Obama’s Record-Breaking Campaign Haul

President Barack Obama raised more than $86 million for his 2012 re-election campaign, it was announced in a video e-mailed to supporters Wednesday.

Campaign manager Jim Messina said more than 260,000 of the donations came from individual new donors who did not contribute to the campaign in 2008.

The contributions reflect “more grass roots support at this point in the process than any campaign in political history,” Messina said, calling it a “monumental achievement.” He said 98 percent of the donations were for $250 or less. Obama announced his re-election bid on April 4.

Source: CNN