$1000 a day for a year

[LDB]

And you could almost pay for the chief chump's basketball outing, well, the jet fuel. Your second year of contribution will cover operating costs outside fuel and third year should cover Staff, security etc.. The million dollar March Madness outing.

Ohio governor lobbies Obama during NCAA game - Washington Times

 

[Newtothis]

What a waste of OUR money, and disgraceful how they always try to paint these type of trips as official business somehow. Not surprising though.

 

[cableguymn]

wait till he hits the trail trolling for votes.. It's gonna get worse. While all presidents do it (to a point) us tax payers will be picking up HUGE bills while Obama shakes down people for votes and money.

 

[MCGohio1985]

The president campaign will pick up most of the tab for that

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[chefdennis]

The president campaign will pick up most of the tab for that

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He has been on 103 fund raising events since last April for himself and the Dem party.....how many of them has he used Air Force 1 to fly to?? At what cost?? and don't try and tell me for a minute, that he, the party or the "campaign is reimbursing that money....his campaign is bleeding money and not taking in anywhere near what they figured they would...

Mr. Obama has already attended 103 fund-raisers, roughly one every three days since he kicked off his campaign last April

OPINION
March 14, 2012, 7:26 p.m. ET

Obama's Money and the Enthusiasm Gap

The president's fund-raising troubles are evidence of disappointed Democrats.


Rove: Obama's Money and the Enthusiasm Gap - WSJ.com
By KARL ROVE

Last

July, President Obama's campaign announced that it had raised an average of $29 million in each of the previous three months for itself and the Democratic National Committee (DNC). I was only mildly impressed. After all, that was well below the $50 million a month needed to reach the campaign's goal of a $1 billion war chest for the 2012 race.

Seven months later, I'm even less impressed. Through January, the president has raised an average of $24 million a month for his campaign and the DNC. Next week, the Obama campaign will release its February numbers, but the president is on track to be hundreds of millions of dollars shy of his original goal.

It's not for lack of trying. Mr. Obama has already attended 103 fund-raisers, roughly one every three days since he kicked off his campaign last April (twice his predecessor's pace).
The president faces other fund-raising challenges. For one, there are only so many times any candidate can go to New York or Hollywood or San Francisco for a $1 million fund-raiser. Team Obama is running through its easy money venues quickly.

For another, many of Mr. Obama's 2008 donors are reluctant to give again. The Obama campaign itself reported that fewer than 7% of 2008 donors renewed their support in the first quarter of his re-election campaign. That's about one-quarter to one-third of a typical renewal rate: In the first quarter of the Bush re-election campaign, for example, about 20% of the donors renewed their support.

There are other troubling signs. Team Obama's email appeals don't ask for $10, $15, $25 or $50 donations as they did in 2008, but generally for $3. Nor are the appeals mostly about issues; many are lotteries. Give three bucks and your name will be put in a drawing for a private dinner with the president and first lady.

This is clever marketing, but it suggests the campaign has found that only a low price point with a big benefit can overcome donor resistance among people who contributed via mail or the Internet in 2008. It also points to higher-than-expected solicitation costs and lower-than-expected fund-raising returns.

The final financial challenge facing Mr. Obama's campaign is how fast it is burning through the cash it is raising. Compare the 2012 Obama re-election campaign with the 2004 Bush re-election campaign. Mr. Obama's campaign spent 25% of what it raised in the second quarter of 2011, while Mr. Bush's campaign spent only 9% in the second quarter of 2003. In the third quarter it was 46% for Obama versus 26% for Bush; for the fourth quarter it was 57% versus 40%. In January 2012 the Obama campaign spent 158% of what it raised, while the Bush campaign spent 60% in January 2004.

At the end of January, Team Obama had $91.7 million in cash in its coffers and those of the DNC. At the same point in 2004, the Bush campaign and Republican National Committee had $122 million in cash combined.

The Obama campaign's high burn rate doesn't come from large television buys, phone banks or mail programs that could be immediately stopped. It appears to result instead from huge fixed costs for a big staff and higher-than-expected fund-raising outlays. These are much tougher to unwind or delay. Left unaltered, they generally lead to even more frantic efforts to both raise money and stop other spending.

