now I’m the incumbent president. I’ve got grey hair. People have seen disappointment because folks had a vision of change happening immediately. And it turns out change is hard”.

Joe Trippi, a leading Democratic strategist, said Mr Obama’s network of donors had been slow to realise that they could lose, thanks to the circus-like quality of the Republican party primary contest.

“People have to perceive that they are threatened before they give,” Mr Trippi told The Daily Telegraph. “Until recently, most Democrats thought there was no way Romney could beat the President, so he didn’t need their money. That is changing quickly.” Several “Super PACs” - external campaign groups that can raise unlimited corporate cash for the first time in this election - are bolstering the Romney effort while failing to similarly assist Mr Obama.

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