ABC News- Despite his vaunted base of small donors, Obama is a favorite among employees of some of the nation’s largest investment banks and hedge funds. One of them, Kenneth C. Griffin, president of Chicago-based hedge fund Citadel Investment Group, gave Obama $4,600 this quarter, the maximum allowed. Other Citadel employees gave him $147,550.<\/p>\n
Lehman Brothers employees gave Obama $160,760 this quarter; Goldman Sachs, $103,550; and JP Morgan Chase, $101,950. About half of Obama’s fundraising total for the year comes from about 10,000 donors who have given him the maximum donation.<\/p>\n
New York Sen. Clinton has raised $53 million, with $12.6 million of that usable only in the general election. Clinton boosted her revenue in the first quarter by transferring $10 million into her campaign from her Senate election account.<\/p>\n
Obama reported $922,000 of debt at the end of the quarter and $16 million in spending for the quarter.<\/p>\n
The Clinton campaign said it had spent $12.5 million. Its report had not been filed yet, so the campaign’s debt, if any, could not be determined.<\/p>\n
The campaigns had until midnight Sunday to file full financial reports to the Federal Election Commission.<\/p>\n
Obama dramatically increased the size of his staff in the second quarter. His payroll went from less than $1 million in the first three months to $3.2 million in the second quarter. The campaign has hired more than 100 staffers and has 29 field offices in Iowa and six in New Hampshire.<\/p>\n