This perhaps explains why the White House told congressional Democrats last week not to expect a single dime for their campaign efforts from the Democratic National Committee this year. All the DNC's funds will be needed for the president's re-election.

His campaign's financial situation also may explain why Mr. Obama has embraced Super PACs after decrying them as a "threat to democracy" in the midterm elections. The president was quick to criticize Rush Limbaugh's crude comments about contraception advocate Sandra Fluke. But he refused to condemn his Super PAC's acceptance of a million-dollar donation from Bill Maher, who routinely attacks Republican women such as Sarah Palin and Michele Bachmann in vulgar and sexually charged terms.

That virtually all Republicans and many independents consider Mr. Obama a failure is obvious. But many Democrats are disappointed with him, too. The president's difficulty in raising campaign cash is evidence of this. He is working a lot harder than he thought he would to raise a lot less than he had hoped.

 

[chefdennis]

As the old "Guess Who" song went..."No time left for you, on my way to better things...."

Yeap, not time to work for barry, its "Campaign time"....Hmmm the use of Marine 1 and Air Force 1.....all on the Tax Payer dime.....

NO TIME FOR WORK: 5 CAMPAIGN EVENTS ON POTUS SKED...

MARCH 16, 2012 07:41:37 EDT

THE WHITE HOUSE

Office of the Press Secretary

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

March 15, 2012

DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 2012

In the morning, the President will depart from the White House en route Chicago, Illinois. The departure from the South Lawn and arrival at O’Hare International Airport are open press.

In Chicago, the President will deliver remarks at a campaign event and then attend a campaign event at the Palmer House Hilton. The first event is pooled for television and open to pre-credentialed correspondents and still photographers. The second event is closed press.

In the afternoon, the President will depart from Chicago, Illinois, en route Atlanta, Georgia. The departure from O’Hare International Airport and arrival at Atlanta Hartsfield Jackson International Airport are open press.

After arriving in Atlanta, the President will deliver remarks at a campaign event at a private residence. There will be print pool coverage for remarks only.

Later, the President will deliver remarks at a campaign event at Tyler Perry Studios. This event is pooled for television and open to pre-credentialed correspondents and still photographers.

Later in the evening, the President will deliver remarks at a campaign event at a private residence. There will be print pool coverage for remarks only.

At night, the President will return to Washington, DC. The departure from Atlanta Hartsfield Jackson International Airport and arrival on the South Lawn are open press. ...

EDT

9:15AM

Pool Call Time

10:30AM

THE PRESIDENT departs the White House en route Joint Base Andrews

South Lawn...

10:45AM

THE PRESIDENT departs Joint Base Andrews en route Chicago, Illinois...

CDT

11:40AM

THE PRESIDENT arrives Chicago, Illinois

O’Hare International Airport

Open Press

12:20PM

THE PRESIDENT delivers remarks at a campaign event

Palmer House Hilton, Chicago, Illinois...

1:35PM

THE PRESIDENT attends a campaign event

Palmer House Hilton, Chicago, Illinois

Closed Press

3:00PM

THE PRESIDENT departs Chicago, Illinois, en route Atlanta, Georgia

O’Hare International Airport

Open Press

EDT

5:30PM

THE PRESIDENT arrives Atlanta, Georgia

Atlanta Hartsfield Jackson International Airport

Open Press

6:35PM

THE PRESIDENT delivers remarks at a campaign event

Private Residence

Print Pool for Remarks Only

8:25PM

THE PRESIDENT delivers remarks at a campaign event

Tyler Perry Studios, Atlanta, Georgia

Pooled for Television, Open to Pre-Credentialed Still Photographers and Correspondents

9:20PM

THE PRESIDENT delivers remarks at a campaign event

Private Residence

Print Pool for Remarks Only

10:55PM

THE PRESIDENT departs Atlanta, Georgia, en route Joint Base Andrews

Atlanta Hartsfield Jackson International Airport

Open Press

12:25AM

THE PRESIDENT arrives Joint Base Andrews

Out-of-Town Travel Pool Coverage

12:40AM

THE PRESIDENT arrives the White House

South Lawn